Redistricting 2024

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Hold Public Outreach Meetings	Present Initial Draft Map Options	Utilize Public Input to Develop Map Options	Discuss Maps & Develop Election Sequence	Approve Final Map & Election Sequence - Submit for Approval

BUSD Redistricting Flyer - English

BUSD Redistricting Flyer - Spanish

Bellflower Unified School District’s Board of Trustees are currently elected in At-large elections. At-large elections are those in which all the voters of the entire jurisdiction elect all the members to the governing board. Under a By-Trustee Area election system, the District is divided into geographic areas - Trustee Areas – and a Board Member residing in each Trustee Area is elected by the registered voters who live in that Trustee Area.

The California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) of 2001 states that “An at-large method of election may not be imposed or applied in a manner that impairs the ability of a protected class to elect candidates of its choice or its ability to influence the outcome of an election.” A protected class is defined as a class of voters who are “members of a race, color, or language minority group.” 

Adopting a “By-Trustee Area” election system ensures that our District is compliant with the California Voting Rights Act and protects the District against the threat of costly litigation.

The Board has approved a Resolution to begin a study to determine the necessity of changing election methods and will facilitate the drawing of “By-Trustee Area” options that comply with the CVRA.

Throughout the process, the Board will conduct five public hearings to receive community feedback on the proposed “By-Trustee Areas.” Two public hearings will be held before the release of draft maps, and at these hearings community partners will be asked to provide input on potential “communities of interest” to follow when shaping draft “By-Trustee Area” maps.

(Please note that this transition does not change attendance boundaries for students/schools, it only changes the Trustee Areas for election purposes.)

All public meetings will be held in the Bellflower Unified School District Board Room at 16703 Clark Ave., Bellflower, CA  90706.

April 11, 2024 - Hearing #1

April 12, 2024 - Hearing #2

April 25, 2024 - Hearing #3

May 9, 2024 - Hearing #4

May 23, 2024 - Hearing #5

The purpose of the public hearing is to receive public input on draft Trustee election area maps pursuant to Elections Code section 10010. Draft maps and supporting materials will be available for public inspection in the District Office at 16703 S. Clark Ave., Bellflower, California 90706, or by visiting the District website at www.busd.k12.ca.us, preceding the meeting date. All interested parties are invited to attend the public hearing(s) and express opinions or submit information. The public hearing may be continued from time to time, as necessary, by giving notice at the aforementioned hearing.

If a person wishes to challenge, in court, any action the Board may take regarding the subject matter of the public hearing, then that person may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the subject public hearing or in written correspondence timely delivered to the District at, or prior to, the public hearing. By order of the Board of Education of the Bellflower Unified School District, County of Los Angeles, State of California

Online Mapping Tool: DRA (“Dave’s Redistricting App) is a simple online map drawing tool to easily draw neighborhoods or communities of interest, and create and submit proposed trustee area maps.

Link to online tool – blank 5-trustee area map

Use the resources below, including a step-by-step “How To Guide” and video tutorials to learn how DRA works.

PDF “How To Guide”

Video tutorials (YouTube):

• Short Introduction to DRA
• In-Depth Tutorial on DRA Online

Quick Instructions:

• On the main website, register to create a user account to draw a district map.
• Once you have made an account, you can access the blank Bellflower Unified template (be patient – the DRA site is slow to load and may give a quick error message before loading). Then click the paintbrush icon to “Make an editable copy of this map.”
• Once you have drawn your map, please email a link to map and the plan name that you published to publiccomment@busd.k12.ca.us (the District will not know you have drawn it and will be unable to include it in their deliberations unless you send the link to that email address).

Submit maps to publiccomment@busd.k12.ca.us.  After you submit your map, the demographic consultants will generate the population and other demographic details for your proposed map. Maps can be viewed on the Draft Maps page or on the Interactive Review Map.  

It is helpful if you submit written comments with your map describing how your map was drawn to meet the required criteria. An example of this would be describing the specific neighborhoods or communities of interest that are kept within a single trustee area.

Interactive Review Map: allows you to review, analyze, and compare maps, not to create them. Zoom in and out on map boundaries, search for addresses and other locations. Draft maps will be added when available. Similar to Google Maps in ease of use. 

Below is the election sequencing schedule(s) for each proposed trustee area (TA ) map.

April 12, 2024

Community participation in creating redistricting maps ensures a democratic and equitable representation for all Bellflower Unified School District residents.  Please use either of the links below to create a map for consideration in the redistricting process of Bellflower Unified School District.  You can submit your maps to publiccomment@busd.k12.ca.us.

ARCGIS Mapping Tool

Dave's Redistricting

May 7, 2024

Elections Code 21130(b) Report

June 5, 2024

County Committee Public Hearing Agenda

County Committee Special Meeting Agenda

Inquiries and comments can be sent to publiccomment@busd.k12.ca.us.

Trustee Area Map 113