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POLICYPROPOSAL FOR NAMING A FACILITY OR AREA WITHIN A SCHOOL OR SCHOOL CAMPUS 6701
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Except as provided in Board Policy 3661, MMSD building/facility name changes/designations will occur after the name change/designation has been researched, reviewed by the school community and the SUPERINTENDENT, and approved by the BOARD of EDUCATION. MMSD schools are named for a prominent local figure (city or state), a prominent national figure, a locally significant geographical site or place of local significance, or a person who has rendered a significant contribution to the school or building.

7/17/06

PROCEDUREPROPOSAL FOR NAMING A FACILITY OR AREA WITHIN A SCHOOL OR SCHOOL CAMPUS 6701
Operation

Proposal for Naming a Facility or Area Within a School or School Campus

  1. The process to designate a name for a portion of a school building or other MMSD building may be initiated by either a staff member or by a community member associated with the school building. If the person for whom a school building/facility is to be named is a MMSD employee, s/he must either be retired or the effective date of her/his retirement must be prior to the date on which the portion of the school building/facility is to be named. If the building is a school, the community will be considered the attendance area for the school. The person initiating the process must inform the principal or chief administrator of the building that s/he is initiating the process.
  2. The person initiating the process, with input from the chief building administrator, shall form a committee consisting of half staff representatives and half community representatives who are associated with the particular building. The committee must have at least one representative from each ethnic minority group in the community.
  3. The committee shall solicit suggestions for naming the facility from the staff of the school or building and from the immediate community. Persons suggesting names for the facility must submit to the committee answers to the following questions:

    What individuals or groups are proposing naming a facility or area within a school-

    What is the current name of facility/area-

    What is the proposed name of facility/area-

    If the facility/area has a name, why should it be changed-

    Has this person rendered a significant contribution to the school or building- If so, explain.

    If the person has not rendered a significant contribution, what is the importance of this person to the school or building- For what reason should this person's name be chosen for this particular site-

    Is this person a person of color- If yes, what is the background of the person-

    Is there any other information which would be useful in consideration of naming a facility or area after this person-

    If you have documentation, it should be included with the answers.

  4. The committee will consider all names suggested for the facility or area. The committee will select its top choice for the name of the facility or area. If the committee so desires, it may also choose a second or third name. These names shall be submitted to the principal or chief administrator of the school or building. The following criteria will be used in selecting the top name:
    1. Persons who have made a significant contribution to the school or building in question. This person might be of either gender or any ethnic or minority group;
    2. If no names of persons who have made a lasting contribution to the school or building are nominated, then preference is to be given to the name of a person of color or a woman if such persons have been nominated.
  5. The principal or chief administrator of the building receives the recommendation of the committee and either endorses it or expresses any reservations that s/he has and forwards the name directly to the SUPERINTENDENT. The SUPERINTENDENT reviews the recommendation and makes his/her recommendation to the BOARD of EDUCATION.
  6. The BOARD of EDUCATION shall either accept, reject or modify the recommendation regarding the name of the facility or area.

6/2/03

 

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