Yucaipa-Calimesa Community,

Due to the recently released 2020 census data, a compliance review of trustee (Board of Education Members) areas for the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District was conducted by Davis Demographics and after review of the current trustee areas, it has been determined that the current trustee areas are no longer in compliance. Districts are allowed a 10% variance between areas and currently, the district variance is 16.2%. In order for the District to become compliant, the District will need to undertake the necessary adjustments (see the process below) to the trustee areas to ensure a balanced population.

California Education Code 5019.5 states in part “following each decennial federal census, and using population figures as validated by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance as a basis, the governing board of each school district in which trustee areas have been established, and in which each trustee is elected by the residents of the area the trustee represents, shall adjust the boundaries of any or all of the trustee areas of the district so that the population of each area is, as nearly as may be the same proportion of the total population of the district as each of the other areas and/or the ratio the number of governing board members elected from the area bears to the total number of members of the governing board.”

If you would like to offer feedback or have questions regarding the trustee area maps, plans, or process, please email Contact_Us@ycjusd.us or call Public Information Officer Lance Bradley at 909-797-0174 ext 5803.

November 7, 2017 - The Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District adopted the current trustee area map (click here to view or reference image 1 below).

November 2018 - The first by-trustee area election was held for areas four and five.

April 1, 2020 - The 24th decennial United States census was completed.

November 2020 - The second by-trustee area election was held for the remaining areas (one, two, and three).

January 25, 2022 - The Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District announced the completion of a compliance review of the current trustee areas at a

regular board meeting indicating adjustments to the current trustee area map would need to occur.

February 4, 2022 - Davis Demographics completed two separate plans (Plan 1|Plan 2 or reference images 2 and 3 respectively below). The plans and this message were posted for the public to review and provide feedback.

February 8, 2022, at 5:00 pm - The Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District Board of Education held a special board meeting/public hearing at the District Education Center to publicly discuss the two plans and allow the public to provide feedback via public testimony. The Board reviewed each plan and asked follow-up questions to be answered at the next board meeting. There was one member of the public who provided public testimony at the time of the meeting.

February 22, 2022, at 6:30 pm - The Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District Board of Education held a regular board meeting and unanimously adopted plan 1 after a motion by Member Snellings, and a second by Member Miller.

February 28, 2022 - The Board adopted trustee areas will be provided to Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.

November 2022 - The first by-trustee area election will be held under the newly adopted trustee area map for areas four and five.