County Committee on School District Organization



LACOE's County Committee on School District Organization is an independent, 11-member elected body that studies and makes recommendations and decisions on school district organization in Los Angeles County.

The County Committee hosts public hearings and committee meetings that address the following areas of focus:

  • transferring territory between/among school districts;
  • unifying or deunifying a school district;
  • forming new districts;
  • increasing or decreasing size of governing boards;
  • establishing or abolishing trustee areas;
  • redistricting;
  • lapsations.

COUNTY COMMITTEE MEETINGS


2025 County Committee Meeting Schedule (link downloads a PDF)

When a County Committee Meeting has been scheduled, details for attending will be provided here.

Date: Wednesday ~ January 8, 2025

Time: 10:30 a.m.

Format: Hybrid (In-Person & Virtual)

In-Person Location: Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) - 9300 Imperial Highway, Board Room, Downey, CA 90242

How To Join The Meeting?

https://lacoe-edu.zoom.us/j/86198100117?pwd=azZIcHY4b1dqcVBqOVVhem8wVi9CUT09

Passcode: 028856

Telephone: 1-669-900-9128

Webinar ID: 861 9810 0117

Passcode: 028856

Note:  Users who do not have the Zoom application can join the meeting by clicking the link above. Cancel the Open Zoom dialog box, then click on the “Join from Your Browser” link at the bottom of the Open Zoom Meetings page.

PUBLIC COMMENT IN ADVANCE:

To provide public comment in advance, you may submit written comments or documentation by email to Bernstein_Victoria@lacoe.edu, or you may record a voicemail with your comments by calling (562) 922-6131.

• Any advance public comment or documentation must be submitted no later than 4 p.m. the Wednesday before the scheduled meeting (one week before the meeting date).

• Please include your name, phone number, specific agenda item, and meeting date in your correspondence.

• Correspondence received shall become part of the administrative record.


PUBLIC HEARINGS


There are currently no public hearings scheduled at this time. Please check back at a later date for upcoming hearing information.

 


RESOURCES

Actions to consider district reorganization, transfer or change to trustee areas/size of school board may be initiated by a citizen petition; a joint request of two district governing boards; a petition from a city council, county board of supervisors or local agency formation commission.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL DISTRICT ORGANIZATION AND THE PROCESS FOR UNIFICATION AND FORMATION UNIFICATION PACKET 

On June 21, 2021, Los Angeles County School Trustees Association hosted a Special Workshop on on redistricting, managing Census data, understanding the California Voting Rights Act and addressing urgent upcoming election deadlines.

Access boundary maps for all the public school districts in Los Angeles County: School District Boundary Maps


DOCUMENTS & FORMS



CALIFORNIA VOTING RIGHTS ACT (CVRA) ARTICLES




CONNECT WITH US

Los Angeles County Committee on School District Organization
Octavio Castelo
Director, Business Advisory Services
Secretary to the County Committee
(562) 922-6131
Castelo_Octavio@lacoe.edu

Allison Deegan, Ed.D.
Business Advisory Services Coordinator
(562) 922-6336
Deegan_Allison@lacoe.edu

Eric Hass
Business Advisory Services Manager
(562) 922-6272
Hass_Eric@lacoe.edu