FUEL Statement on the Interim Superintendent and Permanent Superintendent
FUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna
Author Emily Rolfing
- Published:
- 2026-05-14
- Retrieved:
- 2026-05-15
FUEL response to the closed-session Austin appointment, focusing on the timeline of the post-meeting ParentSquare announcement.
Key points
- FUEL Board's May 14, 2026 response to the closed-session appointment of Don Austin as next superintendent and Manoj Roychowdhury as interim.
- Focuses on the timing of the post-meeting ParentSquare press-release distribution; FUEL cites 6:29 PM (documentary record is 6:27 PM).
- Argues the ~37-39-minute window between closed-session adjournment and the fully-produced press-release blast indicates pre-drafting and prior coordination with Austin.
- Raises Brown Act serial-meeting concerns about the closed-session vote process.
- Frames the November 2026 LBUSD board election as the public's recourse on the governance pattern.
Cited by 1 event
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In closed session, the board voted to appoint Manoj Roychowdhury as interim superintendent. Then, in a 3-2 vote, they approved a contract naming Don Austin as the next superintendent of LBUSD, effective July 1.
FUEL Board statement, May 14, 2026.