California Voting Rights Act -
Transition to By-District Trustee Elections


Background

Board members in the Belmont-Redwood Shores School District are currently elected in “at-large” elections, where all board members are elected by voters throughout the entire school district. On April 20, 2023, the Board adopted Resolution #19, in response to the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA). BRSSD intends to transition from at-large to by-trustee area Board elections, where each Board member must reside within the designated trustee area boundary, and is elected only by the voters in that trustee area.  In By-Trustee Area Elections, voters only vote for one seat on the school board.


Public Hearing Schedule

May 18, 2023 - Regular Board Meeting - Pre-Map Public Hearing #1; also, selection of district demographer 
Location:  Belmont-Redwood Shores School District Office - Recording | Youtube

June 15, 2023 - Regular Board Meeting - Pre-Map Public Hearing #2
Location Change: Sandpiper School (Redwood Shores)

September 14, 2023 - Regular Board Meeting - Map Consideration Public Hearing #1
Location:  Belmont-Redwood Shores School District Office

October 19, 2023 - Regular Board Meeting - Map Consideration Public Hearing #2
Location Change:  Sandpiper School (Redwood Shores)

November 16, 2023 - Regular Board Meeting - Map Decision and Election Sequencing
Location:  Belmont-Redwood Shores School District Office

In addition to providing feedback at one of the public hearings, community members may also submit comments via this form.

Draw your communities and districted maps here using DistrictR, a community mapping tool that gives you the ability to actively participate in our districting process.

To get more information on the BRSSD ReDistricting process and map drawings, click here to listen to the live community session conducted in July 2023.

Timeline, Notices, Maps, Media Releases, and Resolutions

 

 

Non-Discrimination

The District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression; or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.  Additional bullying resources can be found at this link.

If you believe you have been subjected to discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, you should immediately contact the school site principal and/or Director of Administrative Services (CCR Title V and Title IX Officer) Julie Eastburn, at 650-637-4800, jeastburn@brssd.org. 

Belmont-Redwood Shores School District

District Hours
Monday - Friday | 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

2960 Hallmark Dr
Belmont, CA 94002
Phone (650) 637-4800