Redistricting Training

Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC)

Training Continuum

On March 25, 2021, the IRC approved the implementation of the Training Continuum. Members of the public are welcome to use this database of resources to review the training received by the IRC.

Mission Statement: Develop a tailored, flexible and focused IRC Training Continuum and resource repository (database) to enable the Commission to execute its mission, roles and responsibilities effectively and efficiently.

Please note the following:

Items with double asterisks (**) are available to the public at cost.
- The Commission will not be responsible for any fees accrued.
Under 'Self Study/Independent Training', you can click 'Expand All' to see all the training topics under that category.
- Trainings are hyperlinked to Power Point Presentations (PPT) and/or training videos.
- Time stamps for select training videos received by the Citizens Redistricting Commission are provided for your reference.

Orientation Phase (November 2020 - March 2021)

Directed Training (delivered to all Commissioners)

Brown Act (completed November 9 and December 10 2020)
- Video Time Stamp for Training: 34:56 - 40:51
- Video Time Stamp for Training: 1:32:22 - 2:07:41
Competitive Procurement (completed December 2020)
- Video Time Stamp for Training: 1:01:48 - 1:22:08
County Financial Risk Assessment and Controls (FRAC) (completed January 2021)
- Video Time Stamp for Training: 12:50 - 42:30
Redistricting 101:
- Overview & Responsibilities (completed February 2021)
  - Video Time Stamp for Training: 11:06 - 44:26
- Outreach to Communities of Interest (completed Februrary 2021)
  - Video Time Stamp for Training: 8:05 - 30:57

Self-Study/Independent Training

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Topic: Redistricting
- Common Cause California
  - Redistricting Workshop for Cities & Counties (completed January 2021)
  - Redistricting Workshop: Mapping, Demographics, & the Law (in partnership with the Center for Social Innovation at UC Riverside)

Education Phase (April 2021 - August 2021)

Directed Training (delivered to all Commissioners) - approx. one per month

Presentation "2020 Census Complete Count Stakeholder Working Group" by Rachel Cortes, San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) and Angelica Davis, City of Chula Vista (completed April 2021)
- Video Time Stamp for Training: 19:00 - 38:47
Training: “Delivering and Facilitating Effective Presentations” by Karen Harris, County of San Diego Knowledge Center
- Video Time Stamp for Training: 41:00 - 1:18:50
Offer of presentation from Jeanine Erikat, Partnership for Advancement of New Americans (PANA) on best practices for language access and outreach to African, Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian (AAMEMSA) communities
- Video Time Stamp for Training: 19:13 - 58:53
Guest speakers (TBD)
Demonstration of line drawing software by FLO Analytics
- Video Time Stamp for Training: 1:40:33 - 2:00:40
Training on current Census and other geography and data, as available, and demographics of supervisorial districts including communities of interest from demographer contractor (TBD)
Mapping software/mapping/GIS training from demographer contractor (TBD)

