San Diego ISD schedules substitute training ahead of school year

San Diego ISD held substitute training at 10 a.m. July 14 in the Bernarda Jaime Jr. High cafeteria while its employment system still showed an open posting for 2026-2027 substitute teachers. The two notices point to the same priority in San Diego, where the district is lining up people who can step into classrooms on short notice before the school year settles into its daily pace.

For a smaller district, substitute coverage carries more weight than a simple fill-in assignment. When a teacher is out, the gap can affect instruction, supervision, teacher planning time and the rhythm of the campus day. By putting the training on its homepage and keeping the job posting active, San Diego ISD made clear that it is treating substitute staffing as part of its back-to-school readiness, not as a last-minute fix after absences start piling up.

The district tied the session to Bernarda Jaime Jr. High, 609 W Labbe Ave. That campus also appears in district contact information for the junior high, underscoring that the training was being held in a working school setting already used for district operations and parent communication. San Diego ISD Human Resources lists Christina Martinez as the contact for staffing questions, giving prospective substitutes a named point of contact if they want to follow up on the posting.

San Diego ISD’s documents section includes a 2025-2026 Employee Compensation Plan and substitute information materials, along with training-related files connected to the substitute program. The district also uses PowerSchool SmartFind Express in its substitute materials, pointing to a formal system for managing absences and assignments rather than an informal call-out process.

The staffing push comes alongside other districtwide notices already posted on the San Diego ISD website. The district announced a teacher pay increase for the 2025-2026 school year and noted its 2025 accountability ratings, including 10 consecutive years of superior ratings. Those items sit beside operational notices, events and employment information on the same site, turning the district’s homepage into a live bulletin board for families, staff applicants and residents watching how the school year is being set up.

For Jim Wells County families, the immediate takeaway is straightforward: San Diego ISD is recruiting now, training now and putting the contact information online so substitute coverage can be in place before the new school year starts tightening attendance and daily schedules.