DISCLAIMER

Welcome to the Kern High School District’s boundary website.  The maps from the pages accessible through the Boundary Information link below are prepared by the Kern High School District’s Research and Planning Department.  The Kern High School District makes no warranty, representation, or guarantee regarding the accuracy of the maps found on this site.  These maps are intended for general boundary information only and do not replace officially recorded documents.

Due to computer system hardware and software limitations and variances, online maps may be difficult to interpret. 

To verify which high school which serves a particular residence, contact the Kern High School District’s Research and Planning Department at (661) 827-3256.

2008-2009 Boundary Changes

Boundary  Maps for 2008-2009 Boundary Changes

The following maps detail the 2008-2009 boundary changes. These changes will go into affect in August 2008. Students who will be in the ninth and tenth grade and who live in an attendance area scheduled to go to one of the new high schools, Independence or Mira Monte will go to Independence or Mira Monte.  With the exception of students who were in the ninth grade at another school and are scheduled to go to Independence or Mira Monte as tenth graders, students will not be required to change schools from the high school attended in 2007-2008.

Students who will be in the tenth grade in August 2008 who live in the Independence or Mira Monte attendance areas will go to Independence or Mira Monte.  These students will be allowed to stay at the school that they attended in the 2007-2008 school year if they have an older brother or sister attending in the 2008-2009 school year as an eleventh or twelfth grader at the school that they attended in the 2007-2008 school year. This option does not apply if the older brother or sister is at a school through open enrollment or intra-district transfer.

Incoming ninth grade students in August 2008 will go to the school attendance area designated on the 2008 Boundary Plan maps below. Students entering as ninth graders in August 2008 who have an older brother or sister attending in the 2008-2009 school year as a tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grader at a school other than the one the ninth grader is scheduled to go to under the new boundaries will have the option of attending school with the older brother or sister.  This option does not apply if the older brother or sister is at a school through open enrollment or intra-district transfer. Parents must commit to exercising the option of  the incoming ninth grade student attending school with the older brother or sister by May 29, 2008. Requests to exercise the option of having the incoming ninth grade student attend school with the older brother or sister should be made at the school the older sibling is attending.

Areas in transition between schools open in fall, 2007 (Independence and Mira Monte open in fall, 2008) transition one year at a time. When an area is in transition between schools other than Independence or Mira Monte, in fall, 2008 incoming 9th graders will attend the high school the area is moving to; all others will attend the high school the area has moved from.  The next year 9th and 10th graders will attend the high school the area is moving to, all others will attend the high school the area has moved from. The following year, 9th, 10th, and 11th graders will attend the high school the area is moving to, all others will attend the high school the area has moved from.  The high school the area is moving to will be the school of attendance for all students in fall, 2011. All grade levels do not move at once.

The Kern High School District's commitment to allowing families to remain at a single school in an area affected by boundary changes, as described above, allows families to have the younger sibling attend with an older sibling. 

The following maps are in Adobe Acrobat format (.pdf).  Acrobat Reader is available as a free download from www.adobe.com.  Acrobat Reader includes a Zoom In function that allows a detailed view of a section of each map. This tool is available on the Acrobat Reader toolbar as shown below:

The following links allow you to see current boundaries, to see the 2008 boundaries, or to focus in on how these recommendations impact areas of the district.

Current Boundaries

Current boundaries went into effect in fall, 2006 with the opening of Frontier High School and will change in fall, 2008 with the opening of Independence and Mira Monte high schools.

Please use the Adobe zoom feature for street name detail.

Changes Taking Place in 2008-2009

2008 Boundary Plan:  Overview

2008 Boundary Plan: Northeast Focus

2008 Boundary Plan: Southeast Focus

2008 Boundary Plan: Southwest Focus

2008 Boundary Plan: Northwest Focus

Additional Information on the boundary process and related issues

Frequently Asked Questions about Boundary Changes

Open Enrollment Information

Intra-district Transfer Policy

Board Adopted Criteria Informing the Kern High School District Boundary Decisions

Criterion #1 Provide the best possible learning opportunities for all students

1. Seek to ensure all schools have student bodies which will utilize comprehensive offerings in both academic and elective areas so that all schools provide equitable opportunities to students of all ability and interest levels.
2. Minimize isolation of lower socio-economic students.
3. Provide district with any recommendations for ensuring that high education quality is maintained in all schools during transitions caused by boundary changes.

Criterion #2 Make the best possible use of existing facilities

1. Ensure that all schools will be utilized to capacity but not become severely over-crowded during the years before another school is built to serve the area.
2. Ensure that each school will have enrollment within the District recommended range.

Criterion #3 Minimize added expenses

1. Set up boundaries which would impose a minimum of additional expenses for transportation, modification to the facilities, or program changes.
2.  Ensure that each school will have enrollment within the District recommended range.

Criterion #4 Minimize disruption of the education programs for each student and school

1. Complete boundaries at least one year in advance of implementation so students will be able to plan for any school boundary changes.
2. Do not require 11th and 12th grade students to change schools.
   [NOTE: incoming 9th & 10th graders are scheduled into new high schools when an area moves to a new high school; when an area moves from an existing high school to an existing high school, only incoming 9th grade students are affected.]
3. Continue district policy that does not require families to send siblings to different schools in a given school year due to a district boundary change.
4. Develop boundaries which will last for longest possible time period without subsequent changes.
5. Consider likely subsequent boundary changes with the future construction of new high schools.
6. Consider feeder school boundaries.
7. Consider the impact of boundary changes on school programs.

Criterion #5 Minimize the movement of students from schools in close proximity to their neighborhoods

Criterion #6 Achieve wide support for proposal by the community

1. Boundary changes are by their very nature disruptive. Given the number of schools and areas likely to be affected by boundary changes in 2008, it is likely that any recommended plan will fail to satisfy all members of the community as fair and appropriate, never-the-less, the Committee should seek wide approval and understanding of plans prior to recommending one or more to the Superintendent for his consideration. Schools and the District benefit from the widest possible community support.
2. Consider correspondence and comment at public hearings in refining and revising plans.
3. Seek to achieve a plan which most community members can accept as fair to the students of the entire district.
4. Understanding that no plan will be without opposition, strive for a plan with features that reflect community concerns and generate minimal opposition.
5. Consider the balance of comments from all public hearings and all other communications to the boundary committee in making final recommendations to the Superintendent.