A majority of teachers in the Sausalito Marin City School District feel disconnected from the senior administrative staff, many of whom work remotely and are rarely seen on campus, according to a new poll.

The teachers’ union launched the survey in December after the board of trustees approved a 4% raise for LaResha Huffman, the district superintendent. It brought her annual salary to $234,000.

A copy of the survey was sent to the board last week along with a letter, which complained that the trustees granted the raise without first consulting with employees and residents.

“We were quite surprised that you didn’t seek the input of district stakeholders — parents-guardians, teachers, staff — to understand how those closest to the work feel things are going in our district,” the letter said.

Twenty-three teachers responded to the eight-question survey. The union, the Sausalito District Teachers Association, has 26 members.

Sixteen of the survey respondents said they feel the superintendent and top administrators in the “cabinet” do not seek or value their input. Seventeen rated the district’s school or family support as “fair” or “poor,” while 14 said the same for special education services.

Respondents credited principal David Finnane and food services director Guillaume Pfahl for their on-campus presence, but said Huffman and senior administrators are not visible.

At least three of them — Elizabeth Henry, director of instruction; Nixon Diaz, communications and technology director; and Daceia Malone Slocum, student services director — are working remotely often, said Nathan Scripps, the union co-president.

The district office is at the Marin City campus, which has been mostly vacant since the merger last year of the elementary and middle schools.

“There is always a prop up on cabinet doing ‘so many roles’ yet they don’t know our students or families,” a survey respondent wrote. “I think there is something so valuable to being part of the community that is not recognized.”

Another response described “an intentional divide between roles that are ‘district office’ and those of the one ‘school site,’ making things feel separated.”

“We’d like to feel a connection and that we are all on the same team,” it said.

Lauren Walters, president of the board of trustees, confirmed that he had received a copy of the survey.

“The board takes seriously its responsibility to ensure effective administration of our schools and the success of our students,” Walters said. “We are committed to hearing all stakeholder perspectives and working through appropriate channels to address concerns.”

Neither Huffman nor Diaz responded to requests for comment. It was not immediately clear if the survey would be addressed at the board’s meeting on Feb. 13.

Scripps said the survey had nothing to do with upcoming contract negotiations in the district.

“We were told by the superintendent that the survey was a standard tactic used by unions,” Scripps said. “It could not be further from the truth.”

The teachers tried to convey their needs to Huffman, but were rebuffed and “chastised,” Scripps said.

“Our feelings were invalidated,” he said.