San Diego Unified School District families can soon start enrolling their children in transitional kindergarten, which will have more classrooms next school year and fewer children in each one. The 2025-2026 program will grow from 229 to 252 classrooms districtwide and reduce classroom sizes from 24 to 20 students.

The San Diego Unified School District plans to increase the number of Transitional Kindergarten classrooms by 10% and reduce class sizes from 24 to 20, officials said. The announcement came Thursday ahead of the opening for families to sign children up for TK.

San Diego Unified School District will increase the number of Transitional Kindergarten classrooms around the district by 10% and reduce class sizes from 24 to 20.

Less than 30 possible layoff notices will be issued on March 15, though it is likely most will not be laid off, a press release from the district said.

Chollas-Mead Elementary is one of 25 San Diego Unified schools that have been designated community schools in recent years. Proponents laud the changes, but the grant money that funds the program won’t be around forever.