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Edmond school board tables names for new Covell schools, directs expanded committee and policy draft
Summary
The Edmond Public Schools board voted to table naming recommendations for the new Covell elementary and middle schools and directed staff to expand the naming committee and draft a formal naming policy for board review.
The Edmond Public Schools Board of Education voted May (date not specified) to table the committee recommendations to name the new Covell-area elementary and middle schools and asked staff to expand the naming committee and present a school-naming policy draft to the board.
The board was presented the naming committee’s picks — Pleasant Grove for the elementary site and Horizon for the middle school — but some board members said the committee lacked balanced community representation. “I feel like it was kind of a guided selection,” Board Member Hobgood said during the discussion, calling for more community input before the board finalizes names. Board Member Underwood made the motion to table the item; the motion passed…
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