Los Angeles Unified board meeting, Dec 16, 2025
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- Rocio RivasBoard Vice President
- Scott SchmerelsonBoard President
- Sherlett Hendy NewbillBoard Member
- Kelly GonezBoard Member
- Karla GriegoBoard Member
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Part 2
Los Angeles Unified board selects president on 7-0 vote 7:22
- The board selected its president by a vote of 7 to 0 to serve until the meeting convenes again in December 2026. 7:22
- Board members also said they would keep their committee assignments, and the board kept its representatives to outside organizations. 20:22
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Item by item (8)
- Opening and roll call 0:02
- Selection of board president 1:56
- The superintendent said the order of nominations would be set by the board attorney shuffling cards and that the first person to reach 4 votes would be selected. 1:56
- Kelly Gonez said a person technically did not need to be nominated more than once and also made a nomination for the same board member. 6:04
- The superintendent said there was only one nominee. ~6:35
- The superintendent announced the president was selected by a vote of 7 to 0 to serve until December 2026. 7:22
- Vice president nominations 8:12
- Public comment 11:05
- A speaker at public comment asked why the district was adopting AI programs for students and what evidence showed screen-based instruction was working. 11:43
- A speaker at public comment raised concerns about a charter school ahead of charter renewals and asked for a more thorough investigation and added oversight. 14:12
- A speaker at public comment said board members should listen to parents, students and school personnel and raised school security and LGBTQ content in schools. 16:55
- Vice president vote 19:21
- A staff member called the roll on the vote for vice president. 19:02
- Board committee assignments 19:36
- The presiding officer asked each board member with a committee whether they wanted to keep the same committees. 19:36
- Kelly Gonez said they would continue with the Children and Families in Early Education Committee, and Karla Griego named Special Education and Curriculum and Instruction. 20:22
- Sherlett Hendy Newbill said they would remain part of several committees. 20:56
- Representatives to outside organizations 21:03
- The presiding officer offered to continue as the board representative to the LA County School Trustees Association and the County Committee on District Organization. 21:03
- A staff member said the two positions are linked but must be chosen separately. 21:57
- One board member said they would like to continue as representative to the Council of Great City Schools. 22:29
- After a board member offered to continue as representative to the LA County School Trustees Association, a staff member said there were no objections. 21:03
- Adjournment 22:53
- A staff member said the annual meeting adjourned at 10:41 and the regular meeting would follow. 22:57
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