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IUSD board approves 2025-26 budget, adopts LCAP and several routine measures
Summary
Trustees approved the district's 2025-26 budget, adopted the LCFF/LCAP materials and ESSA addendum, confirmed a district recreation assessment levy through resolution 242544, accepted PTA donations including $15,000 to College Park, and approved an annual declaration of need for teacher permits.
The Irvine Unified School District Board approved several fiscal and routine items at its meeting, including adoption of the district's 2025-26 budget, approval of the LCFF budget overview for parents and the LCAP 2024-25 annual update, confirmation of the recreation assessment levy, acceptance of a PTA donation, and adoption of the annual declaration of need authorizing emergency teaching permits.
John, presenting the budget, said there were no substantive changes since the public hearing and that the emerging state budget deal appears not to alter the district's figures. The board moved to adopt the 2025-26 budget and directed staff to submit required documents to the Orange County Department of Education; the motion passed.
Tammy presented the LCFF/LCAP materials and noted no substantive changes since the public hearing; trustees moved and adopted the LCAP and associated ESSA federal addendum and reflection report.
The board also conducted a public hearing and adopted resolution 242544, confirming the engineer's report and ordering levy and collection of assessments for the Irvine Unified School District Recreation Improvement and Maintenance District for fiscal year 2025-26. John described the assessment as the routine annual step that supports maintenance and operational costs for district recreational spaces.
Trustees pulled item 12A from the consent calendar to acknowledge a College Park PTA donation of $15,000 for technology and equipment; the board then moved to accept the donation and approved it.
Human Resources Director Susan Holiday presented the routine annual declaration of need that allows the district to apply to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing for emergency and limited assignment permits; the board adopted the declaration. Susan said staff is continuing a robust hiring effort and that the district had hired nearly 400 teachers in the past two years.
Votes at a glance - Consent calendars and resolutions: approved (voice/roll-call as noted). - Item 12A (accept donation of $15,000 to College Park PTA): approved. - Resolution 242544 (assessment levy for Recreation Improvement and Maintenance District): approved by roll call. - LCAP and ESSA addendum: approved. - District 2025-26 budget: approved. - Declaration of need for fully qualified educators (emergency permits): approved.
All actions were approved during the meeting; where roll calls occurred, trustees recorded affirmative votes.
