New LAUSD board members are sworn in

LAUSD board members and staff give a standing ovation to outgoing LAUSD Supt. Ramon C. Cortines during the annual meeting at LAUSD headquarters.

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July 1, 2015 6:37 PM PT

Newly elected LAUSD board member Ref Rodriguez greets outgoing Supt. Ramon C. Cortines before the annual meeting.

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Steven Zimmer is elected by fellow board members as president of the Board of Education during the annual meeting at LAUSD headquarters.

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New board members Ref Rodriguez, second from left, and Scott Mark Schmerelson, center, pose with three other board members.

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Outgoing LAUSD Superintendent Ramon C. Cortines acknowledges a standing ovation before the oath of office ceremony.

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Newly elected L.A. Board of Education member Ref Rodriguez, center, shakes hands with LAUSD officials after a swearing-in ceremony.

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Newly elected Los Angeles Board of Education member Scott Mark Schmerelson takes the oath during a swearing-in ceremony at the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center gymnasium Wednesday, July 1, 2015.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)