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2022 Redistricting
Redistricting rebalances the total Socorro ISD population throughout the single-member districts solely for electoral purposes. It does not add new districts. Any neighborhood that is in Socorro ISD will stay in Socorro ISD, and any neighborhood that is currently in a neighboring school district will stay in that neighboring school district. Redistricting does not impact attendance zones, feeder patterns, or other aspects of school district operations.
We value community input and are seeking your feedback on proposed redistricting. Please take a few minutes to reply to the survey.
Redistricting Community Survey
What is Redistricting?
Socorro Independent School District has seven (7) school board trustees; five are elected from single-member districts and 2 are elected at-large. Every ten years following the US Census, Texas Education Code Section 11.052 will require Socorro ISD to redraw the boundaries of the 5 single-member districts it uses to elect trustees if the most populous single-member district exceeds the total population of the least populous district by more than 10%. In other words, district boundaries should be redrawn to ensure each district has nearly equal population. The release of the 2020 US Census data confirmed that Socorro ISD must redistrict. The goal of Socorro ISD’s redistricting process will be to redraw single-member district boundary lines to correct population imbalances in a way that is consistent with legal requirements and in a way that makes sense for the Socorro ISD school community.
What is Redistricting Not?
Redistricting rebalances the population of Socorro ISD’s current single-member districts. It does not add new districts. Any neighborhood that is in Socorro ISD will stay in Socorro ISD, and any neighborhood that is currently in a neighboring school district will stay in that neighboring school district. Redistricting does not impact attendance zones, feeder patterns or other aspects of school district operations. Below you will find links to a summary of the redistricting process and other important information. The Board welcomes public input related to this effort, and there is also a link below which provides a form for submitting comments. The public can also participate by contacting your Trustee, or by attending public meetings and making comments during the citizen's communication portion of regular board meetings.
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Proposed Maps
On June 7, 2022, the redistricting team presented to the Socorro ISD Board of Trustees the first set of proposed maps, Plan 1. Those maps and a breakdown of the demographic information for each single-member district can be found at the links below:
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Redistricting Criteria
The Board approved the following resolution adopting criteria and a timeline based on federal and state law to be used in the redistricting process.
Redistricting criteria are map drawing guidelines the Board will use to evaluate proposed plans which rebalance the District’s single-member districts. The criteria are based on federal and state law.
The next trustee election for Socorro ISD is May 6, 2023. Texas Education Code Section 11.052 requires the redistricting process be complete by the 90th day before an election at which the new single-member district maps will be used.
Candidates for the Socorro ISD Board of Trustees will be able to apply for a place on the ballot beginning in January. In order to do that, they’ll have to know whether they are eligible to run based on the new single-member district boundaries and their place of residency.
The redistricting timeline will ensure that the new redistricting plan is finalized by January of 2022.
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Board Resolutions and Timeline
The Board approved the following resolutions adopting criteria and guidelines to be used in the redistricting process. The establishment of districting criteria will facilitate drawing and ensure that drawing occurs in an objective and fair manner. The proposed guidelines detail traditional districting criteria recognized by the courts as elements reasonably utilized by political subdivisions to redistrict.
Redistricting Criteria Resolution