Every 10 years the nation completes a census, and after each decennial census, Education Code requires that election maps of school districts must be updated to account for changes in population. Redistricting has no impact on existing school attendance boundaries. Data from the nation’s 2020 decennial census was released in August of 2021 (delayed by the pandemic), and Clovis Unified School District then embarked on a process to update its trustee area maps as a result. 

 

Following a public comment period, and discussion at a workshop in November 2021, and at the February 2 and 16th meetings of the Governing Board, on February 16 the Governing Board voted to approve proposed Map 4 and submit it to the Fresno County Committee on School District Organization for consideration and action.  If accepted by the County Committee, the map will become effective for the November 2022 general election.

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Potential maps were developed by a third-party demographer using parameters established by the Governing Board and based in existing district policy, previous trustee area updates, and state law. In no particular order, these include:

To download the existing map of Clovis Unified School District's Trustee Areas visit: visit the Trustee Member web page and scroll to the bottom.

 

Q. Does the census redistricting of trustee areas mean that my child's school of attendance might change?

A. No. The redistricting process is related to how election areas are configured and has no impact on existing school attendance boundaries.

Q. What was the process used to prepare potential trustee area maps for consideration by the Governing Board?

 

A. Data from the nation’s 2020 decennial census was released in August of 2021 (after a pandemic-related delay of several months). On November 17, 2021, the District’s Board conducted a public workshop to discuss the requirements and process for redistricting and adjusting the trustee area boundaries. After that meeting, the District’s third-party demographer developed potential maps for consideration using guiding parameters established by the Governing Board. Following a public comment period and discussion at public meetings on Feb. 2 and Feb. 16, 2022, the Board adopted proposed Map 4. The approved resolution and adopted map will now be submitted to the Fresno County Committee on School District Organization (County Committee) where the County Committee will hold a public hearing and approve or disapprove the adopted map of the redrawn trustee area boundaries. (Education Code § 5019.) The updated map will then become effective for the November 2022 general election.

 

Q. What is the purpose of redrawing trustee area maps after a census?

A.  The decennial census provides important information about population changes. Information about where our community has grown or decreased in size, changes in the demographic makeup of neighborhoods, and other details of how the area served by elected officials has evolved over time.  Updates to trustee area maps after a decennial census allows communities to maintain balanced representation of the population within their neighborhoods.