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Board amends facility‑naming policy, approves Sunkist PTA's buddy bench donation
Summary
Trustees approved a change to board policy 7310 to streamline the naming process and approved Sunkist PTA's donation of a buddy bench to memorialize a longtime PTA member.
The Bassett Unified School District board approved an amendment to board policy 7310 on Sept. 9 to change aspects of the facility‑naming process and simultaneously accepted a Sunkist PTA donation: a "buddy bench" to honor a longtime PTA member.
A board member who introduced the amendment said the change would replace the term "citizen's advisory committee" with "community advisory committee" and allow donation‑driven naming decisions to proceed with a public hearing on the same agenda rather than requiring a longer, separate process. The author said the amendment was intended to streamline approvals for donor gifts while preserving public input via a hearing on the same meeting agenda.
The board waived a second reading and approved the amendment by roll call vote. The minutes show the author of the amendment explained that the change would reduce procedural delays for donated memorials and similar naming requests.
On the same agenda the board considered a Sunkist PTA donation: a buddy bench to honor a long‑time PTA volunteer, described at the meeting as having decades of service. Board members expressed support for the concept of a buddy bench as a place where students who need a friend can sit and be noticed, and the board approved acceptance of the donation by motion and roll call vote.
No changes to the physical plaque or inscription were described in detail at the meeting. The board did not specify a maintenance plan in public remarks; staff will follow usual donation acceptance and installation procedures.
