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{l} The nine HISD Trustee Districts 1'1111 be or substantially equal population and, In no event, exceed a ten percent top to bottom deviation.

(2) The new HISD Trustee Districts should be contiguous and reasonably compact.

(3) The new HISD Redistricting Plan wm be based, to the extent possible, on the existing trustee district composition.

(4) Where possible, HISD will use easily Identifiable geographic boundaries as district boundaries.

(5) The HISD Redistricting Plan will seek to maintain communities of Interest In a single district and avoiding splitting neighborhoods when drawing district Hnes.

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(6) The HISD Redistricting Plan 1'1111 use whole county voting precincts, whenever possible, to draw trustee districts.

{7l The new HISD RedlstrlcUng Plan will adhere to the Voting Rights Act and avoid retroqresston In the position of racial, ethnic and language minorities with respect to the efrective exercise of their rIg ht to vote.

(8) The HISD Redistricting plan 1'1111 adhere to the Equal Protection Clause and will not use race as the predominate factor In developing the pian.

(9) Recognizing the value or Incumbent-constituency relations, the new HISD Redlstrlctlng Plan will seek to keep existing trustees In their exlstln 9 districts.

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Office of Board of Education

Board of Education Special Meeting of May 19, 2011

Paula Harris, President

SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION ACCEPTING DRAFT PLAN FOR REDISTRICTING OF HISD BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE DISTRICTS AND CONFIRMATION OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

Federal law requires that election districts for governmental officials who act in a representative capacity have approximately equal populations. With the completion of the 2010 Census, HISD must analyze and adjust trustee district boundaries to comply with federal law. Redistricting must be done in compliance with the Voting Rights Act and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.

To achieve a successful redistricting process, the District has retained legal counsel and a demographer. HISD has also adopted a set of Priorities and Principals to guide the redistricting process. After reviewing statistical data related to HISD and conferring with individual trustees, a draft redistricting plan has been put forth. The draft or preliminary plan is intended to serve as the starting point for receiving public input regarding redistricting and HISO's Trustee Districts. Public hearings will be held to solicit comments from the public.

The following resolution accepts the draft plan for redistricting of the HISD Trustee Districts and schedules four public hearings to be held to receive comments from the public. No action will be taken toward adopting a redistricting plan until public comment is received and the Board of Trustees formulates a Final Redistricting

Plan. '

A copy of the resolution is attached hereto.

COST/FUNDING SOURCES: None

STAFFING IMPLICATIONS: None

ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS/IMPACT: This agenda item supports HISO Goal 5:

Improve Public Support and Confidence in Schools and aligns with Core Initiative 5:

Culture of Trust through Action

THIS ITEM DOES NOT REQUIRE CONSULTATION.

THIS ITEM DOES NOT ESTABLISH, MODIFY, OR DELETE BOARD POLICY

Resolution Accepting Draft Plan For Redistricting Of HISD Board Of Education Trustee Districts and Confirmation of Public Hearings

WHEREAS, the Houston Independent School District Board of Education ethe Board") is in the process of drawing new lines for its nine Trustee Districts based on 2010 Census data; and

WHEREAS, the Board has engaged legal counsel and consultants to assist in the redistricting process; and

WHEREAS, the Board has received reports and presentations from its legal counsel and consultants on a redistricting plan as authorized by the Board; and

WHEREAS, after making such reports and presentations to the Board, legal counsel and consultants have presented the Board with a draft plan for redrawing the nine Trustee Districts as described in Exhibit A hereto; and

WHEREAS, the Board has proposed and presented a schedule of four public hearings to be held for the purpose of presenting and receiving public comment on the draft redistricting plan, at the dates, times and locations as described in Exhibit B hereto; and

WHEREAS, formal notice of the foul' hearings will be made by publication; IT IS THEREFORE

RESOLVED that the Board hereby accepts the draft redistricting plan as prepared and presented by its legal counsel and consultants; and

RESOLVED FURTHER that such draft redistricting plan shall be presented to the public for comment at four public hearings; and

RESOLVED FURTHER that public hearings shall be held at the dates, times and locations as described in Exhibit B hereto in order to receive public comment and input on the draft redistricting plan.

PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this __ day of May, 2011.

Attest:

Paula M. Harris

President, Board of Education

Carol M. Galloway

Secretary, Board of Education

EXHIBITB

~"PUBLIC HEARINGS

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The Board of Education of the Houston Independent School District will conduct public hearings on redistricting of its Trustee Districts at the following locations and times:

Thursday, May 26, 2011 7:00p.m.

Buchanan Grimes Elementary School 9220 Jutland, Houston (77033)

Wednesday, June 1,2011 7:00 p.m.

Barbara Jordan High School for Careers 5800 Eastex Freeway, Houston (77026)

Tuesday, June 7, 2011 7:00 p.m.

Cesar E. Chavez High School

8501 Howard Drive, Houston (77017)

Thursday, June 9, 2011 4:00 p.m.

HISD- Hattie M. White Administration Bldg.

4400 West 18th Street, Houston (77092)

The hearings are part of a district-wide effort to gain public input into the process of redrawing the nine Trustee Districts as a result of the 2010 census. A quorum of the Board mayor may not be present at any particular hearing, location, or time, Public comment is welcomed and solicited, Maps of the current boundaries, proposed redistricting plan and 2010 census data will be available at the hearings and may be obtained by contacting HISD Board Services at 713-556-6010, 4400 West 18th Street, Houston, Texas 77092 or by visiting the Houston Independent School District's website at www.houstonisd.ol'g

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