District outlines aggressive town-hall schedule and outreach ahead of possible facilities referendum

District administrators presented a plan to gather community feedback on potential facilities projects that could be included in a future referendum.

Doctor Rolling described an outreach strategy that includes staffing booths at school-based events, meeting with local organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce and the CAC, and holding five town halls (the first scheduled for Montgomery at McDowell Elementary). He said the district will use surveys and small-group conversations to collect both quantitative and qualitative feedback, plan a virtual town hall after the in-person series, and bring compiled survey results and themes to the board in November with follow-up discussion in December to help shape any referendum question.

Rolling outlined promotional tactics: district website and social media, newsletters and nightly news, flyers shared through local village channels, and outreach to business and civic organizations. He also said the administration will work with a referendum committee and consider recruiting volunteers for a "Yes" committee once the board identifies priorities.

Board members asked about how the materials would be presented at community events; Rolling said the district would prepare visual displays and financial summaries and man them with referendum-committee members. He said the outreach aim is to determine community priorities and then return to the board with a prioritized list and cost estimates before any formal question is prepared.

The item was informational and no board action was taken.