Transcript Proposed Pasadena Charter Language

Proposed Pasadena Charter
Language
Geographic Sub-districting
School Board Election Changes
Reasons For Change
(PUSD Resolution - Geographic Sub-District Elections
November 23, 2010)
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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 1999-2000 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
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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
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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:
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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 703 - 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
Charter Language Changes
• Section 713 – Geographic Sub-Districts
A. Initial Elections
 Seats 1,3,5 and 7 - 2013
 Seats 2,4,6 - 2015
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:
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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
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:
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Socio-Economic
Race, ethnicity, linguistics
“Natural” geographic boundaries
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
Comments/Questions