Director District Boundary Changes Proposed
Affects school board elections only, not school boundaries.
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. Marysville School District is divided into five geographic regions or districts, one for each board seat. Candidates for school boards 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.
These boundaries are completely unrelated to school attendance boundaries: this process will not change any neighborhood school boundaries.
In May 2022, 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 in some areas. Currently, our director districts vary in population from a low of 14,405 in District 1 to a high of 16,466 in District 2.
The proposed new director district boundaries would balance these populations so that all five
would have approximately 15,000 residents.
Under the new proposal, the District’s director district area populations would be as follows:
districts would have approximately 15,000 residents.
Under the new proposal, the District’s director district area populations would be as follows:
A presentation and public hearing on this proposal will be held at the October 17, 2022 school board meeting at 5:30 pm.
Current and proposed maps are also available on the district website at www.msd25.org/redistricting. The first reading of the proposal was held at the October 3, 2022 board meeting. The second reading of the proposal and potential adoption of the proposal is scheduled for October 17, 2022, at the regular session board meeting. The District is seeking feedback from the Marysville and Tulalip communities on the proposed director district boundaries. Comments may be submitted HERE. The board must adopt new director districts by November 15, 2022.