Laguna Beach School Board Meeting May 12, 2026 (Closed Session)

May 12, 2026

Executive Summary

- The Laguna Beach Unified School District Board of Education held a special closed session meeting on May 12, 2026, with a budget study session scheduled to follow at 3:30 PM. - The meeting was called to order by the Board Chair/President with four board members present (Clerk Perry, Member Hills, Member Kelly, and President Morgan), with Member Malcheski not yet arrived. - Seven community members provided public comments during the pre-closed session period, with speakers limited to three minutes each. - All public comments focused on the potential termination or discipline of Superintendent Dr. Jason Glass, expressing strong community support for his leadership and criticizing the board majority for lack of transparency and repeated closed sessions. - Multiple speakers specifically addressed Member Dee Perry as the potential deciding vote, urging accountability and warning of long-term damage to the district from leadership instability. - One speaker, Gary Kasich, defended the confidentiality of closed sessions and expressed concern about leaks of confidential information to the public. - The board unanimously approved the agenda and adjourned to closed session to discuss public

Key Decisions

- The board unanimously approved the meeting agenda. - The board unanimously approved the motion to adjourn to closed session to discuss employment, discipline, dismissal, or release pursuant to Government Code Section 54957. - No public decisions were made during the open session portion of this meeting; substantive actions occurred in closed session (content not available in this transcript).