Board reorganization: Morgan elected President 3–2, Perry Clerk 3–2
Vote 3-2
At the December 11, 2025 organizational meeting, the LBUSD Board of Education elected new leadership positions for the 2025-26 cycle on two 3-2 votes. Outgoing Board President Dee Perry declined to continue, stating: "I do not feel like I should continue on as the board president." Member Kelly moved to elect Sheri Morgan as President, seconded by Hills; a sub-motion to elect Joan Malczewski instead failed 2-3 (Malczewski and Perry yes; Morgan, Kelly, Hills no). The main motion electing Morgan as President passed 3-2 (Morgan, Kelly, Hills yes; Perry, Malczewski no). Member Kelly then moved to nominate Malczewski as Clerk; Hills offered a sub-motion to elect Perry as Clerk, which passed 3-2 (Hills, Morgan, Perry yes; Kelly, Malczewski no). Superintendent Glass was appointed Board Secretary per bylaw. Trustee Kelly stated on the record at this same meeting: "if I was he, I'd be looking for a job uh with the way that he has been treated in his first hundred days here by certain members of this board," foreshadowing his March 26, 2026 public statement that he had directly suggested Glass find another job.
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- Sensible Laguna · Gary Kasik, Steve McIntosh
- Laguna Beach Unified School District
LBUSD recording of the meeting; see /meetings/2026-01-22-regular for a transcript-derived summary.
- Laguna Beach Unified School District
LBUSD recording of the meeting; see /meetings/2026-02-12-regular for a transcript-derived summary.
- Laguna Beach Unified School District
LBUSD recording of the meeting; see /meetings/2026-02-26-governance for a transcript-derived summary.
- Annual Organizational Meeting + Regular Board Meeting (Open Session) — Dec 11, 2025 primary Laguna Beach Unified School DistrictLaguna Beach Unified School District
LBUSD recording of the meeting; see /meetings/2025-12-11-regular for a transcript-derived summary.
- A Public Record for Laguna Schools (publicrecordlaguna.com) · Erika Hennon Rule · 2026-03-02
Erika Hennon Rule op-ed published 2026-03-02 at publicrecordlaguna.com. How a School District Unravels.
- Dr. Malczewski's January 8 LBUSD Trustee Statement primary FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · Joan Malczewski · 2026-02-08
At our last meeting, a bylaw revision was proposed that would give the board president sole agenda-setting authority in the event of disagreement with the superintendent. This may seem minor, but it represents a meaningful shift of power away from professional staff and undermines shared governance and trust in our new superintendent.
Trustee Malczewski's January 8, 2026 dais statement (republished on FUEL's site Feb 8) referencing the December 2025 board reorganization and the subsequent governance-restructuring agenda.
- A Public Record for Laguna Schools (publicrecordlaguna.com) · Erika Hennon Rule · 2026-01-29
Rule's retrospective also covers the December 2025 reorganization as a continuation of the post-2024 board-majority arc.
- FUEL Recap: Nov. 13 LBUSD Board Meeting and Upcoming Events advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · Emily Rolfing · 2025-11-21
FUEL's November 21 recap previews the December 11 organizational meeting at which the board reorganized.
- Laguna Beach Unified School District · 2025-12-11
Closed-session counterpart to the December 11, 2025 open session (10m02s) — first on-record superintendent performance review.