In 2016, Glendale Unified School District moved from an at-large method of electing board members to by-area elections. The Board adopted a trustee areas map providing for the district boundaries. Trustee areas B, C, and D held their first election in 2017. Trustee areas A and E will hold their first election in 2020.
Although board members are elected by trustee area, each board member serves the entire community and supports all schools in Glendale Unified.