Laguna Beach Board Governance Meeting - April 23, 2026 (Open Session)

April 23, 2026

Executive Summary

- The Laguna Beach Unified School District Board of Education held a governance-focused meeting on April 23, 2026, at Thurston Middle School, addressing inter-district transfer expansion, bond communications planning, and governance committee structure. - The Board received a continuation presentation from Superintendent Dr. Jason Glass on expanding inter-district transfer eligibility to children of employees from designated community partner organizations (city employees, water districts, Laguna College of Art and Design) to address declining enrollment projected to drop from approximately 818 students at Laguna Beach High School to roughly 600 students over the next decade. - The Board voted 5-0 (with student provisional vote) to approve a $39,800 agreement with Team Civics to provide consulting services for potential bond measure communications and ballot language development for the November 2026 election. - The Board voted 3-2 (Morgan, Hills, Perry yes; Malchesky, Kelly no) to revise the ad hoc governance committee structure, removing restrictions on written communication and clarifying the committee's role as advisory with recommendations subject to full board approval. - Pub

Key Decisions

- Approved agreement with Team Civics for bond measure consulting services in the amount of $39,800 by vote of 5-0 (with student provisional vote of yes). - Revised the ad hoc governance committee structure by vote of 3-2 (Morgan, Hills, Perry yes; Malchesky, Kelly no), superseding the previous committee resolution with a document that removes restrictions on written communication and clarifies advisory role. - No action taken on inter-district transfer expansion proposal; board provided input and direction for staff to continue development of proposal. - Appointed Trustee Howard Hills and Stu