Howard Hills

At its June 4, 2026 regular meeting (item 12.B), the Board of Education approved a four-year employment agreement for Dr. Don Austin as superintendent, effective July 1, 2026, on a 3-2 vote. Sheri…

Austin, Morgan, Perry, Malczewski

A special board meeting was held on May 12, 2026, with closed session scheduled for 2:30 PM and a budget study session that followed at 3:30 PM at the LBUSD District Office. The closed session was…

Glass, Perry, Malczewski, Kelly

At the April 23, 2026 Board Governance Meeting, the board voted 4-1 to revise the existing ad hoc governance committee, adopting a superseding document brought forward by Trustee Hills. Trustee…

Malczewski

At the April 23, 2026 Board Governance Meeting, the board voted 5-0 (with student advisory vote) to approve an agreement with TBWB/CivicX for bond communications consulting in connection with a…

Kelly

At the April 16, 2026 regular board meeting, the LBUSD Board voted 3-2 to retain counsel for insurance-recovery work on the district's AB 218 (retroactive childhood-sexual-abuse liability) matter at…

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McCune, Roychowdhury, Kelly, Pearl

At the March 26, 2026 Regular Board Meeting, the board approved the consent calendar 5-0 with item C (a venue change for the LBHS Senior Awards event from Guyer Field to the Irvine Bowl) corrected to…

Morgan, Perry, Malczewski, Kelly

At the open session of the March 26, 2026 meeting (captured on the closed-session recording's opening segment), Trustee Howard Hills stated on record that he could not hear other board members from…

Morgan, Glass

At the March 12, 2026 closed-session pre-meeting, Trustee Kelly attempted to add a motion to reconsider the February 26 graduation- venue vote and return the decision to administration. Board counsel…

Kelly, Morgan, Perry, Malczewski

Per Sensible Laguna (contributor Steve McIntosh), at a February 26, 2026 governance meeting, district legal counsel addressed the scope of board oversight authority over the superintendent. Per a…

At the February 26, 2026 board governance meeting, the board voted 3-2 to relocate the 2026 Laguna Beach High School graduation ceremony from Guyer Field to the Irvine Bowl. Hills, Morgan, and Perry…

Morgan, Perry, Malczewski, Kelly

The February 26, 2026 special governance meeting closed-session agenda included item 3D — a superintendent performance review. It was the second performance-review item placed before the board in…

Glass, Morgan, Perry, Malczewski

At the February 12, 2026 regular board meeting (a roughly seven-hour session), the board voted 3-2 on a second reading to adopt revised Board Bylaw 9322 on agenda development authority. Morgan,…

Morgan, Perry, Malczewski, Kelly

At the January 22, 2026 regular board meeting, the board voted 3-2 on a first reading of revised Board Bylaw 9322 governing agenda development authority. The amended language, proposed by Trustee…

Morgan, Kelly, Malczewski, Perry

At the January 8, 2026 regular board meeting, the board unanimously approved a hard-cost construction contract of $18,813,222 for the LBHS Pool Modernization Project, and a separate soft-cost…

Malczewski, Roychowdhury, Glass

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…

Morgan, Perry, Malczewski, Kelly

In a Substack post published May 9, 2026, former Laguna Beach City Councilmember George Weiss alleged that following a September 25, 2025 board meeting, Superintendent Glass drafted talking points…

Glass, Morgan, Perry

At the September 25, 2025 regular board meeting, Brandon Waldron of Eide Bailly's fraud and forensics department presented findings from a forensic audit of LBUSD signature authority and check…

Viloria, Glass

A board governance workshop occurred on September 18, 2025 with Scott Danforth of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo present as counsel. Trustee Howard Hills referenced this workshop on the record…

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Danforth, Malczewski

At the September 11, 2025 regular board meeting the board took action under Governance (item 14.E) on the "Second Reading and Approval of BB 9310 - Board Policies." Per BoardDocs, the policy manual…

Glass, Morgan, Perry, Kelly

At the September 11, 2025 regular board meeting the board conducted a "First Reading of Board Bylaw 9223 - Filling Vacancies" under Governance - Action (item 14.D), the bylaw that governs the…

Glass, Morgan, Perry, Kelly

At the August 14, 2025 regular board meeting, item 7E placed Board Bylaw 9310 (the board's policy on creating board policy) on the agenda for revision discussion. Trustee Joan Malczewski moved to…

Malczewski, Morgan, Kelly, Perry

The August 14, 2025 closed-session agenda listed a conference with legal counsel under Government Code §54956.9 styled "Doe Jane v. LBUSD, anticipated litigation." This is the first vault-recorded…

Malczewski

At the May 8, 2025 regular board meeting the board took an action item under Action Items - Business Services (10.A): "Approval for Acting Superintendent, Jeff Dixon, to Enter into a Contract with…

Dixon, Morgan, Perry, Kelly

At the March 13, 2025 regular board meeting the board acted on three related Leadership Associates engagements under Governance - Action: (7.B) "Ratification and Approval of Service Agreements with…

Dixon, Morgan, Perry, Kelly

At a special board meeting on February 12, 2025, the board conducted "Interview and Selection of Executive Search Firm for New Superintendent" (Governance - Action item 3.A) and selected Leadership…

Dixon, Morgan, Perry, Kelly

Voice of OC published reporting on the new LBUSD board's interim superintendent search process. The January 9, 2025 piece by Hosam Elattar quoted two former board members — Peggy Wolff and Ketta…

Culverhouse, Dixon, Perry, Morgan

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…

Dixon, Culverhouse, Perry, Morgan

Per Orange County Registrar of Voters NetFile filings for the five 2024 LBUSD trustee candidates, calendar-year 2024 totals were: - Howard Hills (elected): $20,479 in monetary contributions across…

Morgan, Boeck, Vickers, Warder

Morgan and Hills were sworn in by Mayor Alex Rounaghi. Per Sensible Laguna, outgoing Board President Jan Vickers, outgoing Clerk Kelly Osborne, and Superintendent Viloria did not attend. Dee Perry…

Morgan, Perry, Kelly, Malczewski

Sheri Morgan and Howard Hills defeated incumbent Jan Vickers and first-time candidate Lauren Boeck in the LBUSD school board election. Per Sensible Laguna, the combined Morgan/Hills share was…

Morgan, Vickers, Boeck

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…

Morgan, Vickers, Boeck, Warder

The Laguna Playhouse Arts Association (LPAA) hosted the first five-candidate public forum of the 2024 LBUSD board race on Saturday, September 14, 2024 at the Forum Theater on the Festival of Arts…

Vickers, Morgan, Boeck, Warder

In the November 3, 2020 election, voters filled two seats on the LBUSD Board of Education. Kelly Osborne and incumbent Jan Vickers were elected. Amy Kramer, Sheri Morgan, and Howard Hills also ran.…

Osborne, Vickers, Morgan

In the November 8, 2016 election, voters filled two seats on the LBUSD Board of Education. Peggy Wolff (39.08%) and Jan Vickers (35.46%) were elected; Howard Hills (25.46%) also ran. It was Hills's…

Wolff, Vickers