STANWOOD-CAMANO SCHOOL DISTRICT: Public hearing on school board boundaries (SCSD)

The Stanwood-Camano School District posted this item in the news section of their website on Feb. 21, 2023.

The Stanwood-Camano School Board will hold a public hearing March 7 to discuss new School Board director district boundaries. 

This process does not affect where students go to school. Director district boundaries are different from school attendance area boundaries.

Redistricting current School Board director districts means updating the boundaries of existing School Board director districts. 

The Stanwood-Camano School District’s Board of Directors consists of five citizens who reside within the School District — one each from four equal-sized districts and one at-large position. Board members are elected by voters to serve four-year terms on a staggered basis. 

The Stanwood-Camano School District is required to redraw the boundaries of its five Board of Directors’ districts every 10 years, following the U.S. Census. The redistricting process is to ensure the director districts are of nearly equal population utilizing 2020 U.S. Census data. 

See the draft maps of the new boundaries HERE.

To learn more about the districts and the School Board directors, click HERE.

The Public Hearing at its regular board meeting at 1 p.m. March 7, 2023, in the Administration & Resource Board Room, 26920 Pioneer Hwy, Stanwood. Anyone can attend and comment for or against any part of the proposed revisions.

If interested in speaking at the public hearing, or to find information on attending the meeting virtually or in person, refer to the district website at www.stanwood.wednet.edu. Public comment regarding the proposed Director District boundary revisions may also be received by the Board of Directors in writing electronically at scsdinfo@stanwood.wednet.edu or by U.S. mail to Stanwood-Camano School District, Attn: Superintendent’s Office, 26920 Pioneer Highway, Stanwood, WA 98292. Written public comment regarding the proposal must be received prior to the March 7, 2023, Board of Directors Regular Meeting. 

On the Ballot in November 2023

STANWOOD-CAMANO SCHOOL DISTRICT (NO. 401)

Directors. Three of the five director positions are scheduled to be on the ballot. Position 3: Miranda Evans. Candidates for Position 3 must live in director district 3; see the map at this link. Position 4: Debbie Bayes. Director Bayes was appointed after Ken Christoferson resigned his seat on Dec. 6, 2022. The position will be on the ballot in 2023 to fill the remainder of Christoferson’s term, which expires on Dec. 31, 2023, and the succeeding four-year full term, which ends Dec. 31, 2027. Position 5: Natalie Hagglund. Position 5 is an “at large” position; candidates may live anywhere in the district.