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Board votes: expulsion upheld, multiple MOUs approved; transit van lease fails
Summary
The board approved an expulsion outcome and several memoranda of understanding including partnerships and union release time, but declined to authorize lease financing for four transit vans after members and public raised concerns about timing and cost.
The Amador County Unified School District board took several formal actions in open session and recorded outcomes on multiple agenda items.
Closed-session report: Pursuant to Education Code section 48915, the board announced it approved a stipulated expulsion: case number 25/26‑1. The district reported the motion passed 4‑1; no mover/second was recorded in the public statement.
MOU and partnership approvals: A memorandum of understanding with the California Agriculture Teachers Induction Program (to support an agriculture teacher seeking credential clearing) was approved. The board also approved a multi‑year memorandum of understanding with Pepperdine University to provide credential coursework and field experience, and approved an MOU granting release time for the ACTA president for the 2025‑26 school year (costs to be invoiced to CTA). Voting on those items recorded a mix of yes and no votes where shown; the agriculture induction MOU passed 4‑1 (one trustee recorded a “no”), while the Pepperdine and release‑time MOUs passed unanimously.
Resolution: The board adopted a resolution naming district representatives to the State Allocation Board and related forms allowing the district to pursue state school facilities program filings.
Transit vans lease: The board considered a lease‑purchase agreement to finance four Ford Transit activity vans and a master equipment lease with Ford Motor Credit Company. Staff presented estimated financing terms and an annual payment schedule and said the lease would generate savings compared with continuing to rent vans. After public comment and trustee discussion—including concerns about timing during budget uncertainty and whether the vans had already been taken into district custody—the motion failed. The vote recorded one abstention and a majority “no,” so the lease purchase authorization did not pass.
Consent items: Routine consent items on both the district and county office agendas were approved earlier in the meeting.
Trustees, staff and the public were advised to consult the official minutes and posted meeting documents for full motions, certified vote tallies and related contract exhibits.
