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San Ramon Valley board unanimously adopts LCAP, 2025'26 budget and SELPA plan
Summary
Trustees voted 4-0 to adopt the district's Local Control and Accountability Plan, the 2025'26 adopted budget (with a 45-day revision planned) and the SELPA annual service and budget plan; trustees and staff noted state budget uncertainty and potential impacts on discretionary grant dollars.
The San Ramon Valley Unified School District Board of Education unanimously approved three major action items recommended by staff: the 2025'26 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), the district's 2025'26 adopted budget including an excess reserves report, and the SELPA annual service and budget plan.
John Campapiano, the district's executive director, said the LCAP public hearing had concluded the prior week and staff added one local indicator to highlight improvements from the California Healthy Kids survey. "We did make one addition to the local indicators, our self reflection, which I believe you have in front of you around highlighting our California Healthy Kids survey data," Campapiano said. Trustee Hurd moved to adopt the LCAP, Trustee Bratt seconded, and roll call recorded four ayes; the motion passed 4-0.
Assistant Superintendent Danny Hillman presented the 2025'26 budget and said staff had not received additional substantive public comments since the prior hearing. Hillman reviewed state-level developments that shape local assumptions: a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) currently funded at 2.3% (down from earlier 2.9% projections) and negotiations over a discretionary block grant the governor proposed in January. "If the legislative proposal is approved by the governor, that $9,000,000 discretionary block grant that the governor proposed in January would fall probably just below $3,000,000 for us," Hillman said, describing a potential reduction in district-level discretionary funds. Trustees adopted the budget on a 4-0 roll call; staff noted the 45-day budget revision is scheduled for the July 29 meeting to reflect any state changes.
Executive Director Linda Ronway Tom presented the Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) annual service and budget plan and explained how district-level special education administrators and program supervisors support IEP coverage at school sites. "Part of the role of district level special education administrators are our program supervisors for special education IEPs. They help cover school sites when they need additional admin designee support," she said, also noting training options under IDEA and federal regulations. The board voted 4-0 to approve the SELPA plan.
Votes at a glance: - Adoption of 2025'26 LCAP: motion by Board member Hurd, seconded by Laura Bratt; outcome: approved 4-0 (Bratt, Hurd, Van Zee, Ordway recorded as ayes). - Adoption of 2025'26 District Budget: motion by Jesse Van Zee, seconded by Laura Bratt; outcome: approved 4-0. - Approval of SELPA annual service and budget plan (2025'26): motion by Laura Bratt, seconded by Board member Hurd; outcome: approved 4-0.
Context and next steps: Superintendent Grinton noted staff is watching state negotiations closely because changes at the state level will be incorporated into the district's 45-day revision process. Staff will return to the board on July 29 if state actions require adjustments to assumptions or budgets.
Clarifying details: Staff reported COLA funding at 2.3% (previously estimated at 2.9%), the governor initially proposed roughly $9 million in a discretionary block grant for the district in the May revise (staff estimated closer to $8 million) and that the legislative deal under discussion could substantially reduce that amount for the district to a figure the superintendent described as "probably just below $3,000,000." The transcript records no formal amendments to the motions and no dissenting votes during the meeting.
