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Consultants tell Perris Union High trustees a $187 million bond extension is narrowly feasible, urge robust outreach
Summary
Consultants told the Perris Union High School District board that a $187 million bond extension tested just above the 55% Prop 39 threshold in polling and recommended aggressive community outreach, a facilities advisory committee and careful project packaging to preserve support.
Tim McLarty, a consultant with True North, told the Perris Union High School District board on Feb. 11 that a bond-extension measure framed as an extension of the district's current $20 per $100,000 tax rate tested narrowly above the 55% threshold required for a Prop 39 school bond.
"We had 56% of voters say they would support this proposal," McLarty said during a presentation of the survey results. He said support rose to 61% after the research team explained how a bond extension differs from a new bond and reached as high as 65% when respondents heard positive project descriptions. After the presentation of opposition messaging the final balance test landed at about…
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