2024 board election: Morgan and Hills elected (five-candidate field)
In the November 5, 2024 election, voters filled two seats on the LBUSD Board of Education. Five candidates ran: Sheri Morgan, Howard Hills, incumbent Board President Jan Vickers, Lauren Boeck, and Margaret Mary Warder. Morgan and Hills were elected; per the Orange County Registrar of Voters cumulative results posted November 27, 2024, Warder placed fifth with 2,757 votes (11.16%). Morgan and Hills were sworn in on December 16, 2024. The outgoing 5–0 board voted to terminate Superintendent Viloria's contract on November 21, 2024 — between the election and the new board's seating — citing "anticipated changes in the governing board."
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- Spotlight Schools
Spotlight Schools' unofficial results roundup for the November 5, 2024 Orange County school board races.
- Laguna Beach Independent · Clara Beard · 2024-12-20
Laguna Beach Independent coverage of Howard Hills and Sheri Morgan taking the oath of office on December 16, 2024.
- Laguna Beach Independent · 2024-10-25
Pre-election Laguna Beach Independent profile of Margaret Warder, the fifth candidate in the November 2024 race.
- A Public Record for Laguna Schools (publicrecordlaguna.com) · Erika Hennon Rule · 2026-01-29
If you are trying to understand how a district goes from "mostly quiet school board meetings" to a new board majority with a completely different tone, the answer is usually not one dramatic moment. It is a buildup of process problems, trust gaps, and high-stakes decisions that start to feel disconnected from the people who live here and pay for the system.
Rule's January 29, 2026 retrospective on the conditions that produced the 2024 election outcome and the new board majority.