• Dear National School District Community:

    As the District continues to move through the process of transitioning to “by-Trustee-area” elections under the legal requirements of the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA), we have reached a critical point.  The District is releasing three map options to the community for study and input.  All three of the map options being considered meet the legal requirements outlined in CVRA.  

    The District is providing three in-person opportunities to the community to review and provide feedback over the next month before the Board votes on May 28, 2025 for a map that will be put into effect for the Board elections in November 2026.

    This release of map options comes at the end of the “Pre-Map” period wherein the District engaged the community with two public hearings to solicit input before drawing map options. 

    Each map option for consideration:

    1. Meets the equal population requirement (that each trustee area have equal population with up to a 10% variance);
    2. Increases the voting power of protected classes in the District (Hispanic/Latino and Asian populations) where possible by Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP/eligible voters) in at least one Trustee Area each based on up-to-date CVAP statistics compared to District-wide averages;
    3. Complies with the Federal Voting Rights Act;
    4. Respects communities of interest as much as possible;
    5. Is compact and contiguous as much as possible; and
    6. Follows man-made and natural geographic features as much as possible.

    The maps are posted on the District’s website for viewing at https://ca02205759.schoolwires.net/domain/1313.  Copies of the maps are also available for review at the District Office.

    Please note, each map was randomly assigned a name (i.e. Grape Map, Cherry Map, and Lemon Map).  The name of the map has nothing to do with the shaded colors on each map.  Each map option has 5 balanced Trustee Areas with Area 1 shaded in Red, Area 2 shaded in Green, Area 3 shaded in Blue, Area 4 shaded in Yellow, and Area 5 shaded in Purple.

    Additionally, the District will be providing an interactive web version of the maps which will be available on District’s website.

    Upcoming Meeting and Hearing Schedule

    April 23, 2025 – 1st Public Hearing regarding Map Options at 7:00* p.m. during the District’s Governing Board meeting located at the District’s Administrative Center at 1500 “N” Avenue, National City, CA 91950.

    May 14, 2025 – 2nd Public Hearing regarding Map Options at 7:00* p.m. during the District’s Governing Board meeting located at the District’s Administrative Center at 1500 “N” Avenue, National City, CA 91950.

    May 28, 2025 – 3rd Public Hearing regarding Map Options at 7:00* p.m. during the District’s Governing Board meeting located at the District’s Administrative Center at 1500 “N” Avenue, National City, CA 91950.

    *Specific public hearing start time will be listed on the posted Notice of Public Hearing for each meeting

    National School District community is invited to attend as many meetings and public hearings as you would like.  If you cannot attend and wish to review and/or comment regarding the proposed map options under consideration, please submit your comments and feedback at superintendent@nsd.us. You may also comment by telephone at 619-336-7500. All map preference feedback will be relayed to the Board prior to its discussion and adoption of a map option. 

    We look forward to your continued participation!