School Board Redistricting

Director District Boundary Changes Proposed

Affects school board elections only, not schools


The Pullman School Board is comprised of five districts. Board members must reside in the district they serve. Redistricting does NOT affect where a student attends school. Redistricting affects School Board Director Districts ONLY, not attendance areas.


WHAT IS REDISTRICTING?

As required by RCW 29A.76.010, every ten years, after each U.S. Census is completed, school districts must review the boundaries of their board of director districts to ensure equitable geographic representation. Pullman School District is divided into five geographic regions or districts, one for each board seat. Candidates for school board must run for the seat of the director district they live in. By creating five equal director districts, geographic diversity is ensured on the school board. Each position is elected by all district voters, so each of the five directors represents the entire district in their board actions.

In 2021, the district contracted with Sammamish Data Systems to develop a proposal for new director district boundaries based on the latest census data. Since the last realignment of director districts, there has been a shift in population growth. Currently, our director districts vary in population from a low of 6,980 in District 1 to a high of 7,013 in District 3.

The proposed new director district boundaries would balance these populations so that all five districts would have approximately 6,997 residents. 

District

Current Population

Population under the proposal

1st

6,980

6,997

2nd

7,012

6,997

3rd

7,013

6,997

4th

6,996

6,997

5th

6,982

6,997

 

Click the PDF to open the current and proposed maps.

The first reading of the proposal is scheduled for the August 10, 2022 board meeting.  The second reading of the proposal and potential adoption of the proposal is scheduled for the August 24, 2022 board meeting. The board must adopt new director districts by November 2022.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Pullman School District
PUBLIC HEARING
 
WHAT: A public hearing on a proposed school board redistricting plan. Changes based on population adjustments from 2020 census data.
 
WHEN: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at
6:30pm
 
WHERE:
510 NW Greyhound Way 
(Pullman High School) in the Community/Board Room
 
Redistricting Maps -
Click the link to the PDF below

For  more information about the School Board Redistricting process or the public hearing, please contact the Superintendent's Office by phone at (509) 332-3581 or by email at [email protected].