As President of the LAUSD Board of Education, he chairs all general Board meetings. Board Vice President Rocio Rivas will chair the Committee of the Whole (COW) which includes all members of the Board discussing specific topics in-depth. The Board does not vote on any item at this meeting. Below please find the updates about what happened at the meetings of the Board during this past month. You can find summaries of past Board and Committee meetings here and the LAUSD Board of Education site here.
December 2024
PAST BOARD MEETINGS
The Board of Education held its Annual meeting, which included the Swearing-In Ceremony for Board Members Sherlett Newbill, Board District 1, Scott Schmerelson, Board District 3, and Karla Griego, Board District 5 – You can see a short video here.
Board Member Schmerleson was elected Board President and Board Member Rocio Rivas was elected Board Vice-President. The LA Times covered the meeting in this article (requires subscription). LAist covered the election results (including a short podcast about the swearing in) here and published this explainer about the Board.
Here are two videos of the Board meetings for outgoing Board members Dr. George McKenna and Jackie Goldberg. The LA Times honored their vast contributions in this article (requires subscription).
HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS
Board President Schmerelson had a great time making Gingerbread Houses at Calahan ES, at the Chatsworth Holiday Parade and the Granada Hills Holiday Parade.
Board Member Schmerelson strongly believes that since the Board Member Priority (BMP) funds come from bond measures passed by the voters, every one of his 105 schools should benefit from these investments. We are proud to announce that we have completed the second round of funding for all BD3 schools! To see all the facilities improvements since 2015, click here and the Facilities Upgrades Highlights here.
Board Member Schmerelson takes great pride in ensuring every BD3 school gets his attention and assistance. That’s why he visits every school every year, at least once. This is how he gets a real sense of the learning that’s going on in the classroom and what schools need, which helps him in his policy-making. To see videos of these visits and the specific improvements he’s supported, on a school-by-school basis, click here. You can also visit his YouTube channel here, videos of his school visits here and of the latest school and community visits here.