--- title: "School district map: an agent website publishing guide" description: "Brief a school boundary map for your agent website. 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Keep district boundaries separate from individual school attendance zones. Give visitors an official address-checking route and a way to ask about buying or selling a property. The Texas Education Agency distinguishes district boundaries from attendance zones used to assign children to schools. It directs campus-assignment questions to the district. Use that distinction when briefing your own website, then confirm the local district's assignment process. [Texas Education Agency's boundary FAQ](https://tea.texas.gov/families-and-students/school-district-locator/school-district-locator-faq), checked 2026.10.14. Start with official links if you cannot verify the data or maintain a copied layer. Use the following requirements to scope a map component. They describe proposed website work, without forecasting inquiries or sales. ## Name the layer before drawing the outline Give each type of school information its own label. Require the contractor to explain exactly what a selected outline represents. | Layer to brief | Meaning to confirm with its publisher | Website treatment to request | | --- | --- | --- | | School district boundary | The district's geographic service area. | Show the district name, source, and applicable year. | | School attendance zone | An area used for assignment to an individual school. | Show the school, grade level or grade range, year, and official verification link. | | School location | The school's physical location. | Label it as a location, without implying assignment from proximity. | | Proposed boundary | A published change awaiting the relevant decision. | Keep it separate from active boundaries and link to the proposal. | | Adopted future boundary | A change approved for a later effective period. | State that period and retain a separate current view. | This table is a proposed publishing structure. Verify the local definitions before populating it. TEA says assignment can involve attendance zones, other assignment methods, or transfer policies. A district outline alone should not become a claim about a particular campus. [TEA's assignment explanation](https://tea.texas.gov/families-and-students/school-district-locator/school-district-locator-faq). [Texas Education Agency's boundary FAQ](). checked 2026.10.14. Also distinguish a high school **district** from a high school's **attendance zone**. California's district dataset combines elementary, high, and unified districts. Its publisher explains that elementary and high school district areas can overlap because they serve different grade ranges. [California school district layer metadata](https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/b0e3b936426a47ce9d9a2e77e2bb86cc?f=pjson). [California school district layer metadata](). checked 2026.10.14. Ask the developer to preserve those distinctions in the legend and selection panel. Do not repair an apparent overlap by deleting a district before checking its meaning. ## Check the actual dataset, year, and reuse terms The [California Public Schools and Districts Map](https://gis.data.ca.gov/maps/CDEGIS::california-public-schools-and-districts-map/about) describes school locations and district service areas for the current academic year. Use this state resource as a reference. Confirm reuse permission before copying a layer into your business website. [California map item metadata](). checked 2026.10.14. Its metadata illustrates why the source record needs more than a page title. On October 13, 2026, its map definition referenced a district service named `SchoolDistrictAreas2425`. That service's item described boundaries effective in 2024–25. A linked district item described 2023–24. [Map definition](https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/169b581b560d4150b03ce84502fa5c72/data?f=pjson), [service item](https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/b0e3b936426a47ce9d9a2e77e2bb86cc?f=pjson), [linked district item](https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/cce0dfa63e1f40f89f678cb205fb7168?f=pjson). [linked district item](). checked 2026.10.14. Those records do not settle which boundary is valid for a property today. Ask the publisher to resolve the version before labeling a copied layer current. Record the actual service and approved year, rather than refreshing your website's date to conceal uncertainty. The map item's license field lists `CC BY-NC`. It does not identify a license version in that field. Confirm the applicable terms and intended business use with the publisher before reusing the map. [California map item metadata](https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/169b581b560d4150b03ce84502fa5c72?f=pjson). Request this source record for each proposed layer: | Record | What the agent should receive | | --- | --- | | Publisher and source | Responsible authority, source page, and dataset or service address. | | Boundary meaning | District, attendance zone, or location, with the relevant school or district identifier. | | Applicable period | School year and effective date confirmed by the publisher. | | Decision status | Current, proposed, or adopted for a future period, with its supporting decision document. | | Reuse | Confirmed terms, required attribution, and permission for the intended display. | | Technical handoff | Original file or service, coordinate system, prepared display layer, and documented transformations. | | Review | Retrieval date, verification date, unresolved conflicts, and the person who approved the record. | | Maintenance | Person responsible for checking changes and correcting the website. | Hold a copied layer when its version or reuse remains unresolved. Keep a descriptive link to the official resource available while you seek confirmation. ## Prepare a display layer without changing its meaning Give the developer the approved source record with the original data. Require a separate prepared layer and a record of any conversion or simplification. Compare its outlines with the source before approving the display. GeoJSON can represent polygons and attach properties to geographic features. Leaflet's documentation demonstrates styling those features and attaching popup information. These are available implementation techniques, rather than a requirement to use that library. [Leaflet's GeoJSON documentation](https://leafletjs.com/examples/geojson/), checked 2026.10.14. Request a stable identifier, display name, boundary type, and grade information. Include the school year, status, source link, and review date. Require the selected area's panel to display the same values as its layer record. Inspect shared edges, detached sections, overlaps, and omitted areas. Ask the developer to demonstrate that conversion preserves location and that simplification follows the approved source. Leave unsupported areas