Sequim School District posts online survey for community

Published 12:01 am Friday, May 22, 2015

SEQUIM — The Sequim School District wants to know what you think of it.

The district has posted a survey at http://tinyurl.com/PDN-sequimschoolsurvey to get feedback from district residents.

The survey’s 13 questions range from how people get information about the schools to what they think of the condition of the buildings.

It will be available through June 19.

“We’re trying to gauge the community’s perception of the district,” said Patsene Dashiell, district spokeswoman.

The survey is similar to one the district took in 2013.

“We’re conducting the survey again, and we ask that you take a few moments and complete it,” Dashiell said.

Printed forms of the survey also are available at the district office at 503 N. Sequim Ave.

The Sequim School Board expects to discuss in the future making a third attempt to pass a bond measure for building construction.

In February, the school district’s proposed $49.5 million, 20-year bond received 6,691 yes votes to 5,026 no votes — a 57.11 percent to 42.89 percent margin. A 60 percent supermajority was required.

That followed the failure of another bond attempt in April 2014 calling for $154 million for construction projects that garnered support from only about 44 percent of Sequim voters.

The board has not discussed how much it would ask for or when it would put a measure before voters for the third time.

For more information, see www.sequim.k12.wa.us or phone the district office at 360-582-3260.