San Diego Unified plans to add at least 20 new transitional kindergarten classes in the fall and hire more than 40 teachers.

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.

San Diego Unified plans to increase the number of Transitional Kindergarten classrooms by 10% and reduce class sizes.

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.