Board approves $10,000 community survey, asks CFAC to reconvene to narrow referendum scenarios

The East Troy board voted to move forward with a community survey developed by School Perceptions to help shape possible capital scenarios and test tax tolerance across the district. Administration said the contract, strategy development, survey design, administration and results reporting totaled roughly $10,000 as presented in the board packet.

Administration framed the survey as a tool to provide broader community data so CFAC (Citizens Facilities Advisory Committee) and the board can reduce the list of facility scenarios and set cost parameters. The timeline discussed would develop the survey April 9–May 13 (if approved), present results in June or July, and offer live facility tours to the community May 15–June 15.

Several board members urged narrowing the scenarios before broad distribution — one member called six scenarios “too many” and asked CFAC to reconvene to reduce options to two or three. The approved motion included the addition that CFAC be reconvened prior to survey finalization to help narrow and refine options.

The board emphasized that approving the survey did not commit the district to a referendum or to any timeline; it directed administration to invite CFAC back into the process and to involve school-perception contractors and cost experts where appropriate.

What’s next: CFAC will be asked to reconvene within weeks to refine scenarios; the survey will be developed with district and CFAC input and returned to the board for approval before launch.