RANCHO CORDOVA, CA (MPG) - After starting the process of going from at-large voting to by-trustee area elections, the Folsom Cordova Unified School District is now set to update the areas using the available data from the 2020 census.

The FCUSD Board of Education first adopted the resolution to transition to District Based elections on March 12, 2020. Following six public hearings, the process was completed at the June 4, 2020 meeting.

Using this format, there are five trustee areas with each trustee required to live in their designated area and elected only by voters in their area, though they serve the entire district.

Angela Griffin Ankhelyi, Director for Communication and Community Engagement, wrote in a message on December 6, “Data from the United States census forms the basis of how trustee area boundaries will be drawn. Every ten years, after the U.S. Census data is released, school districts are required to evaluate whether their current trustee areas have approximately equal populations using the new census data. In June of 2020, the available census data was from 2010. With the newly released 2020 Census data, FCUSD has begun the process of evaluating each of its trustee areas for population balance."

The need for an updated map stems from the rule that the difference in the largest populated area to the smallest populated area can’t exceed 10%. Based on the 2020 census data, the differential is 22.3%, Angela Griffin Ankhelyi wrote.

The next regularly scheduled board meeting is January 20 when the board will consider input and map possibilities. If the map isn’t adopted at this meeting, the process could continue at board meetings on February 3 and 17. The map needs to be approved no later than February 28, 2022 before being sent to the County Superintendent of Schools and the County Registrar of Voters, according to the District website.

The new map will be used for the election on November 8, 2022.

A complete timeline and proposed trustee area maps can be found at https://www.fcusd.org/TrusteeRedistricting.

Current Trustees and Terms

Area 1: Josh Hoover (2022)

Area 2: Tim Hooey (2024)

Area 3: David Reid (2022)

Area 4: Chris Clark (2024)

Area 5: Ed Short (2022)