MARGUERITE POINDEXTER LAMOTTE passed away this morning, Thursday, December 5, 2013. AALA offers our deepest sympathy to Ms. LaMotte’s family. An iconic figure in LAUSD, she was elected to represent District 1 of the Board of Education in 2003 and was reelected twice. Ms. LaMotte was an educator and advocate for children all of her adult life, serving LAUSD for many years as a teacher, principal and Director of Secondary Instruction. She