Shape your child's education. Draw the lines!
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1. Why you should participate in redrawing new lines for LAUSD?  Your child matters The success of your child's education depends on many things: good teachers, a safe school The LAUSD has seven districts and seven School Board Members. Each School Board Member represents approximately the same number of people in each district. This ensures that resources are distributed in a fair way across the LAUSD. How districts are drawn allows you to elect a School Board Member that understands the needs of your community The districts are made of communities that have many things in common, such as common income level, common language spoken, where you shop for groceries, and where you send your kids to school, to name only a few examples. How district lines are drawn allows your community to elect a school board member that understands your community needs and works so that your schools get the resources to help your child succeed.
As time goes by the population in each district shifts as people move in and out of town and some districts end up with more people than others. The districts are no longer equal in population. Therefore districts are redrawn every 10 years to make the populations in each district equal again. This process is known as redistricting. Redistricting happens once every 10 years! Guidelines to redistricting
The LAUSD Redistricting Commission will use these guidelines as it draws new district lines.
The Latino community needs your voice The new district lines for the LAUSD must be drawn to allow Latino communities to remain together so that they can elect a candidate of their choice, who will bring resources to their schools. You can help the LAUSD Redistricting Commission draw lines. As a resident of your neighborhood and parent of the LAUSD, you are the expert. Through your participation in the LAUSD redistricting process you can help create districts that will support your child's education and future success. |
environment, a quality school curriculum, access to computers, books and many more resources. The decisions of how your child receives these resources are made by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board Members. Each School Board Member represents an individual district. To find your school board member visit 
2. Anyone and everyone can participate.
You can participate!
Participate in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) redistricting and give your child a chance to a better future. District lines influence the leadership and resources schools receive. School Board Members make important decisions on teacher salaries; textbooks for classrooms; and school maintenance that provides a healthy learning environment. You can participate in redistricting and help shape new district lines that will ensure that your child has access to all of these resources.
You are the expert of your community. The LAUSD Redistricting Commission wants to hear from you! 
Anyone and everyone can participate!
- You can participate in the redistricting process if you live within the LAUSD boundaries.
- You can participate regardless of your immigration status.
- You can participate in your language, language assistance is provided.
- All you have to do is attend a hearing and you can be a voice for your community!
To learn more about how you can participate, contact Clayton Rosa at crosa@naleo.org or (213)747-7606 ext 4451
3. 4 Steps to Making Your Child's Education Count
New district maps of your community determine what resources are distributed to your child's schools. You can shape your child's education through helping draw new lines. New lines are drawn from how you define your community.
1. Get connected!
The NALEO Educational Fund is a nonprofit nonpartisan organization whose mission is to support the participation of Latinos in the LAUSD redistricting process.
• Finding experts in redistricting can help you get more information about your local redistricting process.
2. Get informed and prepare your testimony!
Attend a NALEO Educational Fund training and learn more information
important for the community, how to testify in a public hearing and
review the timeline for the LAUSD redistricting process. Prepare your
redistricting testimony, which describes your community's common
characteristics and your preferences for new district lines.
• Your testimony is your story about your community. You are the expert.
3. Testify!
The LAUSD redistricting commission will hold public hearings to listen to LAUSD parents and community members on how they want district lines drawn.
• You are your child's voice.
4. Spread the word!
Children need a strong voice in the redistricting process. Parents can be that strong voice.
• Bring your friends to a training by NALEO Educational Fund, a public hearing, or have them contact NALEO Educational Fund directly.
For more information
To learn more about how you can participate, contact Clayton Rosa at crosa@naleo.org or (213)747-7606 ext 4451
You can download PDFs of the above information and more in the following links:
- Why you should participate in redrawing new maps for LAUSD
- Anyone and everyone can participate flyer
- 5 Steps to making your child's education count flyer
- Community of Interest Worksheet
- The NALEO Educational Fund's Redistricting Initiative
6. MALDEF-NALEO Proposed Map & Presentation for the LAUSD Redistricting Commission
The NALEO Educational Fund, in collaboration with MALDEF, released a joint proposal of the new district maps for the LAUSD, presented on Friday, February 10 at the LAUSD Redistricting Commission public hearing. This presentation examines current lines and proposes new district maps, taking into consideration the U.S. Constitution, the Federal Voting Rights Act, and respecting communities of interest, in addition to other variables, including but not limited to, attendance boundaries and neighborhood council lines.
Click here for the MALDEF-NALEO Proposed Map & Presentation.