unfilled. If you add address search, require a visible result for an unrecognized address or a location outside coverage. Route uncertain matches to official verification. Do not let the interface silently choose the nearest school. TEA describes its district maps as approximate and unsuitable for commercial transactions or legal purposes. Preserve the limitations of whichever source you use. Treat the display as a research aid, and request district confirmation for an address-specific decision. [TEA's map limitations](https://tea.texas.gov/families-and-students/school-district-locator/school-district-locator-faq). [Texas Education Agency's boundary FAQ](). checked 2026.10.14. ## Keep redistricting status visible Require separate current, proposed, and adopted-future views. Default to the verified current period. Show the selected period beside the map and in the information panel. Wake County's official attendance-area viewer separates school year and grade level. Its description says future-year boundaries become available after board approval. That is a local example of year-specific publication, rather than a nationwide update schedule. [Wake County's attendance-area viewer](https://osageo.wcpss.net/base-attendance-areas/). [Wake County's attendance-area viewer](). checked 2026.10.14. Before updating your layer, compare the proposal with the final adopted material. Record the decision, effective year, and affected areas. Keep a proposal labeled as proposed until its status is confirmed. When publishing an adopted change, update the geometry, legend, panel, source record, and affected page copy together. Recheck property references and inquiry context. Preserve the previous approved version in your handoff files so a reported discrepancy can be investigated. Name a person to review district notices and incoming corrections. Set the review schedule in the website brief. When a boundary is disputed, remove the unsupported assignment claim and provide the official verification route. ## Let visitors verify an address without becoming a contact first Put the official lookup link beside the map. Keep it accessible without submitting an inquiry. Explain what the resource checks and which district publishes it. Wake County's address tool reports base school details by school year and grade level. Its description also identifies calendar, transportation, and possible enrollment-cap or split-assignment information. Link to the complete official result when those details matter. [Wake County's base school address lookup](https://osageo.wcpss.net/assignment-lookup/). [Wake County's base school address lookup](). checked 2026.10.14. Use your local equivalent. Avoid describing a selected polygon as guaranteed enrollment. Have the responsible district confirm unresolved property questions before repeating an assignment in listing copy. Keep public text factual: boundary name, grade information, school year, source, and how to verify. Leave unsupported school-quality ratings and claims about who belongs in an area out of the component. Ask your broker to review the wording. Provide text links and a usable keyboard route to the same information. Require visible labels for year and status, in addition to color. W3C's guidance addresses keyboard operation and conveying information without relying on color alone. [W3C's keyboard guidance](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/keyboard.html), [color guidance](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/use-of-color.html). [color guidance](). checked 2026.10.14. [W3C's keyboard guidance](). checked 2026.10.14. ## Preserve the question in buyer and seller inquiries Offer an optional property question after the official verification link. Let the visitor choose buying or selling and explain what they want to discuss. For buyers, request the property reference and question. Carry the displayed boundary type, school year, and source into the form as visible, editable context. Keep district confirmation separate from your offer of buyer representation. For sellers, ask what they need help presenting or checking about their property. Preserve any supplied address and the source they consulted. Avoid turning a selected school zone into an automatic valuation or price claim. Name the receiving person or team in the website brief. Require the received inquiry to retain the visitor's question and the map context shown at submission. Recheck that context after changing the school year or selected area. Require readable success and error messages. W3C's form guidance recommends feedback for both successful submissions and failures. Then verify delivery through a labeled test and its received message. [W3C's form notification guidance](https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/forms/notifications/). [W3C's form notification guidance](). checked 2026.10.14. ## Accept the component against recorded checks Use these proposed acceptance checks before approving the map. Record the result and repair failed items before repeating them. | Check | Evidence to require | | --- | --- | | Layer identity | Selected district or school agrees with the approved source and identifier. | | Grade and year | Changing either updates the outline, label, panel, and inquiry context together. | | Boundary preparation | Prepared shapes match the source, with conversions and simplification documented. | | Decision status | A proposal stays separate from the current view; adopted changes show their effective period. | | Address uncertainty | Edge cases and missing addresses lead to verification rather than a promised assignment. | | Official lookup | The descriptive link opens the intended district resource without requiring contact details. | | Phone and keyboard | Visitors can reach the source, selected information, and inquiry route through both. | | Failed map load | Text links, source limitations, and the contact route remain available. | | Inquiry delivery | Buyer and seller test messages reach the named recipient with the submitted context intact. | | Handoff | Files, source records, reuse terms, previous versions, and update responsibility are delivered. | These checks define the requested component. They do not certify school assignment, full accessibility conformance, or a measured increase in inquiries. ## Bring the school map into the whole website brief Bring your website address, priority service areas, official school resources, verified layer records, and intended inquiry recipient. Specify whether you need official links, a permitted embedded resource, or a prepared map layer. Name its update owner and acceptance checks. Scale With Search's $2,000 whole website fix repairs or rebuilds an agent or small team website. It includes an inquiry-path test with proof of receipt. Review the [real estate website scope](/for/real-estate) and have the proposed map work named in writing before treating it as included. 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