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Sheri Morgan

LBUSD Board President (Dec 2025–)

Also known as: Morgan

Longtime Laguna Beach resident elected to the LBUSD Board of Education in November 2024. Previously ran for the board in 2020. Elected Board President at the December 11, 2025 organizational meeting on a 3–2 vote.

Appears in 32 timeline events

  1. Erika Rule's June 2, 2026 op-ed at publicrecordlaguna.com, "LBUSD's Superintendent Shortcut," described the agenda for the June 4, 2026 LBUSD regular board meeting as including an item titled…

    Portrait of Dr. Don Austin Portrait of Manoj Roychowdhury
    Austin, Roychowdhury

  2. At its June 4, 2026 regular meeting (item 12.A), the Board approved, 5-0, a short-duration employment agreement for Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Manoj Roychowdhury to serve as…

    Portrait of Manoj Roychowdhury
    Roychowdhury

  3. 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…

    Portrait of Dr. Don Austin Portrait of Howard Hills Portrait of Dee Perry Portrait of Joan Malczewski
    Austin, Hills, Perry, Malczewski

  4. On June 3, 2026, Erika Rule published "The Questions Behind LBUSD's Sudden Superintendent Transition" at publicrecordlaguna.com and submitted a 45-item California Public Records Act request to the…

    Portrait of Dr. Jason E. Glass Portrait of Dr. Don Austin Portrait of Manoj Roychowdhury
    Glass, Austin, Roychowdhury

  5. On May 14, 2026 — two days after the board's mutual-separation vote with Superintendent Jason Glass — the LBUSD Board of Education announced the appointment of Dr. Don Austin as Superintendent of…

    Portrait of Dr. Don Austin Portrait of Manoj Roychowdhury Portrait of Dr. Jason E. Glass
    Austin, Roychowdhury, Glass

  6. On May 13, 2026 — the day after the board's 3-2 mutual-separation vote with Superintendent Glass and the day before the May 14 special meeting at which Don Austin would be announced as the incoming…

    Portrait of Dr. Jason E. Glass
    Glass

  7. 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…

    Portrait of Howard Hills Portrait of Dee Perry Portrait of Joan Malczewski Portrait of James J. Kelly
    Hills, Perry, Malczewski, Kelly

  8. 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…

    Portrait of Howard Hills Portrait of Dr. Jason E. Glass
    Hills, Glass

  9. 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…

    Portrait of James J. Kelly Portrait of Howard Hills Portrait of Dee Perry Portrait of Joan Malczewski
    Kelly, Hills, Perry, Malczewski

  10. 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…

    Portrait of Howard Hills Portrait of Dee Perry Portrait of Joan Malczewski Portrait of James J. Kelly
    Hills, Perry, Malczewski, Kelly

  11. 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…

    Portrait of Dr. Jason E. Glass Portrait of Howard Hills Portrait of Dee Perry Portrait of Joan Malczewski
    Glass, Hills, Perry, Malczewski

  12. 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,…

    Portrait of Howard Hills Portrait of Dee Perry Portrait of Joan Malczewski Portrait of James J. Kelly
    Hills, Perry, Malczewski, Kelly

  13. 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…

    Portrait of Howard Hills Portrait of James J. Kelly Portrait of Joan Malczewski Portrait of Dee Perry
    Hills, Kelly, Malczewski, Perry

  14. At a December 16, 2025 special meeting, the board unanimously approved absorbing the cumulative healthcare-contribution overpayment from the district's General Fund rather than seek repayment from…

    Portrait of Manoj Roychowdhury Portrait of Dr. Jason E. Glass Portrait of George Weiss
    Roychowdhury, Glass, Weiss

  15. 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…

    Portrait of Dee Perry Portrait of Howard Hills Portrait of Joan Malczewski Portrait of James J. Kelly
    Perry, Hills, Malczewski, Kelly

  16. 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…

    Portrait of Dr. Jason E. Glass Portrait of Howard Hills Portrait of Dee Perry
    Glass, Hills, Perry

