LBUSD School Board - February 24, 2025

February 24, 2025

Executive Summary

- On February 24, 2025, the Laguna Beach Unified School District Board of Education held a special Governance Workshop at Thurston Middle School. - The board worked with external governance consultants, including attorney Michael Travis from Best, Best and Krieger and Dr. Peggy Lynch from Leadership Associates. - The consultants assisted the board in reviewing and improving their governance practices, with focus on board roles, responsibilities, and existing governance protocols from 2023. - The board voted unanimously to modify their Board Protocol regarding the order of motions and deliberations. - The new procedure establishes that staff presentations and public input must occur before motions are made and discussed, aiming to improve efficiency and transparency of board meetings.

Key Decisions

- Modified Board Protocol #8 (Motions and Deliberations) to establish new order of business: 1. Staff presentation 2. Board member questions to staff 3. Input from the public (if any) 4. Motion 5. Board member discussion/deliberation and vote - Motion passed unanimously (5-0 vote)