Regular Board Meeting (Open Session)

Summary

The January 22, 2026 LBUSD board regular meeting opened with extensive recognition events honoring classified employees of the year (overall winner Thasa Zuziak), Teacher of the Year Randy Beckley, and dozens of student athletes, artists, garden program participants, peer leaders, and academic awardees from El Moro, Top of the World, Thurston, and LBHS. The board unanimously approved Resolution 26-01 recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Dr. Mayberry delivered a mid-year information update on intentional technology use, presenting teacher-reported screen time data (averaging 29% of class time at LBHS, 31% at Thurston, with elementary ranges from 12% in K-2 to 21% in grades 3-5). The board then took up a first reading of revisions to Board Bylaw 9322 governing agenda development authority and a proposed $50,000 consent-agenda threshold; following public comment from 11 speakers and extended discussion, the board voted 3-2 to adopt amended language giving the board president final approval authority over the agenda subject to board override, with the item to return for a second reading.

Key insights (11)

• Resolution 26-01 (International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27) was approved unanimously by voice vote with no public comment.
• Dr. Mayberry's screen time data: high school 29% of class time (about 68 minutes per day average); Thurston 31%; elementary K-2 at 12% and grades 3-5 at 21%; third grade and middle school math showed higher screen use tied to iReady personalized learning, which Mayberry noted correlated with state test growth.
• Superintendent Glass presented analysis on the proposed Bylaw 9322 revisions and stated: "I do not recommend moving this item forward as drafted," citing four structural risks — gatekeeping risk, escalation ambiguity, operational and compliance risk, and institutional stability and precedent. Legal counsel had advised the change was "legally permissible" but advised against the $50,000 consent-agenda threshold.
• Glass said his comparative review of CSBA-aligned policies in five states and select high-performing California unified districts "did not identify any publicly accessible examples of presidential agenda resolution authority or fixed dollar prohibitions on the consent agenda."
• Glass disclosed under questioning from Malczewski: "I have never had a disagreement about the board agenda item... I have had a disagreement with President Morgan about an agenda item." The disagreement was identified by Morgan as concerning the high school graduation venue, which had not been placed on the agenda.
• Member Hills proposed alternative language: "The board president shall have final approval of the agenda to be posted and proposed for adoption by the board, subject to the authority of the board to direct placement of additional items on the agenda." The motion passed 3-2 (Hills, Kelly, Morgan in favor; Malczewski, Perry opposed); the bylaw was to return for a second reading after legal review.
• An earlier motion by Kelly to "waive the first reading and vote immediately" failed 1-4 (only Kelly in favor).
• Public commenters opposing the bylaw change included Scott Wittkop, Meredith McMahon, Aaron Berryman, Keta Brown, Kit Verdugo, Emily Rolfing, Erica Hannon Rule, Leslie Elliott, Kimberly Smith (read by Elliott), and a student. Elliott characterized the proposal as a "power grab" and referenced "Brown Act violations"; Verdugo said consolidating power was "potentially dangerous."
• Malczewski stated: "Agenda control is also a fiduciary safeguard. And when you use it to obstruct operations, silence oversight, or use your own sort of petty interests, then... the board fails its duty of care."
• Hills stated his campaign rationale: "over the last 20 years there's been an abdication of the board's authority and there's been over-delegation to the superintendent," and referenced a 2019 board president statement abandoning agenda approval responsibility.
• During non-agenda public comment, Meredith McMahon raised Brown Act concerns about public comment timing, quoting President Morgan from a prior meeting saying "oh, it worked" after being told there were no comments.

Linked timeline events (3)

• Jul 1, 2025 Glass officially begins as Superintendent
• Dec 11, 2025 Board reorganization: Morgan elected President 3–2, Perry Clerk 3–2
• Feb 26, 2026 Governance meeting addresses board oversight authority