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District planning for Forks Middle School replacement; RFQ drew six architect responses
Summary
Staff briefed the board on plans to replace Forks Middle School. The district received six RFQ responses for architectural services, will form a citizens committee and interview firms, and discussed bond-timing options along with vote validation requirements for bond approval.
District staff told the board they issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for architects to design a middle-school replacement and received six responses. Staff proposed forming a small interview committee (including at least one board member, district administrators, and a community member) to evaluate firms and make a recommendation to the full board.
The district emphasized that the citizens committee will work through design issues during a roughly year-long process and that timing for a bond election (either the next general or the February 2027 date) carries strategic tradeoffs. Staff noted statutory thresholds for bond validation — for example, needing "60 plus 1" for approval and meeting a 40% turnout/validation rule tied to prior general-election turnout — and said the architect and committee will develop a timeline and outreach plan once selected.
