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District adds historical-marker process for closed schools, limits use of general funds
Summary
Duval staff proposed a seven-member committee (including Jacksonville Historical Society and city council reps) to recommend commemorative markers for closed schools within one year of sale or disposition; committee may propose funding from sale proceeds, grants or partner organizations, but board members insisted operational/general funds not be used.
The Duval County School District’s policy review committee endorsed draft language to create a process for commemorating closed schools, directing the superintendent to convene a stakeholder committee to recommend historical markers and how to maintain them.
Staff said the committee — limited to about seven members — would include the Jacksonville Historical Society as a mandatory member, the…
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