Supervised by the superintendent and the HUSD board of trustees, the district serves about 21,000 students in 30 schools, and employs more than 950 teachers.

[7][8][9][10] The teachers, counselors and nurses, represented by the Hayward Education Association (HEA), were upset over a 16% raise given to two district administrators in summer 2006.

[11] Farm Workers Union founder and activist Dolores Huerta showed up to support the striking teachers.

[12][9] The strike ended in a tentative agreement on 25 April 2007, when Vigil announced the settlement during a regular school board meeting.

[14] The Hayward Education Association (HEA) is one of the recognized employee organizations for negotiating collective bargaining rights with HUSD.