§ 35540 School District Boundary Alignment

Key Takeaways

•High school districts and unified school districts must cover the exact same area as the smaller school districts inside them.
•This means if a small school district is part of a bigger one, the bigger one can't leave any part of the small one out.
•The rule makes sure all the smaller school areas fit perfectly inside the bigger school area, like puzzle pieces.

Example

Imagine there is a small elementary school district called Sunnyvale. Sunnyvale is supposed to be part of a bigger high school district called Big Valley.

Big Valley must include every part of Sunnyvale. It can't leave out a neighborhood or a street. If Sunnyvale has a school on Maple Street, Big Valley's area must cover Maple Street too.

The boundaries of each high school district and unified school district shall be coextensive with the boundaries of the component districts, as defined in Section 35515, included within it. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 301, Sec. 2. (SB 1057) Effective January 1, 2023.)

Key Takeaways

•High school districts and unified school districts must cover the exact same area as the smaller school districts inside them.
•This means if a small school district is part of a bigger one, the bigger one can't leave any part of the small one out.
•The rule makes sure all the smaller school areas fit perfectly inside the bigger school area, like puzzle pieces.

Example

Imagine there is a small elementary school district called Sunnyvale. Sunnyvale is supposed to be part of a bigger high school district called Big Valley.

Big Valley must include every part of Sunnyvale. It can't leave out a neighborhood or a street. If Sunnyvale has a school on Maple Street, Big Valley's area must cover Maple Street too.

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§ 35540 School District Boundary Alignment

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