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Florida Statute 1001.36 states:

• Changes to school board member residence areas shall, as nearly as practicable, be equal in population, and;
• Changes to school board member residence areas shall be made only in odd-numbered years, and;
• That no change which would affect the residence qualifications of an incumbent member shall disqualify such incumbent member during the term for which he or she is elected, and;
• Seven district school board member residence areas. The electorate approved the school board to be comprised of nine members, seven of whom are to be elected from a single-member residence area by electors residing in the single-member residence area only, and two of whom are to be elected at-large.

Compliance with Public Law 89-110 Voting Rights Act of 1965 states that no voting qualifications or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure shall be imposed or applied by any State or political subdivision to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color.

The following Florida Constitutional provisions may also be considered when drawing new districts.

1. No apportionment plan or individual district shall be drawn with the intent to favor or disfavor a political party or an incumbent; and districts shall not be drawn with the intent or result of denying or abridging the equal opportunity of racial or language minorities to participate in the political process or to diminish their ability to elect representatives of their choice; and, shall consist of contiguous territory.
2. Unless compliance with the standards in this subsection conflicts with the standards in subsection (a) or with federal law, districts shall be as nearly equal in population as is practicable; districts shall be compact; and, districts shall, where feasible, utilize existing political and geographical boundaries.
3. The order in which the standards within subsections (a) and (b) of this section are set forth shall not be read to establish any priority of one standard over the other within that subsection.

• Alignment of single-member districts with high school innovation zones allows school communities to be represented by one board member with minimal disruption whenever possible.
• Alignment of single-member districts with equal numbers of schools within a district whenever possible.
• Preservation of communities of interest whenever possible.