Proposed Pasadena Charter Language Geographic Sub-districting School Board Election Changes

Reasons For Change (PUSD Resolution - Geographic Sub-District Elections November 23, 2010) Greater access to public elected Board Members Smaller constituent base – Easier interaction Higher level of public interest in education Lower cost for candidates Lower election costs for School District Avoidance of potential costly litigation

PUSD Districting Taskforce “Review the Charter Amendment proposal (Measure BB) for sub-geographic district elections of PUSD Board Members, and determine what changes are necessary in order to forward to the voters.” “Determine, through the use of 2010 Census data and receiving community input, the geographic regions for the seven seats for PUSD Board of Education, ensuring compliance with the State and Federal Voting Rights Act provisions.”

Taskforce Members/Staff Ken Chawkins, Chair Richard Moon, Vice Chair Pixie Boyden, Member Bernardean Broadous, Member Khatchik “Chris” Chahinian, Member Dr. Victor Gonzalez, Member Roberta Martinez, Member Bart Doyle, Member Diana Peterson-More, Member Dr. John Pappalardo, PUSD Staff Mark Jomsky, City of Pasadena Staff Dale Gronemeier, Legal Consultant Douglas Johnson/David Ely, Mapping Consultants Victor Griego, Community Outreach Consultant

PUSD Districting Taskforce Educate, Deliberate and Decide Eleven Meetings of the Taskforce: ▫June 29 – PUSD Board Room ▫July 13 – PUSD Board Room ▫July 27 – Business Tech. Center, Altadena ▫August 10 - PUSD Board Room ▫August 24 – Sierra Madre City Hall, Sierra Madre ▫September 6 – Armenian Community Center, Pasadena ▫September 20 – Villa Park Community Center, Pasadena ▫October 4 – Pasadena Senior Center, Pasadena ▫October 18 –Robinson Park Center ▫November 1 – Loma Alta Elementary School ▫November 15 – Blair High School

Charter Language Changes ( Unanimous vote by Task Force – 9/20) Section 701 – Establishment of a Board of Education ▫Adds language that the Board is “elected by geographic sub-district ” Section Election ▫Candidates must live in the appropriate geographic sub-district ▫Qualified voters in the sub-district may vote in the election Section 704 – Nominating Petition ▫Changes the number of petition signatures for office from 100 to 25

Charter Language Changes Section 705 – Eligibility ▫Each Board Member must live in the geographic sub-district to which they are elected Section 706 – Election at the Primary and Ballots for General Election ▫Run offs also held within each geographic sub-district when needed

Section 713 – Geographic Sub-Districts A. Initial Elections  Seats 1,3,5 and  Seats 2,4, B. Redistricting timing ( Districting in PUSD’s case)  After each decennial census  Any other time 2/3 of the Board decides sufficient population change has occurred to justify updating the lines Charter Language Changes

Section 713 – Geographic Sub-Districts (cont.) C. Requires a districting Commission be named following each Census:  3 Pasadena residents named by Pasadena City Council  3 school district residents named by School Board (Not Board Members)  2 residents of Altadena named by County Supervisor  1 resident of City of Sierra Madre named by City Council Charter Language Changes

Section 713 – Geographic Sub-Districts (Cont.) D. Districting Commission shall hold at least one public hearing E. Final enactment by one of three methods:  Board adopts Commission proposal;  Board amends Commission plan by two-thirds vote and adopts amended plan;  If Board does not act, Commission plan automatically takes effect post 60 days F. Districting shall not impact an existing Board member’s current term G. The Board of Education determines geographic sub-district of any territory annexed Charter Language Changes

Districting Criteria/Guidelines On November 15, 2011, the Districting Taskforce adopted four criteria to assist them in developing geographic sub-district maps of School Board Member representation for PUSD: 1.Socio-Economic 2.Race, ethnicity, linguistics 3.“Natural” geographic boundaries 4.School attendance zones, locations, and attendance patterns

Next Steps Educate Task Force on mapping dynamics Aggressive outreach to communities across PUSD Deliberate with the community for most representative maps Receive approval on the Charter Amendment from the City in February 2012 Decide/Present recommendation of new districts to the PUSD Board Target Date for Proposed Maps: Early March

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