PAYETTE â As the Western Treasure Valley continues to grow, Idaho Code 33-313 dictates that K-12 school districts not only maintain at least five trustee zones but not more than nine, but also that these districts balance the number of citizens and students each trustee represents within 120 days of receiving the official tallies of each decennial census. The task of evaluating these results appeared on the Payette School District Board of Trusteesâ regular meeting agenda for May 10.
At the heart of the trusteesâ discussion was whether to authorize a proposed agreement with the Idaho School Boards Association to compile census data to adjust trusteesâ zones, or to pay for a separate company to compile the data as was done ten years prior. The board is presently composed of five trustees.