[KHTS] – The Hart District School Board laid out plans for its electoral future Wednesday, approving a map that splits the district into five voting areas.

Starting in November, board members will be elected only from among the voters in his or her area instead of all voters throughout the valley, as has been the practice since the district was established in the 1940s.

District officials decided on their third choice, which puts each incumbent in a different district. All three maps did that.

The Williams S. Hart Union High School District oversees more than 22,000 public junior high and high school students.

The district decided to move to trustee areas last year in response to concerns about the possible vulnerability to a lawsuit.

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The 1st District

The 1st district is comprised of mostly the northwest portion of the William S. Hart Union High School District, and includes the site of Castaic High, Valencia High, Academy of the Canyons and Rio Norte Junior High. Board member Gloria Mercado-Fortine resides in that district.

Its feeder schools include K-8s from the Saugus Union, Castaic Union and Newhall school districts.

The 2nd District

The 2nd District is a southwestern and central portion of the Governing Board’s area. Board member Robert Jensen lives in the area. West Ranch and Hart high schools, as well as Rancho Pico and Placerita junior high schools are in those areas. Its feeder schools are mostly in the Newhall School District, but there is a sliver of the Saugus Union School District.

The 3rd District

The 3rd District is the south central portion of the Hart district map, and Rob Hall lives within its boundaries. It is comprised of La Mesa junior high schools, as well as Golden Valley and Bowman high schools. Its feeder schools come from the Newhall, Sulphur Springs and Saugus Union school districts.

The 4th District

The 4th District is comprised of Canyon High School and Sierra Vista Junior High. It’s the southeasternmost portion of the map. Board member Steve Sturgeon lives within its boundaries. Its feeder schools are in the Sulphur Springs and Saugus Union school districts.

The 5th District

The 5th District is comprised of Saugus High School and Arroyo Seco Junior High School. Its the northeastern most portion of the district map. Board member Joe Messina lives within its boundaries. Its feeder schools are comprised entirely of the Saugus Union School District.