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Laguna Beach Unified board approves budget items, unaudited actuals and CSEA contract; OKs PD and community partnerships
Summary
At its Sept. 12 meeting the board approved the annual GANN limit adjustment, accepted unaudited 2023‑24 actuals, ratified a 2024‑27 CSEA agreement (including a 5% 2024‑25 salary increase) and approved several instructional and partnership agreements including a $38,000 coaching contract and a career‑education MOU.
The Laguna Beach Unified School District board approved multiple business and instructional items at its Sept. 12 meeting, including routine fiscal actions and several contracts intended to expand professional development and community partnerships.
Budget and finance: Business services presented the annual GANN (appropriations) limit calculation and the board approved an increase for 2023‑24 required by statute. The board also accepted the 2023‑24 unaudited actuals; staff reported a positive shift of about $3.5 million in ending fund balance, leaving roughly $4.2 million available for potential one‑time allocations ahead of the first interim report.
Labor agreement: The board ratified the 2024‑27 negotiated agreement with the California School Employees Association (CSEA) Chapter 131, which includes a previously budgeted 5% salary increase for the 2024‑25 school year. The ratification was presented following the required public hearing and statutory disclosures.
Instruction and partnerships: The board approved a proposal with Leverage Learning Group to provide reflective learning walks and coaching at Laguna Beach High School for up to 10 days at $38,000. It also approved a memorandum of understanding with Vital Inc. to support career exploration events (not to exceed $5,000) and a formal, non‑monetary partnership agreement with Laguna College of Art and Design to expand joint programs.
Vote outcomes: Each of the listed items was approved by the board during the meeting (motions carried and roll‑call voting performed on action items).
A quote: On the unaudited actuals, Mr. Dixon summarized the change as "a positive 1, increasing our ending fund balance by a little over $3,500,000," describing that effect as freeing potential one‑time dollars for the coming year.
Ending: Board members asked for continued transparency about the use of one‑time funds and to receive auditors’ findings when the final audit is returned later in the year.
