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Laguna Beach board reviews roles, bylaws and votes to change meeting protocol
Summary
At a Feb. 24 governance workshop facilitated by Leadership Associates and counsel from Best Best & Krieger, the Laguna Beach Unified School District board reviewed Education Code duties and voted to amend protocol number 8 to require staff presentation and board questions before public input and formal motions.
The Laguna Beach Unified School District board spent much of its Feb. 24 governance workshop reviewing legal duties, meeting norms and the board–superintendent relationship before approving a change to how agenda items will be presented and deliberated.
Facilitators from Leadership Associates and the law firm Best Best & Krieger walked trustees through the statutory foundations of K–12 governance and urged development of shared norms. Michael Travis, who practices education law in Orange County, emphasized that “the board acts as a whole” and that the board’s authority is ultimate but often practically delegated to a superintendent to run…
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