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Resident urges board to create community roundtable to build support for upcoming levy
Summary
A community member asked the board to pursue new outreach tactics — including a monthly roundtable — to persuade voters to pass an upcoming district levy.
During the community comment period resident Shalisa (last name not specified) urged the board to adopt new outreach approaches to build voter support for an upcoming levy.
‘‘With less than 12 months, we have time to communicate and persuade our voters, but I don't think there is time for delay,’’ Shalisa said. She suggested the district consider a monthly community roundtable to give residents a place to be heard and to build persuasive messaging beyond the standard ‘‘vote yes for kids’’ approach.
Why it matters: the resident framed the levy as a near-term decision point and said current community support is insufficient. She asked the board to consider concrete engagement venues that could both surface concerns and share information ahead of the vote.
What the speaker asked: create venues for board and community members to meet; pursue new messaging tactics; and encourage residents to consider the consequences of a ‘‘no’’ vote. She described her own teaching practice of ‘‘gentle urgency’’ and encouraged similarly assertive yet community-centered outreach.
What the board did: the comment was heard during the public comment portion of the meeting; no formal board action on levy outreach was recorded.
