Laurie Lieberman
CA · Vice President, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education
Laurie Lieberman is vice president of the Santa Monica-Malibu school board and an attorney with a UCLA law degree. She backs strong transitional kindergarten and early childhood programs and closing the achievement gap.
Where Laurie Lieberman stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (5 records), Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (3 support · 4 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 support · 4 oppose
Seconded the board's resolution on the citizen "Excellent Santa Monica Public Schools" parcel tax for school funding on the November 2026 ballot. It passed unanimously.
August 6, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted yes on starting layoff notices for district teaching jobs for June 2026, after the board removed four elementary teaching jobs from the cuts. It passed 5-1.
February 19, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Made the motion to put a Malibu schools repair bond on the November 2024 ballot, and voted for a Santa Monica schools bond too. Both passed unanimously.
July 24, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Seconded the motion to start layoff notices for teachers and other credentialed staff for June 2024. It passed 5-2.
February 15, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Seconded the motion ratifying the district's new contract with its teachers union, the Santa Monica-Malibu Classroom Teachers Association. It passed unanimously.
July 21, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Made the motion approving the district's plan for spending federal COVID-19 relief money (ESSER III). It passed unanimously.
October 7, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Seconded the final resolution carrying out teacher layoffs after a judge's review. It passed 4-3.
May 12, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 5 support
Seconded the board's resolution on the citizen "Excellent Santa Monica Public Schools" parcel tax for school funding on the November 2026 ballot. It passed unanimously.
August 6, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
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Made the motion adopting the enVision math curriculum for grades K-8 plus Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II. It passed with one abstention.
May 7, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
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Seconded a resolution declaring climate change a pressing crisis and committing the district to a minimum standard of climate education for students. It passed with one abstention.
November 2, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
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Made the motion approving the district's plan for spending federal COVID-19 relief money (ESSER III). It passed unanimously.
October 7, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
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Made the motion ratifying the teachers union agreement for a full return to in-person school in April 2021, with a distance-learning option kept. It passed unanimously.
April 22, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Made the motion exempting the Franklin Elementary campus rebuild, which included an artificial turf field, from city zoning rules. It passed unanimously.
May 15, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
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Made the motion to put a Malibu schools repair bond on the November 2024 ballot, and voted for a Santa Monica schools bond too. Both passed unanimously.
July 24, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
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Track record — General
General · 9 records
Made the motion to adopt the district's 2026-27 budget. It passed unanimously.
June 23, 2026
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Nominated Alicia Mignano for board president and was elected board vice president for 2026.
December 18, 2025
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Made the motion approving the three agreements with the City of Malibu that set terms for splitting Malibu off into its own school district. It passed 7-0.
December 1, 2025
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Made the motion to put the district's Health and Safety advisory committee on hiatus while the superintendent planned a new advisory group. It passed unanimously.
August 14, 2025
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Seconded a school board resolution supporting Santa Monica's Measure K parking tax increase and its companion advisory Measure PSK. It passed unanimously.
September 11, 2024
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Made the motion approving an amendment to the district's project labor agreement with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties building trades unions for school construction. It passed 5-0.
February 17, 2022
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Made the motion adopting a new district policy on naming school facilities and programs. It passed unanimously.
November 18, 2021
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Made the motion for a board resolution urging Congress to pass HR 763, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. It passed unanimously.
September 17, 2020
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Seconded approval of the district's fall 2020 school reopening plan during the COVID-19 pandemic. It passed unanimously.
July 16, 2020
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Past race Laurie Lieberman ran in:
- Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Member of the Board of Education · November 3, 2026 · Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, California · incumbent