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Marion County board work session advances recommendation to rename Marion Technical Institute to Bridgeway Academy
Summary
A renaming committee recommended Bridgeway Academy as the preferred new name for Marion Technical Institute after two stakeholder surveys. The board expressed consensus and will place the item on the Sept. 23 meeting agenda for a formal vote; rebranding costs were not finalized.
The Marion County School Board’s Sept. 4 administrative work session reviewed a recommendation to rename Marion Technical Institute to Bridgeway Academy and agreed to place the item on the board agenda for a final vote on Sept. 23.
Chad Fraser, who presented timelines and survey results, said the renaming committee — made up of community members, parents and educators — ran two surveys. “Survey 1 was conducted from June 25 through 08/03/2025 and yielded 93 responses, generating more than a 140 unique name submissions,” Fraser said.…
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