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Laguna Beach Unified board appoints Jeff Dixon as acting superintendent after revised motion passes
Summary
After public comments urging stability, the Laguna Beach Unified School District board reported a failed 3-2 motion and then unanimously approved a revised motion to appoint Jeff Dixon as acting superintendent pending a permanent hire and to provide mutual support during his service.
The Laguna Beach Unified School District board appointed Jeff Dixon as acting superintendent after a revised closed-session motion passed unanimously, following an earlier 3-2 failed motion on a related appointment. The move came after more than 200 public comments urging the board to select Dixon to provide continuity while the district conducts a search for a permanent superintendent.
Parents, teachers and local volunteers packed the public-comment period to press the board for stability. "I think it just makes sense to have him continue on in that role so that we can really put those efforts into finding that permanent superintendent," said April Kaufman, a Thurston teacher and parent, who…
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