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Board approves budget, bond request, emergency repairs and textbooks; votes at a glance
Summary
At its June 30 meeting, the La Canada Unified board approved the district’s estimated 2025–26 actuals and the proposed 2026–27 budget, authorized a request related to Measure LCF bonds, adopted textbook and job description changes, and approved emergency repairs to gas and hydronic lines; several items were passed by unanimous voice vote with no roll‑call tallies specified in the transcript.
The La Canada Unified School District governing board approved a series of motions and administrative items at its June 30 meeting. Key outcomes included budget approval, a bond‑related resolution, emergency repair resolutions, textbook adoption and several personnel and policy items.
Votes and outcomes (as recorded in the meeting):
- Resolution 242526 (request County of Los Angeles establish a tax rate for general obligation bonds related to Measure LCF): Motion made, seconded and approved. Staff said the election authorized up to $113 million for Measure LCF and that the district expects to sell an estimated $27 million in bonds this fiscal year.
- Adoption of BP6170.1 (Transitional Kindergarten / Early Primary program) and related resolution 20002‑2526: Approved. The policy creates the Early Primary framework that will allow the district to decouple TK and kindergarten minutes; implementation depends on facilities and funding.
- Adoption of BP6112 (policy revisions related to the EP program): Approved.
- Declaration of need for fully qualified educators (annual): Approved. Staff explained this declaration is precautionary and allows the district to request certain emergency permits from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing if unexpected staffing needs arise; LCUSD reported no current certificate of vacancies.
- Classified job description updates: Approved. The board approved updated and reclassified clerical and administrative support job descriptions (administrative assistant levels, health office coordinator, office assistant classifications) with corresponding range adjustments.
- Emergency actions: The board found exigent circumstances and approved continued emergency Resolution 232526 for gas‑line repairs at LCE (four‑fifths finding) and separately approved an emergency resolution to repair/replace hydronic lines at La Cañada High School North Gym (four‑fifths finding). Staff said the repairs are necessary to restore heating and hot water and to avoid structural damage.
- Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP): Second read and approved. Staff confirmed prior public hearings and advisory review had been completed.
- Estimated actuals for 2025–26 and proposed 2026–27 budget: Approved. Staff reported a projected additional $111,000 deficit in 2025–26 estimated actuals driven by salary and supply adjustments, a projected June 30, 2026 ending general fund balance near $6.44 million, and multi‑year projections that no longer show structural deficit risk in the near term. The budget assumptions included negotiated salary increases and a 3.5% board reserve target.
- Textbook adoption: The board adopted Bring Science Alive (Teachers Curriculum Institute) for seventh and eighth grade integrated science following teacher committee review.
Many motions were passed by voice vote with the transcript recording “motion passes” or “all those in favor?” without published roll‑call tallies. Where specific vote counts or individual votes were not recorded in the transcript, the meeting minutes should be consulted for the official roll call.
