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Votes at a glance: Board approves budget, benefits broker, Renaissance contract and other items
Summary
The Amador County Unified School District Board approved the 2025–26 budget and the district’s Local Control and Accountability Plan, appointed Alliant Insurance Services as the district’s medical broker of record, and approved a five‑year Renaissance contract, among other formal actions at its July 9 meeting.
The Amador County Unified School District Board of Trustees took a series of formal actions at its regular meeting July 9, 2025. Key approvals included the district’s 2025–26 annual budget and Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), appointment of Alliant Insurance Services as the broker of record for medical benefits, adoption of a fiscal stabilization update, and a five‑year contract with Renaissance for assessment and intervention tools. The board also approved financing for four Ford Transit vans and one Kubota mini excavator, and approved a districtwide screening tool for K–2 reading difficulties.
Why it matters: The actions commit district funds and staff time to programs that affect classroom supports, employee benefits and capital outlays. Several votes also advance the district’s fiscal stabilization work as it navigates one-time funding expirations and rising health care costs.
Votes and formal actions (selected): - LCAP (25–26) — Adopted. Vote record: Peter: Yes; Ken: Yes; Shane: Yes; James: Aye; President (recorded as “also a yes”): Yes. Motion and second recorded on the record. (See transcript passages at the LCAP motion and vote.)
- 2025–26 Annual Budget — Adopted. Vote record: Peter: Yes; Ken: Yes; Shane: Yes; James: Aye; President: Yes.
- Alliant Insurance Services, broker of record for medical (effective 10/1/2025) — Approved. Vote record: Peter: Yes; Ken: Yes; Shane: Yes; James: Aye; President: Yes. (Alliant had previously been approved for dental/vision effective 5/1/2025.)
- Fiscal stabilization plan update — Approved. Vote record: Peter: Yes; Ken: Yes; Shane: Yes; James: Aye; President: Yes.
- Renaissance five‑year contract (assessment and intervention suite) — Approved. Vote record: Peter: Yes; Ken: Yes; Shane: Yes; James: Aye; President: Yes.
- K–2 Reading Difficulties Risk Screener (state‑approved vendor “Multitudes”) — Approved. Vote record: Peter: Yes; Ken: Yes; Shane: Yes; James not present; President: Yes.
- Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators (25–26) — Approved. Vote record: Peter: Yes; Ken: Yes; Shane: Yes; James: Aye; President: Yes. (This is an annual formality to allow limited assignment or emergency permits if needed.)
- Certificate of Participation (COP) reallocation, Resolution 24‑25‑17 (move $373,425 from COP project fund to lease payment fund to cover interest due 08/01/2025) — Approved. Vote record: Peter: Yes; Ken: Yes; Shane: Yes; James: No; President: Yes. The measure transfers interest earnings to cover a scheduled interest payment; the board discussed longer‑term options for the COP and timing constraints for repayment if the district were to reverse the COP arrangement.
- Financing for four Ford Transit vans (transportation) — Approved. Vote record: Peter: Yes; Ken: Yes; Shane: No; James: Aye; President: Yes. Board discussion centered on recurring rental costs versus financing and vehicle availability in the local rental fleet.
- Financing for one Kubota mini excavator (maintenance) — Approved. Vote record: Peter: Yes; Ken: Yes; Shane: Yes; James: Aye; President: Yes. The board discussed rental costs and maintenance needs for ongoing facility work.
How votes were recorded: Where the transcript named members the report reproduces those names and recorded votes as spoken at the meeting. Some roll calls included a speaker who announced “I’m also a yes” without a name; that was recorded in the public minutes as the board member speaking in that turn (the board president’s turn is noted elsewhere in the transcript).
What the board did not do: The board did not finalize any new bond or sales tax measure. Discussion of possible citizen tax measures and alternative consolidation plans was part of the public hearing and board discussion but any campaign or ballot steps were not taken at this meeting.
Provenance (selected evidence spans): - LCAP motion and vote: transcript segment starting “Motion that we approve item 14 dot 1, the 2526 LCAP” (topicintro) and vote passage recorded thereafter (topfinish). (Transcript blocks: block_3827.39 and block_3840.335; excerpts available in the meeting record.) - Budget adoption: transcript passage starting “Good evening, board. We have again the 2025 26 annual budget adoption…” (block_3852.2) through the recorded motion and vote (block_4624.305). - Alliant broker approval: presentation and vote beginning at “Alliant Insurance Services Inc, broker of record for medical” (block_4728.445) and vote recorded at motion “I move to approve item 14 dot 3…” (block_6869.8). - Renaissance contract: discussion and motion beginning “We are moving on to 14.5, the Renaissance contract” (block_7958.195) and vote recorded (block_9681.84). - COP reallocation: background and motion beginning “14.8 certificate of participation, reallocation of funds” (block_10286.42) and vote recorded (block_10839.095).
Speakers (selection for attribution in this summary): Peter (Trustee); Ken (Trustee); Shane (Trustee); James (Trustee); Kayla Parker (Board President); Superintendent Robert Critchfield; Chief Business Officer Robert Norton; Patty Horn, Assistant Superintendent; Scott Worthing, Director of Student Success; Katie Huddleston (Alliant Insurance Services).
