Trustee Zone Project

deadlines for trustee zones

The deadline for districts to redraw trustee boundaries is before March 1, 2022, which means the deadline is February 28, 2022. Below are the Education Code sections that outline this information:

5019.5.

(a) Following each decennial federal census, and using population figures as validated by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance as a basis, the governing board of each school district or community college district in which trustee areas have been established, and in which each trustee is elected by the residents of the area the trustee represents, shall adjust the boundaries of any or all of the trustee areas of the district so that one or both of the following conditions is satisfied:

(1) The population of each area is, as nearly as may be, the same proportion of the total population of the district as the ratio that the number of governing board members elected from the area bears to the total number of members of the governing board.

(2) The population of each area is, as nearly as may be, the same proportion of the total population of the district as each of the other areas.

(b) The boundaries of the trustee areas shall be adjusted by the governing board of each school district or community college district, in accordance with subdivision (a), before the first day of March of the year following the year in which the results of each decennial census are released. If the governing board fails to adjust the boundaries before the first day of March of the year following the year in which the results of each decennial census are released, the county committee on school district organization shall do so before the 30th day of April of the same year.

The governing board of the school district or community college district shall reimburse all reasonable costs incurred by a county committee in adjusting the boundaries pursuant to this subdivision.

(c) Except to the extent that the adjustment of trustee area boundaries is necessary for the purposes set forth in this section, the authority to establish or abolish trustee areas, rearrange the boundaries of trustee areas, increase or decrease the number of members of the governing board, or adopt any method of electing governing board members may be exercised only as otherwise provided under this article.

Trustee zone map chosen by board on january 10, 2022

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This map meets the variance criteria. It represents a balanced and meaningful trustee zone based on 2020 US Census data. This map moved forward for consideration by the Board of Trustees for the January 10, 2022 meeting. This map was chosen by the Board of Trustees for the MVSD Trustee Zones beginning with the November 2022 election. This has been forwarded to the San Bernardino County Committee on School District Organization.

maps that were considered by the board of trustees

Map 1 meets the variance criteria. It represents a balanced and meaningful trustee zone based on 2020 US Census data. This map moved forward for consideration by the Board of Trustees for the January 10, 2022 meeting. The map was not chosen due to the zone's irregular shape for trustee zone 4 and the division of communities.

Map 2 was not brought forward by the Board of Trustees due to the odd configuration of Trustee Zone 5.

Map 3 meets the variance criteria. It represents a balanced and meaningful trustee zone based on 2020 US Census data. This map moved forward for consideration by the Board of Trustees for the January 10, 2022 meeting. This map was chosen by the Board of Trustees for the MVSD Trustee Zones beginning with the November 2022 election. This has been forwarded to the San Bernardino County Committee on School District Organization.

Map 4 was not brought forward by the Board of Trustees due to the odd configuration of Trustee Zones 1 and 4. There was a particular concern about the splitting of neighborhoods, communities and regions.

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The Trustee Zone Project began in September 2021.

We completed this project on April 13, 2022 when the San Bernardino County Committee voted to approve our plan for a By Trustee election system for our Board of Trustees.

map actions

Sept 13

The Board reviewed the first set of proposed maps including the existing at large districtwide map and the map of known regions.

Oct 12

The Board reviewed a refinement of maps including communities, natural boundaries and received more information on census data blocks that would help determine conceptual maps for consideration.

Nov 8

Revised maps are reviewed by the Board. The four map scenarios represent balanced populations based on the 2020 US Census. The four conceptual map scenarios also indicate location of current trustees as well as school locations as of 2022.

DEC 13

The Board conducted a Public Hearing on the conceptual map scenarios. The Board asked questions related to the pros and cons of each of the scenarios. The Board narrowed the map scenarios for four to two maps. The two maps will be reviewed again before they will be brought forward at the January meeting for Public Hearing and a Board Vote.

Jan 3

Notifications for Public Hearing Number 3 posted along with the two proposed trustee zone maps.

Jan 5

Updates made to Trustee Zone Webpage to reflect the two maps the Board of Trustees are considering and the demographic information for each map.

Jan 10

The Board of Trustees voted to approve Map #3 as the Trustee Zone Map that supports the change from at large to trustee zone elections.

April 13

SB County Committee on School District Organization met and approved MVSD's methods and plan for Trustee Zone Elections beginning with the November 2022 General Election.

Seats Available in the November 2022 General Election are:

Zone 1

Zone 3

Zone 5