Amador County Unified School District Consolidation Program Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026081109
Lead Agency
Amador County Unified School District
Document Title
Amador County Unified School District Consolidation Program Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
10/23/2026
Document Description
The District is proposing to consolidate six schools onto five campuses. This would require minor physical improvements at four campuses-Argonaut High School, Amador High School, Jackson Junior High School, and lone Junior High School. The proposed project would not change the elementary school attendance boundaries but would change the junior high school boundaries and the high school boundaries.
Site improvements at the Amador HS campus would consist of relocating two existing portable classrooms, currently at Jackson Junior HS, to the Amador HS campus for the proposed districtwide high school that would total nearly 2,000 square feet of classroom space. The two portable classrooms would be relocated to the southern portion of the Amador HS campus and placed side-by-side. This relocation may require minor asphalt improvements to accommodate the classroom pads, as well as utility improvements to provide power. Site improvements at the Amador HS campus
will also require limited site improvements to support operational and program needs and circulation associated with placement of the relocated portable classrooms and the reorganization of the campus.
The Argonaut High School campus would require minor modifications to support middle school programming associated with the consolidation of the District's junior high schools. These modifications would consist of program and operational adjustments. Physical improvements would include changes to interior classroom configurations, student support spaces, and circulation. These programs would not generate any exterior construction.
Site improvements at the Jackson Junior HS campus would consist of interior renovations to accommodate adult learning environments to support the District Adult Education Program and the Adult Transition Program that would be moved to the current Jackson Junior HS campus. These renovations include reconfiguration or adaptation of existing interior spaces and other minor interior improvements necessary to support adult learning environments.
Site improvements at the current Ione Junior High School campus would include constructing up to four new classrooms in a single classroom building, totaling up to 4,500 square feet, in the norther portion of the campus. To accommodate the new kindergarten/preschool classroom building and related site improvements, up to four trees would be removed. The northern parking lot would be reconfigured (restriped) to increase the parking capacity from 20 spaces to 68 spaces. The reconfiguration would be within the existing parking lot footprint and would not expand the paved surface area or include any demolition of the existing asphalt. Additional improvements would
include age-appropriate playground equipment and a dedicated kindergarten pick-up and drop-off loop constructed at the eastern portion of the campus.
Construction for the site improvements at Amador HS would begin in Spring of 2027 and conclude in Summer of 2027. Construction for the site improvements at lone Junior HS would begin in Fall of 2029 and conclude in Spring of 2030.
Contact Information
Name
Jared Critchfield
Agency Name
Amador County Unified School District
Job Title
Superintendent
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Email
Name
Jared Bradford
Agency Name
PlaceWorks
Job Title
Associate
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Amador City, Ione, Jackson, Plymouth, Sutter Creek, Unincorporated
Counties
Amador
Regions
Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area, Unincorporated
Zip
See Below
Jobs
10
Parcel #
018-020-029-000; 044-010-080-000; 044-100-009-000; 020-161-001-000; 004-250-001-000;004-261-002
State Highways
SR-88, SR-49, SR-104, SR-124
Railways
Union Pacific
Airports
Amador County Airport
Schools
ACUSD
Waterways
Sutter Creek, Mule Creek, Dry Creek, Jackson Creek, New York Ranch Creek, Oneida Creek
Other Location Info
Multiple Schools: Amador HS, Independence HS, Argonaut HS, Jackson Junior HS, Ione Junior HS, lone ES, Jackson ES, Amador County Special Education, Acton Academy Amador, Mountain Oaks School, Sutter Creek ES, Sutter Creek Primary School, Head Start ECS State Preschool
The proposed project is in Amador County Unified School District and would affect six of the ACUSD’s school campuses, listed below. Campuses not on the list would not be affected by the proposed project.
• Amador HS (330 Spanish Street, Sutter Creek, California 95685); Cross Streets: Sutter Ione Road/Spanish Street
• Independence HS (525 Independence Drive, Sutter Creek, California 95685); Cross Streets: Independence Drive/Academy Drive
• Argonaut HS (501 Argonaut Lane, Jackson, California 95642); Cross Streets: Westview Drive/Argonaut Lane
• Jackson Junior HS (747 Sutter Street, Jackson, California 95642); Cross Streets: Rex Avenue/Hoffman Street
• Ione Junior HS (450 South Mills Street, Ione, California 95640); Cross Streets: S Mills Street/W Marlette Street
• lone ES (415 South lone Street, lone, California 95640); Cross Streets: S Ione Street/E Market Street
Township/Range/Section/Base:
• Amador HS: T6N, R11E, S6, Mount Diablo
• Independence HS: T6N, R11E, S18, Mount Diablo
• Argonaut HS: T6N, R11E, S20, Mount Diablo
• Jackson Junior HS: T6N, R11E, S21, Mount Diablo
• Ione Junior HS: T6N, R9E, Mount Diablo
• lone ES: T6N, R10E, Mount Diablo
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Amador County Unified School District
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Amador
Final Environmental Document Available at
Amador County Unified School District, 217 Rex Avenue, Jackson, California 95642
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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