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Board committee reviews draft citizens guide; members suggest QR code and clearer local‑revenue figures
Summary
Committee members reviewed a draft citizens guide with tax-rate and enrollment comparisons, suggested adding a QR code linking to the business office for deeper detail, and urged simplification so residents see 'what we get locally' rather than technical tax-rate math.
At the start of the work session district staff presented a draft citizens guide that compares tax rates, assessed valuations and budget allocations for the 2024–25 school year. Staff highlighted visuals showing how much of the global budget goes to direct instruction and noted salaries and benefits are about 66% of the global budget.
Committee members praised the refreshed graphics and recommended adding a QR code linking to the business office web page so readers could drill into details without cluttering the printed guide. One member suggested a simple local-revenue column that translates assessed valuation and rate into the actual dollars a district receives, saying, “I think just making it simple…this is what we get locally and this is what they get locally.”
Staff said comparative enrollment and expenditure graphs position St. Joseph near the middle among similar districts and pledged to correct board-leadership titles before publication. Communications staff created the graphics; staff said they hope to post the guide online with the QR link in the coming months.
Next steps: Staff will incorporate editorial and leadership-title updates, add a QR code and pursue a web rollout; board members were asked to email further suggestions to staff and the communications lead.
Sources: Presenter and committee member exchanges during the work session.
