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Superintendent urges clearer outreach after capital-project defeat; offers workshop plan

Grand Island Central School District Board of Education · March 24, 2026
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Superintendent Dr. Brian Graham summarized a survey of 346 residents and 141 handwritten paper responses, said many respondents rejected the district's framing of state aid, and proposed a public workshop and revamped communications to rebuild support for future capital projects.

Superintendent Dr. Brian Graham told the board that the district analyzed 346 community survey responses (141 paper surveys converted into a 1,300-page PDF) to understand why last year's capital-project proposal was defeated.

"Of the 141 paper surveys, that equates to 1,300 pages," Dr. Graham said, describing how staff used tools (NotebookLM and Claude) to process handwritten and digital responses and generate analysis. He…

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