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PROPOSED REORGANIZATION OF THE HART UNION. HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT AREA

Tl1c Coa rds of Trustees of the Ne\·thall, Saugus Union, and Sulphur Springs
U111011 School Districts recommend State Board approval of the proposed
reorgan ization plan for the following reasons:

1. Three times--1960, 1965, and 1967-- the citizens in the area have -
rejected a single unified district plan. Although the population
of t he area doubled in the seven years between the first and third
election, the percentage of "no" votes remained almost constant.

The Boards of Trustees of three of the five districts believe that
the citizens of the area deserve an opportunity to consider an
alternative to the single district unification plan.

2. Three distinct population centers can be identified in the area.
For the most part, the proposed plan would form districts centered
in each of these population areas. Each proposed district has
significant growth potential.

Population projections of the Los Angeles County Regional Planning
Commission, the Pacific Telephone Company, and the Southern California
Gas Company indicate a total population for the area of approximately
135,000 in 1980 including a student population of approximately
50,000 and a total population of 235,000 by 1990 with a student popu-
lation of approximately 85,000. Conservatively, it can be predicted
that each of the three proposed districts will have a population of
approximately 15,000 pupils within 10 years.

The proposed reorganization plan will create three districts with
pupil populations of 5,0PO or· more at the time of onification.
Each district will grow to an optimum size within a relatively
short period of time \..;!Tile retaining a sense of community identity.
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I /\nd fina lly, problems ,that are inherent in a single unified district
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encompassing over 350 square miles with a student population in
excess of 50,000 will be avoided.

3. The proposed reorganization plan offers the community the oppor-
tunity to form three unified school districts at an optimum time.
E ach ~,ould be large enough on formation to meet legal requirements,
on one hand, \·1hil e the density of area-wide population is sma 11
enough to accomplish the reorganization with a great deal more
fac ility then would be possible if a similar effort ~as attempted
several years from now.

The population and geography of each of the proposed distrkts
will offer maximum opportµnity for:

Community, staff, and pupil participation in ·
instructional decision making, ·

Communication among all segments of the school
community.