News Archive

As we look ahead to the 2021-2022 school year, I want to express my deepest gratitude and appreciation to all of our families, students, staff, and community members who united together through the pandemic to recharge, renew, and reimagine teaching and learning in LBUSD. I am pleased to share the Power of Laguna Beach Unified has never been stronger.

We hope that you are enjoying some quality time with your family, friends, and loved ones.

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) this week released updated guidance for K-12 schools. The new guidance reflects updates made last week to the K-12 schools’ guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

(Laguna Beach, CA) The Laguna Beach Unified Board of Education has approved a 4% salary increase for all non-temporary employees. It strives to recruit and retain the best professionals in the educational field to serve our students from Transitional Kindergarten (TK) to career.

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. — The Laguna Beach Unified School District Board of Education voted Tuesday unanimously to approve the appointment of Dr. Elisabeth "Betsy" Kannenberg as Director of Assessment and Accountability. Dr. Kannenberg was selected from a candidate pool of highly qualified applicants.

We invited the Laguna Beach Unified stakeholders to view a panel discussion exploring relationships in our community. Panelists included students, teachers, parents, administrators, and superintendent Dr. Viloria. This event was supported by the middle and high school Challenge Success Teams, the LBHS Challenge Success Club and PTA Coffee Talk. To view this webinar visit: https://youtu.be/4G7LIBY4Quw

Laguna Beach Unified School District staff has designated May 10-14 Staff Appreciation Week to celebrate and thank each of our 363 employees as well as our incredible substitutes. 

Thank you so much to the parents who attended our Kindergarten and New Student Orientation on April 20, 2021. It was wonderful to meet you! The orientation has been recorded for the families that could not attend and is posted below. 

Dear Incoming Top of the World Families,

We are excited to welcome you to TOW!  We would like to invite you to attend one of the following webinars to learn more about TOW programs, enrollment and answer any questions you may have. Sessions will be recorded and posted on our website if you are unable to attend.  

Kindergarten and new student registration for the 2021-2022 school year is now open! Please visit the LBUSD Enrollment webpage for further information. 

The District's Career Education program has published new webpages to help students and families explore career readiness, through awareness, exploration, and preparation activities. The Career Education web pages are designed to facilitate career exploration and development for students and their families to engage in together or independently.