In 1994, the Board of School Trustees established the Attendance Zone Advisory Commission (AZAC). AZAC is a fifteen member commission made up of non-paid individuals. Each School Board Trustee appoints two representatives from their district and the Superintendent appoints one representative. The members serve two-year staggered terms. All AZAC meetings are open to the public.

Attendance zone boundaries for all schools in Clark County are reviewed annually. This process begins in September and ends in late March. While most attendance zone boundaries remain the same, some will be adjusted when an attendance zone is established for a new school or to relieve overcrowded conditions at an existing school.

The roles and responsibilities of AZAC representatives is to represent the trustee district from which they are appointed; however, they must be familiar with and make decisions on the entire district.

AZAC address zoning priorities provided by staff, as well as meet timelines set by the district. AZAC follows relevant district policies, regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

AZAC recommendations are made in consultation with central office and region staff, transportation staff, principals, community input, and safety authorities from local government agencies.  The district is committed to taking reasonable measures to enhance the diversity of student enrollment within each school.

In November 1966 the Clark County School District Board of Trustees set the guidelines for controlled school zoning:

• Provide a framework for administrative, business,and instructional programs to originate.

• Permit balancing of enrollments and management of human and financial resources.

June 14, 1994, the Board of School Trustees established the Attendance Zone Advisory Commission (AZAC).

May 23, 1995, the Board of School Trustees reconfirmed the continued use of controlled zoning, incorporating corridors and noncontiguous zoning as applicable.

AZAC creates various zoning scenarios during September through December.  In December, AZAC decides on proposals to present at public input meetings. In January, they conduct a public input meeting in each of the five geographic regions. The meetings are conducted at a central location for all the schools affected by proposals.

The purpose of the meetings is to obtain opinions on the proposals being considered.  After each public input meeting, AZAC will consider the information received at the meeting and either create an alternative proposal for additional public input or develop a recommendation which will be forwarded to the Board of School Trustees for final action.  In late February and early March, the Board of School Trustees will take action on the recommendations, which become effective at the beginning of the next school year. This is done at special meetings of the Board of School Trustees.

Zoning cannot begin until early October after the fall enrollment count is audited. The attendance zone boundaries for the coming school year must be approved by the first week of March to ensure activities affecting the new school year can be accomplished prior to the start of school.

Some of these activities include school by school enrollment projections, portable movement, teacher transfer, and program plans.