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LAUSD Academic Decathlon win goes to Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies

Daily  Breeze 2/25/23

Hundreds of decathletes from 50 high schools, and their parents, friends, teachers and principals attended the awards, joined by LAUSD board members Scott M. Schmerelson, Rocío Rivas and Nick Melvoin, along with Deputy Superintendent of Instruction Dr. Karla V. Estrada and regional superintendents David Baca, Denise Collier and Jose P. Huerta.

LAUSD bond funds safer cafeteria kitchens

Beverly Press, 2/22/23

Board vice president Scott M. Schmerelson said it is important to approve programs that ensure healthy and safe environments while increasing student capacity for learning and success.

“These well-deserved upgrades to our school cafeteria kitchens will assist us in elevating school nutrition with fresh and healthy options,” Schmerelson said. “I thank our local taxpayers for supporting Measure RR and making this possible. It is about time that we improved the mitigation of heat in our cafeterias. Our food service workers deserve better.”