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Board refines school-construction trifold, opts to emphasize “Two schools, one campus” before concert outreach
Summary
East Windsor board members asked staff to revise a trifold and renderings to clarify that the new project will be two separate schools on one campus, agreed to larger prints for the middle-school concert, and assigned staff to circulate updated materials.
Board members on Tuesday pressed staff to revise outreach materials for the district's new-school project, saying the draft rendering made two planned buildings look like a single structure and risking confusion among parents.
Several members said the GWWO-provided image compressed the high school and middle school into one visually ambiguous block. "It doesn't look like it's two stories," one member said while the group compared versions on screen, and members recommended returning to an earlier angled rendering or using separate images for each building.
The board settled on a set of changes: restore or flip the original renderings as needed, enlarge and bold the tagline "Two schools, one campus," move the GWWO credit to a corner, and prepare larger printed renderings for display at the middle-school concert. Staff said they would implement the edits and circulate revised files by e-mail ahead of distribution.
Why it matters: Board members said clear visuals are essential for outreach at the concert, where many parents will see the materials and likely ask questions. The group discussed a brief onstage Q&A of five to 10 minutes during the concert and staffing a table in the lobby for follow-up questions.
What happens next: Staff (Jess and Darl) will update the trifold and send the revised version to board members; members volunteered to staff the outreach table and were asked to e-mail Jess to confirm attendance and seat reservations.
Ending: The board left the outreach plan and graphic edits to staff with the expectation that corrected materials will appear in time for the planned January distribution and the middle-school concert outreach.
