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Prescott Unified board hears consultant on bond/override strategy and directs staff to seek proposals
Summary
After a 90-minute presentation from consultant Paul Uland on voter testing, PAC roles and timing, the Prescott Unified School District board directed staff to solicit proposals from consultants (state-contract preference) to assess feasibility, polling needs and election timing for a potential bond and/or override.
A consultant who has worked on Arizona school funding campaigns urged Prescott Unified School District trustees on Dec. 2 to do early polling, build a representative advisory committee and prepare a public-facing needs assessment before deciding on specific bond or override figures.
Paul Uland, introduced himself to the board and described campaign steps he said are now common across the state: “You put together some type of needs assessment or blue-ribbon committee… walk through that process so that they’re the ones to come to you to make that recommendation,” he said. Uland emphasized voter-file research, demographic testing and continuing community outreach after a measure is called.
Uland told trustees…
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