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The Laguna Beach Unified Board of Education recently mulled a letter reminding employees that district policy bars them fom talking with board members.
Laguna Beach USD launches plan to shore-up student achievement after COVID-19 By Breeana Greenberg, Special to the Independent The Laguna Beach Unified School District has developed a plan to accelerate learning after some parents aired concerns about a slump in student achievement amidst online and hybrid learning. Chad Mabery, assistant superintendent of instructional services, recently briefed the school board on an 18-month plan “based on a lot of the things we’ve seen this last year in the pandemic.” The plan takes on four forms: assessment of student learning, in-class support a...
It’s been tough for students this year. With schools closing in March and remaining that way through much of the rest of the calendar year, parents, teachers and students have grappled with what is the best way to learn in the midst of a pandemic and how to bring kids back into classrooms safely. But, in spite of the obstacles, people have found ways to still celebrate the accomplishments of their children this year. Here are some of the top stories in education in Orange County in 2020: Corona del Mar High School was closed, along with all other Newport-Mesa Unified School District campus...
Laguna Beach Local News Laguna Beach Unified Board President Carol Normandin. Photo courtesy of LBUSD Carol Normandin was elected by a majority of fellow board members on Thursday as the next president of the Laguna Beach Unified School District Board of Education. As the immediate former board clerk, Normandin was next in line to succeed Peggy Wolff. The president is charged with leading board meetings and serving as the spokesperson for the school board on policy matters. “I am honored to be nominated again for President by my Board peers for the second year in a row,” Normandin wrote i...