It is
the responsibility of the Board of Directors to establish the boundaries of the
internal director districts of the school district, and to redistrict the
director districts as necessary.
The
Board of Directors, with the assistance of the administration, the ESD and the
State Redistricting Commission, shall develop a plan of proposed director
districts within eight months of any of the following events:
1.
Receipt
of federal decennial census data;
2.
Consolidation
of the district with one or more other districts;
3.
Transfer
of territory to or from the district;
4.
Annexation
of territory to or from the district; or
5.
Approval
by a majority of the district's voters of a proposal to divide the district
into director districts.
The plan
of proposed director districts shall meet the following criteria:
1. The districts shall be as nearly
as possible equal in population;
2. The districts shall be as compact
as possible and consist of geographically contiguous area;
3. The districts shall not favor or
disfavor any racial group or political party; and
4. The districts shall as much as
possible coincide with natural boundaries and existing communities.
At
least one week before the Board of Directors considers adoption of the plan of
director districts, the Board shall hold a public hearing on the plan.
Within
thirty days of adoption of the plan of director districts, the legal
descriptions and maps depicting the director districts shall be submitted to
the county auditor. If the plan is submitted after the fourth Monday in June of
an odd-numbered year, the plan will not take effect until the following year.
Any
registered voter in the district may challenge the plan within 45 days of its
adoption by requesting that the superior court review the plan for compliance
with the four criteria listed above.
Legal References: RCW 29.76.010 Redistricting
by counties, municipal corporations, and special purpose districts
RCW 28A.343.030 Directors'
districts in certain school districts — Election to authorize division in
school districts not already divided into director districts
RCW 28A.343.040 Division
or redivision of district into director districts
Adoption Date: January
2005
Revised: September 2006