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LaBUFA MOU on above-cap health benefits signed

LaBUFA President Sara Hopper signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the district authorizing the district to cover approximately $350,000 in employee health and welfare benefits above the caps established in the Collective Bargaining Agreement for the 2021-22 school year. The MOU operates within the framework of Board Policy 4154 (Health and Welfare Benefits). The MOU was co-signed by Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Mike Conlon. According to George Weiss (citing documents obtained via California Public Records Act request), the signature is timestamped via DocuSign.

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  1. Manufacturing Outrage: How Union Leaders Hid Their Role in the LBUSD Employee Healthcare Overpayments advocacy George Weiss's Substack
    George Weiss's Substack · George Weiss · 2026-05-09

    On September 17, 2021, Sara Hopper — then President of the Laguna Beach Unified Faculty Association (LaBUFA) — signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the district as part of the existing Collective Bargaining Agreement process. The MOU explicitly authorized the district to "cover the increased health and welfare benefits for the 2021–2022 school year (approximately $350,000)" above the caps established in the union's Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

    Direct citation to MOU document obtained via CPRA, referenced via timestamped DocuSign records.

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  2. Community Voice & Updates advocacy Sensible Laguna
    Sensible Laguna · Gary Kasik, Steve McIntosh

    Confirms one-time $350K agreement was made and Board approved for COVID-related healthcare cost increases for 2021-22.

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  3. Laguna Beach USD taps another insider for third assistant superintendent job news Laguna Beach Independent
    Laguna Beach Independent

    Laguna Beach Independent coverage of Mike Conlon's earlier promotion to Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources. Conlon co-signed the September 2021 LaBUFA and CSEA MOUs.

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  4. Regular Board Meeting (Open Session) — Nov 13, 2025 primary Laguna Beach Unified School District
    Laguna Beach Unified School District

    LBUSD recording of the meeting; see /meetings/2025-11-13-regular for a transcript-derived summary.

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  5. The Cost Shift Hiding in LBUSD's Budget op-ed A Public Record for Laguna Schools
    A Public Record for Laguna Schools · Erika Hennon Rule · 2026-06-08

    Rule cites the 2021 ~$350,000 above-cap H&W MOU as precedent for the district bargaining to absorb healthcare-cost pressure.

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