New LAUSD board members are sworn in

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

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

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

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

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

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.