Self-Study/Independent Training

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Topic: Baseline Training Identified by AHC (suggest review during March/April 2021)
- Common Cause California "Redistricting Workshop" (review if did not attend in January)
- National Conference of State Legislatures
  - "Redistricting Data 101"
  - Redistricting Software (4 presentations)
- Rose Institute of State and Local Goverment - Claremont McKenna College
  - "Webinars: 2020 Census and the New Redistricting Cycle"
- Websites and Materials Suggested by Commissioners
Topic: Public Outreach/Communities of Interest (suggest review during April/May 2021)
- Past Presentations/Speakers from California Citizen Redistricting Commission Meetings:
  - Global Access
    - Video Time Stamp for Training: 26:26 - 1:17:48
    - Visit CRC Handouts Page for training materials
  - Communities of Interest (COI) Tool
    - Video Time Stamp for Training: 19:08 - 1:32:00
    - Visit CRC Handouts Page for training materials
  - Global Access Issues
    - Video Time Stamp for Training: 3:38:20 - 5:11:14
    - Visit CRC Handouts Page for training materials
  - General Access/Language
    - Video Time Stamp for Training: 2:41:50 - 4:24:16
    - Visit CRC Handouts Page for training materials
  - Local/Field Level Nonprofit Panel on civic engagement
    - Video Time Stamp for Training: 1:23:23 - 2:23:35
    - Visit CRC Handouts Page for training materials
  - General Access/Increasing Public Access
    - Video Time Stamp for Training: 10:03 - 1:32:11
    - Visit CRC Handouts Page for training materials
  - Strategies for Outreach
    - Video Time Stamp for Training: 27:40 - 2:26:31
    - Visit CRC Handouts Page for training materials
  - Strategies for Public Input Meetings
    - Video Time Stamp for Training: 2:46:53 - 4:49:10
    - Visit CRC Handouts Page for training materials
  - Training on Communities of Interest (COI) and their relation to drawing the lines
    - Video Time Stamp for Training: 2:54:49 - 4:50:11
    - PPT - Communities of Interest in Redistricting
    - Visit CRC Handouts Page for training materials
  - Demographic Shift Panel, presented by the Public Policy Institute of California *NEW*
    - Video Time Stamp for Training: 1:52:22 – 2:10:58
- Websites and Materials Suggested by Commissioners
- Other Information
  - Best Practices for Outreach to AAPI and Limited-English-Proficient Communities in Local Redistricting
Topic: Census and Data (suggest review during May/June 2021)
- Past Presentations/Speakers from California Citizens Redistricting Commission Meetings:
  - Census Update: Presentation by Karin MacDonald, Statewide Database
    - Video Time Stamp for Training: 41:33 - 56:00
    - Visit CRC Handouts Page for training materials
  - Panel to Discuss Incarcerated Population
    - Video Time Stamp for Training: 30:30 - 1:57:25
    - Visit CRC Handouts Page for training materials
  - Update on 2020 Census
    - Video Time Stamp for Training: 27:56 - 1:28:50
    - Visit CRC Handouts Page for training materials
  - California Census Training on California's Diverse Demographics and Geography, an overview of California's population, race and ethnic diversity, and geography
    - Training video: "California's Diverse Demographics and Geography," Eric McGhee (Public Policy Institute of California) provides an overview of California's population, race and ethnic diversity, and geography.
- Websites and Materials Suggested by Commissioners
  - www.drawmycacommunity.org
  - www.Census.gov
Topic: Voting Rights Act (suggest review during June/July 2021)
- Past Presentations/Speakers from California Citizen Redistricting Commission Meetings:
  - Voting Rights Act and Latino Community
    - Video Time Stamp for Training: 36:35 - 2:48:00
    - Visit CRC Handouts Page for training materials
  - Voting Rights Act Compliance
    - Video Time Stamp for Training: 33:06 - 2:27:12
    - Visit CRC Handouts Page for training materials
  - Training on the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 and its application to Redistricting
    - Video Time Stamp for Training: 4:17:56 - 5:26:51
    - PPT - California Redistricting and the Federal Voting Rights Act by Matt A. Barreto
  - Training video: "Redistricting 101", Justin Levitt (Loyola Law School) provides an overview of the redistricting process, with a focus on the applicable legal concepts including the Voters FIRST Act, U.S. Constitution, and the Voters Rights Act of 1965.
    - PPT - Redistricting 101: Legal Concepts that Apply to the Work of California's Citizen Redistricting Commission by Prof. Justin Levitt
  - LGBTQ Panel - Equity CA, San Diego LGBTQ Center, Imperial LGTBQ Center, Peremy Payne, Paul Thomas, Rebekah Hook, Rosa Diaz, and Paul Mitchell *NEW*
    - Video Time Stamp for Training:48:38 - 1:51:48
- Websites and Materials Suggested by Commissioenrs
  - National Conference of State Legislatures "Vote Dilution: Measuring Voting Patterns by Race/Ethnicity"
Topic: General (suggest review during July/August 2021)
- Additional Training Topics Suggested by Commissioners (content to be updated as available)
  - Speaker training
  - Meeting protocols
  - Communities of Interest
  - Community outreach and engagement (planning, media, social media, PSA's)
  - Redistricting impact on elections and representation since 2010
  - Lessons learned from other redistricting efforts
  - Redistricting strategies
  - Basis of legal challenges to previous redistricting maps
  - Budget/accounting basics
  - Crucial conversations
  - Making meetings work
- Websites and Materials Suggested by Commissioners
  - Public Speaking: Toastmasters International (www.toastmasters.org)
  - Writing Standards: Grammarly: Technology digital writing assistance tool based on artificial intelligence and natural language processing (https://www.grammarly.com/p)

Implementation Phase (May 2021 - November 2021)

