As the calendar moves closer to the month of October, Fort Dodge Community School District Superintendent Josh Porter and the school board continue to create opportunities to get information out to the public about the Nov. 4 bond referendum.

The district will ask the voters to approve the extension of current borrowing authority to pay for about $42 million in upgrades to Fort Dodge Senior High School.

The measure provides for upgrades in the east and west classrooms and the main pool and indoor athletic locker rooms, updating building systems and the main canopy, the creation of a public address and safety system, and upgrades to career and technical education, fine arts and the weight room and field entrance near Dodger Stadium.

“We just had an executive meeting where we discussed several options to get the word out to different sectors of the district,” Porter said at Monday’s board meeting. “We are aiming at social media along with some billboards and booths at different events.”

“The goal is to let the community know we are good stewards of finances,” he added. “The district has been financially responsible at this time and in the past, and we look to continue that with this bond.”

Porter added that there will be a community forum for interested individuals to ask questions and hear about different segments of the bond referendum Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. It will be held in the high school’s Little Theater.

In action items, the board:

• Approved a fireworks display for the 2025 Homecoming game set for Oct. 17. According to Activities Director Brandon Ruffridge, the show will last five to seven minutes and will originate from the south practice field area at the conclusion of the contest.

“We’ve done this for several years,” Porter said. “It adds to an already great weekend of Homecoming. The booster club takes care of the fee of around $1,500.”

• Approved four clubs at the high school that had just begun in 2023-24 and were in a year of probationary status, according to Ruffridge. Those organizations deal with racing, Model United Nations, a diversity action troupe, and Mayor Untos that is cooperated within the Latin club.

“We have around 30 clubs at this point,” Ruffridge said. “We really do have something for everyone. I feel like there may be a few more starting this academic year, too.”