Joan Malczewski

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, Hills, Perry

Tom Johnson's May 29, 2026 Fair Game column in Stu News Laguna reported three declared candidates for the three LBUSD Board of Education seats up for election in November 2026: incumbent board member…

Sheik-Sadhal, Smith

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, Hills, Perry, 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…

Hills

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, Hills, Kelly

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, Hills, Perry, Kelly

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, Hills, Perry

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…

Hills, Morgan, Perry, 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, Hills, Perry

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, Hills, Perry, 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…

Hills, Morgan, Kelly, 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…

Hills, 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, Hills, Kelly

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, Hills

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, Hills, Perry

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, Hills, Perry

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…

Hills, 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…

Hills

Per 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…

Viloria

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, Hills, Perry

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, Hills, Perry

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, Hills, Perry

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, Hills

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, Hills, Perry, Kelly

Three days after the November 5, 2024 election, the LBUSD board held a 55-minute special closed-session meeting (called to order 4:01 PM, adjourned 4:56 PM). The only noticed closed-session item was…

Vickers

For the November 2022 election cycle, only three candidates filed for the three open LBUSD Board of Education seats, so no election was held. Dee Perry, James J. Kelly, and Joan Malczewski took the…

Perry, Kelly, Normandin