Procedure 6970 - Naming Schools and Facilities

The naming of facilities shall take place in the following manner: New Facilities 

To select a name for new facilities the Superintendent or designee shall form a committee representative of staff and community whose purpose it shall be to submit to the board a list of three to five names for the new school facility. The list shall briefly state, along with each name, why the committee nominated each name. The committee may solicit nominations from students and the community. 

The Board shall select the name of the new facility from the list of recommendations. In recognition of the efforts of those involved in new projects, a plaque containing information such as the following shall be attached to a new building: 

  1. School name 
  2. Board-approved construction date 
  3. Completion or dedication date 
  4. Name of Board members as of the Board-approved construction date 
  5. Superintendent as of the Board-approved construction, and 
  6. Architect and contractor names 

Formal dedication of the facility shall take place on a date and time specified by the Board. 

Adoption:

Adopted:9/24/96 
Revised: 1/13/09 
Revised: 11/26/13 
Revised: 1/25/22