  17. 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…

    Portrait of Dr. Jason E. Glass Portrait of Howard Hills Portrait of Dee Perry Portrait of James J. Kelly
    Glass, Hills, Perry, Kelly

  18. 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…

    Portrait of Dr. Jason E. Glass Portrait of Howard Hills Portrait of Dee Perry Portrait of James J. Kelly
    Glass, Hills, Perry, Kelly

  19. 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…

    Portrait of Joan Malczewski Portrait of Howard Hills Portrait of James J. Kelly Portrait of Dee Perry
    Malczewski, Hills, Kelly, Perry

  20. 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…

    Portrait of Jeff Dixon Portrait of Howard Hills Portrait of Dee Perry Portrait of James J. Kelly
    Dixon, Hills, Perry, Kelly

  21. 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…

    Portrait of Jeff Dixon Portrait of Howard Hills Portrait of Dee Perry Portrait of James J. Kelly
    Dixon, Hills, Perry, Kelly

  22. 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…

    Portrait of Jeff Dixon Portrait of Howard Hills Portrait of Dee Perry Portrait of James J. Kelly
    Dixon, Hills, Perry, Kelly

  23. 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…

    Portrait of Dr. JoAnn Culverhouse Portrait of Jeff Dixon Portrait of Dee Perry Portrait of Howard Hills
    Culverhouse, Dixon, Perry, Hills

  24. 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…

    Portrait of Jeff Dixon Portrait of Dr. JoAnn Culverhouse Portrait of Dee Perry Portrait of Howard Hills
    Dixon, Culverhouse, Perry, Hills

  25. 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…

    Portrait of Howard Hills Portrait of Lauren Boeck Portrait of Jan Vickers Portrait of Margaret Mary Warder
    Hills, Boeck, Vickers, Warder

  26. 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…

    Portrait of Howard Hills Portrait of Dee Perry Portrait of James J. Kelly Portrait of Joan Malczewski
    Hills, Perry, Kelly, Malczewski

  27. 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…

    Portrait of Howard Hills Portrait of Jan Vickers Portrait of Lauren Boeck
    Hills, Vickers, Boeck

  28. 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…

    Portrait of Howard Hills Portrait of Jan Vickers Portrait of Lauren Boeck Portrait of Margaret Mary Warder
    Hills, Vickers, Boeck, Warder

  29. At the September 26, 2024 board meeting, Kristen Rose (Foresight Planning & Development Consulting) and Roger Clark (Ruhnau Clark) presented the LBUSD Pool Modernization concept including project…

    Portrait of Jeff Dixon Portrait of Jan Vickers
    Dixon, Vickers, Morris

  30. 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…

    Portrait of Jan Vickers Portrait of Howard Hills Portrait of Lauren Boeck Portrait of Margaret Mary Warder
    Vickers, Hills, Boeck, Warder

  31. The Laguna Beach Independent published a profile of Sheri Morgan announcing her candidacy for the LBUSD Board of Education in the November 2024 election. The article carried Morgan's earliest…

  32. 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.…

    Portrait of Kelly Osborne Portrait of Jan Vickers Portrait of Howard Hills
    Osborne, Vickers, Hills

Campaign advertisement

2024 campaign ad Laguna Beach Independent · 2024-10-08
Sheri Morgan 2024 campaign ad (Laguna Beach Independent, 2024-10-08) — full advertisement

Sheri Morgan 2024 campaign ad (Laguna Beach Independent, 2024-10-08)

  • 11-plank "Committed to" platform: Accountability, Transparency, Collaboration, Oversight, Data Driven Decisions, Fiscal Responsibility, Robust Education, Robust Programs, Our Students, Our Community, Our Voice.
  • "Rebuild Community Partnerships" focal section — School Nutrition Program with local businesses (locally-sourced meals, minimize traffic/congestion) and a 2-person School Board / City Council Joint committee to coordinate community tax dollars.
  • Slogan: "Vote For Change" / "Leadership you can trust · Experience you can count on."
  • Three named endorsers: Chase Benson (LBHS '24, 2023/24 student board member), Merrill Anderson (North Laguna), Trish and Mike Sweeney (Top of the World parents).

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