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
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Population under the proposal
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1st
|
6,980
|
6,997
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2nd
|
7,012
|
6,997
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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.