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Trustees push security and Title IX fixes while weighing which projects fit a $1.99–$2.24 package
Summary
Board members debated which projects to include in a bond package: vestibule security and Title IX locker-room work were flagged as high priorities, but trustees noted those items fell off some drafts for cost reasons and asked for clearer cost and tax-rate context.
Trustees spent substantial time debating what to include in a bond package and which dollar amount to ask voters for. Several trustees emphasized safety upgrades, like secure entryways (vestibule security), and Title IX-related locker-room work as projects that both align with community concern and can shift undecided voters.
One trustee (speaker 9) said security should be "our No. 1 issue" for messaging and voter outreach. Other trustees pressed staff for clarity about why certain items (including vestibules priced around $550,000 per school in earlier cost estimates) were prioritized or omitted and asked whether costs reflected expansions of footprint, prevailing wage, and HVAC/electrical work.
Trustees also explored the trade-offs between smaller, targeted packages that emphasize urgent safety work versus larger packages that would fund broader modernization (including potential future high-school replacement). Discussion included technical clarifications from administration about how advertised tax rates per $1,000 are estimates and may shift when bonds are issued.
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