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Sweetwater Union High School District Demographic and Districting Introduction Douglas Johnson, President 2/27/2014 National Demographics Corporation (NDC)

age0-19 30% Age age20-60 55% age60plus 14% Immigration immigrants 33% vacant 9% 2 occupied 91% rented 46% Housing Stats District owned 54% singlefamily 67% General multifamily 33% english 36% Language spoken at Demographics spanish 47% home asian-lang 9% Children at Home child-under18 40% 2008 – 2012 American Community Survey Data employed 54% Work (percent of Commute on Public pop age 16+) 5% Transit hhincome0-25k 21% hhincome25-50k 23% Household Income hhincome50-75k 18% hhincome75-200k 35% hhincome200k-plus 3% hs-grad 55% Education (among bachelor 15% those age 25+) graduatedegree 7% 2/27/2014

District Demographics: Total Pop. 3  Total Population (2010 Census) Category Count Percentage 455,078 Total 279,059 61% Hispanic 83,874 18% Non-Hispanic White 20,541 5% Non-Hispanic Black 1,859 0% Non-Hispanic Native American 63,082 14% Non-Hispanic Asian American 2,522 1% Non-Hispanic Pacific Islander 925 0% Non-Hispanic Other 3,216 1% Non-Hispanic Other Multi-Race All multi-racial responses were tabulated using the methodology suggested by the U.S. Department of Justice and Office of Management & Budget 2/27/2014

District Demographics: Voting Age Pop. 4  Voting Age Population (2010 Census) Category Count Percentage Total 332,037 Hispanic 189,945 57% Non-Hispanic White 71,720 22% Non-Hispanic Black 15,749 5% Non-Hispanic Native American 1,498 0% Non-Hispanic Asian American 48,680 15% Non-Hispanic Pacific Islander 1,964 1% Non-Hispanic Other 638 0% Non-Hispanic Other Multi-Race 1,843 1% All multi-racial responses were tabulated using the methodology suggested by the U.S. Department of Justice and Office of Management & Budget 2/27/2014

District Demographics: CVAP 5  Citizens of Voting Age Population (2008-2012 American Community Survey) Category Count Percentage Total 267,045 Hispanic 136,631 51% Non-Hispanic White 69,789 26% Non-Hispanic Black 15,466 6% Non-Hispanic Native American 952 0% Non-Hispanic Asian American 37,113 14% Non-Hispanic Pacific Islander 1,321 0% Non-Hispanic Other 5,423 2% All multi-racial responses were tabulated using the methodology suggested by the U.S. Department of Justice and Office of Management & Budget 2/27/2014

District Demographics: Surnames 6  Spanish-Surname Voter Registration (2010 General Election data from the California Statewide Database) Category Count/Estimate Total 175,758 Hispanic 50% Asian American 1% We are currently updating our data to incorporate the latest Filipino 5% Statewide Database 2012 data.  Spanish-Surname Voter Turnout (2010 General Election data from the California Statewide Database) Category Count/Estimate Total 94,712 Hispanic 43% Asian American 1% Filipino 47% 2/27/2014

Latino Summary 7  Hispanic Population  61 % of total population  57 % of voting age population  51 % of Citizen Voting Age Population  50 % of registered voters in 2010 General election  43 % of voter turnout in the 2010 General election Data Sources: 2010 Census, 2006-2010 American Community Survey (ACS), and California Statewide Database. 2/27/2014

High School Graduates (Among Population over 25) 8 2/27/2014

Latino Citizen Voting Age Population 9 2/27/2014

Asian-American CVAP 10 2/27/2014

Drawing Trustee Areas 11 2/27/2014

Process 12 Review Criteria 1. Draft Plans 2. Public Hearing on Draft Plans 3. Committee consideration of Draft Plans 4. Committee adoption of a Final Plan 5. State Board of Education Approval of Election Waiver 6. 2/27/2014

Required Criteria: Federal Laws 13  Population Equality among trustee areas  Total population: not voting age population, citizens, or voters  “Substantial equality” – Total deviation up to 10% is presumptively constitutional.  10% is not, however, a “safe harbor” – deviation must be justified by “legitimate considerations incident to the effectuation of a rational state policy.”  Federal Voting Rights Act  Compliance with Section 2: Ensure equal power to elect candidates of choice  “Protected Class” populations must have an “equal opportunity to elect the candidates of their choice”  No “packing” or “cracking”  No racial gerrymandering  Race may not be the “predominate” factor  Focus on communities and neighborhoods, not race/ethnicity 2/27/2014

Traditional Redistricting Criteria 14  Listed in the California Elections Code: Topography  Geography  Cohesiveness, contiguity, integrity, & compactness of territory  Community of interests   Definition of a Community of interest Neighborhoods, especially school attendance areas, are common communities of  interest in districting. Community should also indicate whether their preference is to be kept united  (the most common view), or have a voice in multiple trustee areas? 2/27/2014

Additional Allowed Criteria 15  From Various Court Rulings: Respecting the boundaries of political subdivisions  ( e.g. , school attendance areas, city boundaries, precinct boundaries, etc.). Use of whole census geography ( e.g. , census blocks).  Avoiding head-to-head contests between incumbents.  Anticipating future population shifts.  2/27/2014

Allowed and Banned Considerations 16  Discretionary Criteria:  Consistent with the required criteria, individual districts may establish other criteria to address unique local concerns.  Forbidden Considerations: May not use race as “predominant” factor, unless there is a “compelling state  interest.” 2/27/2014

Next Steps & Public Input 17 Initial Steps: Direction on any changes to criteria  NDC will draw initial draft plans (public input welcome)  Public hearing on draft plans  Public Input is highly encouraged: Public input is important and welcomed at every stage  At any time: call, write, or email any thoughts, suggestions or draft plans  Attend public hearing  Attend Board meeting  Attend County Committee meeting  2/27/2014