About A Public Record for Laguna Schools
Independent reporting, public records, and community-focused analysis of the Laguna Beach Unified School District.
A Public Record for Laguna Schools helps parents, staff, residents, and voters understand what is happening in Laguna Beach schools, with not only what decisions are being made, but how they are being made, what the public record shows, and why those decisions matter.
What you’ll find here
Important information about LBUSD is often scattered across meeting agendas, district communications, contracts, public comments, news coverage, public records, and hours of board meetings.
This publication brings those pieces together through reporting, analysis, timelines, document reviews, and commentary focused on:
School board governance and conduct
District leadership and superintendent oversight
Transparency and public participation
Budgets, contracts, facilities, and public spending
Staff, student, and family concerns
Elections and the decisions shaping the future of LBUSD
My goal is to create a clear and useful lexicon so community members can understand the context, follow the facts, and reach their own conclusions.
About me
My name is Erika Hennon Rule, and I am a Laguna Beach parent and community member.
I began following LBUSD governance more closely after realizing how difficult it could be to piece together the full story behind major district decisions. This publication grew from that work and from my belief that our community deserves information that is accessible, documented, and placed in context.
I believe criticism should be supported by evidence, primary documents should be linked whenever possible, and people should be represented fairly.
Independent and community-focused
A Public Record for Laguna Schools is independently published and is not affiliated with LBUSD, the Board of Education, a political campaign, a candidate, a district employee, or any organization.
The purpose is not to manufacture outrage or treat every disagreement as a scandal, but to ask necessary questions, examine how public decisions are made, and preserve information that might otherwise be difficult for the community to find.
Accuracy and corrections
I work to report information accurately and fairly. When a substantive error is identified, the original article will be corrected and clearly updated.
Questions, corrections, public records, documents, and story ideas are welcome. Send a message through Substack:
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A Public Record for Laguna Schools provides independent, community-focused coverage of LBUSD, making district decisions, public records, board actions, and important issues easier to understand and follow.
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I am deeply grateful to everyone who reads, shares, subscribes, sends information, or supports this work in any way.
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What’s Going On in LBUSD? Start Here.
Updated June 15, 2026: Since the May update, that transition has moved from announcement to reality. Dr. Glass has concluded his service; the Board has moved forward with new leadership; and the district is now in a period of significant transition heading into the November election.