Directed Training (delivered to all Commissioners) (suggest during outreach meetings)

Demonstration and Training on the IRC's "Community Builder" Tool
- Video Time Stamp for Training: 2:22:25 - 2:45:48
- Community Builder Tool Announcement
Census Data & Redistricting Training - Part I: Census Data 101
- Video Time Stamp for Training: 56:35 - 2:36:07 (*Recess and Public Hearing occurs from 1:10:05 - 2:29:55*)
- Census 101 - Presentation
Census Data & Redistricting Training - Part II: Census Data 102
- Video Time Stamp for Training: 2:52:35 - 3:21:52
- Census 102 - Presentation
Redistricting General Process Overview and Redistricting 101 Training
- Video Time Stamp for Training: 18:07 - 1:09:55
- Redistricting General Process Overview - Presentation
- Redistricting 101 - Presentation
Demonstration and Training on the IRC's District Scenario Modeler (DSM)
- Video Time Stamp for Training: 25:46 to 1:25:25
- DSM Training Intro and Outline - Presentation
- DSM Navigation Handout
- DSM Detailed user guide

Self Study/Independent Training

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Topic: Outreach/Public Hearings
- Past Presentations/Speakers from California Citizen Redistricting Commission Meetings
  - Education Outreach Panel
    - Video Time Stamp for Training: 29:07 - 1:33:31
    - Visit CRC Handouts Page for training materials
  - Environment and Infrastructure Panel
    - Video Time Stamp for Training: 1:26:13 - 2:36:32
    - Visit CRC Handouts Page for training materials
  - Update on Outreach and Engagement Strategies - Regional Teams
    - Video Time Stamp for Training: 4:25:00 - 5:32:20
    - Visit CRC Handouts Page for training materials
- Websites and Materials Suggested by Commissioners
  - Communities Scotland “National Standards for Community Engagement”
  - County of San Diego Climate Action Plan “Public Outreach and Engagement”
  - Reference for Designing Clear Language in Outreach Communications - referred by the League of Women Voters of California https://civicdesign.org/
Topic: Pre-Mapping (First Drafts) (suggest review May/June 2021)
- Past Presentations/Speakers from California Citizen Redistricting Commission Meetings:
  - Data Management & Civic Technology
    - Video Time Stamp for Training: 3:05:30 - 4:21:30
    - Visit CRC Handouts Page for training materials
  - Redistricting Software
    - Video Time Stamp for Training: 25:02 - 2:21:25
    - Visit CRC Handouts Page for training materials
  - Training on Census Data and the Process of Map-Drawing, an overview of census data, census geography, and line-drawing/mapping
    - Video 1 (Time Stamp for Training): 4:27:33 - 5:43:45
    - Video 2 (Time Stamp for Training): 52:20 - 4:17:20
    - Visit CRC Handouts Page for training materials
  - Training video: “Commissioner Experience,” Angelo Ancheta (2010 Citizens Redistricting Commissioner and Attorney) discusses communities of interest and diversity as they relate to the commission’s map drawing work
  - Training video: “Impartiality and Working with Others,” Andre Parvenu (2010 Citizens Redistricting Commissioner) discusses working with others as a member of the Commission.
    - Attachment 1: CA Redistricting Commissioner Outline for the Applicant Review Panel Presentation
- Websites and Materials Suggested by Commissioners
- Other Information
  - Redistricting Data: What to Expect and When (census.gov)
  - Resources Available to Prepare for the 2020 Census Redistricting Data Release
Topic: Map Development (suggest review July/August 2021)
- Past Presentations/Speakers from California Citizen Redistricting Commission Meetings:
  - “Redistricting 101 and the Legal Concepts that Apply to Redistricting in California”
    - Video Time Stamp for Training: 30:25 - 4:17:20
    - PPT - Redistricting 101: Legal Concepts that Apply to the Work of California's Citizen Redistricting Commission by Justin Levitt
    - Visit CRC Handouts Page for training materials
  - Training video: “Census Data and the Process of Map-Drawing,” Karin Mac Donald and Jaime Clark (Statewide Database, UC Berkeley School of Law) provide training on census data, census geography, and line-drawing / mapping.
Topic: Finalize Redistricting Map (suggest review September/November 2021)
- Websites and Materials Suggested by Commissioners
  - “13 Essential Characteristics or Features of a Good Report”