Superintendent
Dr. Jason Viloria
Former LBUSD Superintendent (Jul 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2024)
Also known as: Viloria
LBUSD Superintendent from July 1, 2016, when he succeeded the retiring Sherine Smith, until December 31, 2024. Board voted 5-0 on November 21, 2024 to terminate his contract "without cause"; separation package reported at $373,142.16 plus benefits. Now operates Viloria Consulting.
Appears in 27 timeline events
- Governance
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…
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Board votes 3–2 on Viloria post-termination access review
Governance Vote 3-2Per Sensible Laguna, the board voted 3-2 to conduct a brief review verifying no exposure existed from Superintendent Viloria's continued post-termination access to district email, credentials, and…
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Outgoing trustees McMahon and Weiss publicly disclose Viloria separation terms
GovernanceOutgoing trustees Kate McMahon and George Weiss published a letter to the editor in the Laguna Beach Independent that was the first public disclosure of specific terms of the November 21, 2024…
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Viloria's last day as Superintendent
PersonnelDecember 31, 2024 was Superintendent Viloria's contractual last day. Per Sensible Laguna, when Viloria was terminated, not all of his access rights and authorities were disabled; he retained active…
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New board sworn in; Culverhouse offered interim role
Personnel Vote 3-2Morgan 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…
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Board votes 5–0 to terminate Viloria contract without cause
Personnel Vote 5-0At the November 21, 2024 regular board meeting, the outgoing LBUSD Board of Education voted 5-0 in closed session to terminate Superintendent Jason Viloria's employment contract effective December…
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Board ratifies LaBUFA 2023-2026 collective bargaining agreement
FinancialAt the same November 21, 2024 meeting that voted 5-0 to terminate Viloria's contract, the board voted to ratify the 2023-2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Laguna Beach Unified Faculty…
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§54957 "Superintendent of Schools" eval item appears mid-cycle on a regular-meeting agenda
PersonnelThe October 10, 2024 regular board meeting agenda included a closed-session item titled verbatim "Public Employee Performance Evaluation Government Code 54957 Title: Superintendent of Schools."…
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Board ratifies CSEA 2024-2027 collective bargaining agreement
Financial Vote 5-0At the September 12, 2024 regular board meeting, the board voted 5-0 to ratify the 2024-2027 negotiated agreement with the California School Employees Association (CSEA) and its Laguna Beach Chapter…
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LaBUFA MOU including 1.25% off-salary-schedule payment signed
FinancialA Memorandum of Understanding between LBUSD and the Laguna Beach Unified Faculty Association (LaBUFA) was signed on February 15, 2024, under Superintendent Viloria's tenure. The MOU included a 1.25…
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Facilities Master Plan Part A — Aquatics and Tennis Courts study session
OperationalAt a board study session on June 27, 2023, the board took two study- session items: (4.A) "Facilities Master Plan Part A - Aquatics and Tennis Courts Facilities" and (4.B) "Facilities Master Plan…
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Board adopts revised BB 9150 — Student Board Members
GovernanceAt the November 17, 2022 regular board meeting, the board took action on the Second Reading and Approval of Board Bylaws in the 9000 Series (Governance - Action item 14.C), which included the…
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Board approves Viloria contract amendment 4–1; Perry dissents
Governance Vote 4-1At its June 23, 2022 regular meeting, the LBUSD Board of Education approved a contract amendment for Superintendent Jason Viloria on a 4–1 vote, raising his base salary from $322,149 to $331,813 (a…
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Three Asst. Superintendent employment contracts amended same meeting as Viloria amendment
PersonnelAt the same June 23, 2022 regular meeting that approved the Viloria superintendent-contract amendment 4-1 (Perry dissenting), the board also took Action Items - Superintendent item 13.A: "Approval of…
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Board study session: Update on Resolution 20-16 — Equity Work in LBUSD
GovernanceAt a virtual study session on March 25, 2021, the board took study-session item 5.A "Update on Board Resolution 20-16: Equity Work in LBUSD" — the six-month progress check on the equity-work…
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Board approves in-person reopening dates for TK-5 and K-12 self-contained SPED
OperationalAt a special board meeting called for 5:00 PM on September 25, 2020, the LBUSD Board approved two Action Items - Instructional Services: (4.A) "Approval of Reopening Dates for In-Person Learning for…
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U.S. District Court dismisses Perry v. Viloria with prejudice on third try
GovernanceOn September 17, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued the third and final dismissal of Dee Perry's federal civil-rights complaint against Superintendent Viloria…
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Board study session on DRAFT Resolution 20-XX in support of Anti-racist Education (becomes Resolution 20-16)
GovernanceAt a special board study session on September 16, 2020, the board held an open-session study-session discussion on item 3.A "DRAFT Resolution No. 20-XX In support of Anti-racist Education." The…
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Perry v. Viloria federal civil-rights suit noticed on closed-session agenda
GovernanceThe August 31, 2020 special closed-session board meeting noticed as item 3.A: "Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (§ 54956.9) Case No. 8:19-cv-02381-DOC-(JDEx) Dee Perry v Jason…
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Board grants Superintendent emergency powers at COVID-19 emergency meeting
GovernanceAt an emergency board meeting called for 2:00 PM on Friday, March 13, 2020 — the day Governor Newsom's earlier statewide guidance prompted California school districts to close — the LBUSD Board took…
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Trustee Dee Perry files federal §1983 civil-rights complaint against Viloria and four fellow trustees
GovernanceOn December 10, 2019, sitting LBUSD Trustee Dee Perry filed a federal civil-rights complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Southern Division, Santa Ana) as Case…
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Perry alleges board majority created "Subcommittee on Confidential Matters" that excluded her
GovernancePer paragraphs 65–68 of Perry's December 10, 2019 federal complaint, in June 2019 the board majority brought forward "a Resolution to Create a Board Subcommittee on Confidential Matters which would…
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Perry alleges Brown-Act-noncompliant closed meeting; press-comment dispute follows
GovernancePer paragraphs 61–64 of Perry's December 10, 2019 federal complaint, on March 26, 2019 the board convened a closed meeting that the complaint alleges did not satisfy the Brown Act's…
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Perry alleges Viloria stated "You have no right to talk to staff" at board meeting
GovernancePer paragraph 50 of Perry's December 10, 2019 federal complaint, after Perry investigated why the December 11, 2018 annual organizational meeting had not been recorded, Superintendent Viloria…
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Perry alleges Wolff sent unsolicited email to recent LBHS graduate to deter constituent contact
GovernancePer paragraphs 55–58 of Perry's December 10, 2019 federal complaint, on December 21, 2018 Trustee Peggy Wolff sent an unsolicited email from her lbusd.org account to a recent LBHS graduate (then a…
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Annual organizational meeting: board removes Perry as Clerk and denies her rotation to President
GovernanceAt the December 11, 2018 annual organizational meeting — the meeting at which the board elects its president and clerk for the upcoming year per California Education Code §35143 and Board Bylaw 9100…
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Jason Viloria begins as LBUSD superintendent
PersonnelDr. Jason Viloria began as superintendent of Laguna Beach Unified School District on July 1, 2016, succeeding the retiring Sherine Smith. Viloria had most recently served as an associate…