HUTCHINSON, Kan. — With the Nickerson USD 309 School District looking at a possible bond issue, the need to know what patrons think is important.

Starting soon, phones will be ringing across the Nickerson-South Hutchinson School District as a comprehensive survey of patrons’ opinions begins.

School district officials say the survey of 267 households will provide insight into what residents think about the district’s strengths, challenges and priorities.

The 10- to 15-minute survey will touch on a wide variety of topics and allow residents the opportunity to share their comments. The survey was designed by Patron Insight, Inc., a Kansas City-based market research organization that has worked with school districts across the Midwest on similar research since 1992.

Participants will be selected totally at random and all responses will be kept completely confidential. In general, calls will be placed between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on weekdays and noon to 6 p.m. on Saturdays. The caller ID may show “Market Research Associates” or it may simply show an 816 or 913 area code because the company uses calling facilities in both Missouri and Kansas.

The survey process will take about two weeks to complete. The Nickerson-South Hutchinson School District is asking patrons to listen for their phones to ring.