How districts would merge if voters approve unification

With BC-CNS-Rural Redistricting

By Cronkite News Service

Here’s a quick look at how districts would go about combining if voters approve unification plans:

   _ The combining districts would need to implement plans by July 1, 2010.

_ The combined school boards would determine tax rates, logistics of unification, the new names of districts and attendance boundaries.

_ Rather than combining with high school districts, some elementary school districts with votes in November are considering expanding to K-12. These are in areas that are seeing rising attendance and are expected to need a new high school.