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District prepares referendum outreach materials, plans pre‑election meeting with construction manager
Summary
Superintendent Jeff Nelson said the district is developing a referendum slide deck, will use an open house and QR code for outreach, and plans to meet a construction‑management firm to review pre‑election services that typically require no fee until after a successful referendum.
The superintendent and staff are preparing materials for an anticipated referendum and testing a slide deck with staff during inservice. Nelson asked board members to staff an open‑house information table this Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. and said a QR code linking to a tax‑calculator will be made available on handouts and the district website.
Why it matters: Outreach and voter information design can influence community understanding of ballot measures. Nelson said some construction managers offer pre‑election advising and often do not charge until a referendum passes; he proposed a meeting with a K Anderson representative to review pre‑election services and asked board members who could attend.
Nelson said the district will also consider placing referendum materials in the Trading Post and other local publications to broaden reach and said staff will keep paper copies available for community members who prefer them. He emphasized that meeting a construction manager does not commit the district to a contractor and noted the 60‑day contract opt‑out discussed elsewhere in the meeting.
Next steps: Staff will finalize the slide deck and QR code, post materials to the website, and set a meeting with the construction‑management representative for interested board members before additional formal decisions are made.
