Jeff Dixon formally appointed Acting Superintendent after Culverhouse declines
Per Voice of OC reporting on January 13, 2025, Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Jeff Dixon was formally appointed Acting Superintendent on January 9, 2025, after Dr. JoAnn Culverhouse declined the December 16, 2024 interim-superintendent offer extended by the new board majority. Dixon had already been informally carrying superintendent responsibilities since the December reorganization. He served as Acting Superintendent through June 30, 2025, until Dr. Jason Glass began on July 1, 2025. Dixon's formal Acting Superintendent contract was approved at the April 17, 2025 board meeting per FUEL's contemporaneous recap. He later departed LBUSD for Newport-Mesa Unified School District; the April 2026 board record notes Glass personally served as interim Chief Business Officer during the search for Dixon's CBO replacement.
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- Laguna Beach School Board Looks For Interim Superintendent Amid Transparency Concerns news Voice of OCVoice of OC · 2025-01-13
In the meantime, board members tapped Assistant Superintendent Jeffrey Dixon to temporarily take over the responsibilities of the superintendent in one of the top performing school districts in Orange County until an interim is selected.
Voice of OC's January 13, 2025 piece, which also reported that Culverhouse declined the offer after the December meeting.
- Laguna Beach Unified School District
Agenda, packet, and minutes for the January 2025 LBUSD board action approving Dixon's Acting Superintendent role, and the April 17, 2025 board meeting at which his formal contract was approved, are accessible through the LBUSD BoardDocs portal.
- FUEL Board: The 4/17 School Board Meeting Follow Up advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · Emily Rolfing · 2025-04-18
Positive developments included approval of Acting Superintendent Jeff Dixon's contract and an agreement to begin next year's curriculum review timeline earlier for enhanced feedback.
FUEL's April 18, 2025 recap confirms Dixon's formal Acting Superintendent contract was approved at the April 17, 2025 board meeting.