The Amador County Unified School District board approved a package of labor agreements, salary-schedule updates and administrative actions during Thursday's meeting, taking votes that staff described as necessary to finalize negotiated contracts and to stabilize payroll before the next pay cycle.

Key approvals included tentative agreements with the California School Employees Association (CSEA, Chapter 239) and the Amador County Teachers Association (ACTA), related salary schedules, and updates to unrepresented (confidential/administrative) salary and health-and-welfare caps. The board also approved two variable-term credential waivers for individual teachers, an MOU to expand externship placements for CTE health pathway students, and a procedural resolution establishing the district's appropriations (GANN) limit.

Several items were paired with companion salary-schedule votes: after staff presented the tentative agreements, trustees voted to approve the corresponding salary-schedule adjustments that implement the health and welfare and percentage increases described in the agreements. The board also approved an updated classified substitute salary schedule that mirrors Step 1 of the CSEA schedule.

Public commenters addressed the unrepresented salary schedule and the phase-out of cash-in-lieu payments for employees who opt out of district coverage. Confidential employees and district office staff asked the board for fairness and for additional consideration because many said they rely on cash-in-lieu as part of modest household budgets. Trustees heard those concerns and directed staff to return with additional options for unrepresented employees.

Other administrative actions the board approved included:
- Adoption of resolution 2025-26-08 (GANN appropriations limit) to satisfy state statutory reporting requirements.
- Approval of an MOU with Amador Physical Therapy to provide externship placements for health-pathway CTE students (no district fiscal impact).
- Two variable-term waiver approvals (Snoke and Filer) allowing teachers to teach while completing required authorization coursework.
- Approval of the district's application for exemption from the 55% classroom expenditure requirement for 2024'25 (see separate article), a procedural step staff said is needed because the unaudited actuals fell below the state minimum.

All listed items were adopted by recorded vote during the meeting; specific motions and roll-call tallies appear in the board's official minutes.