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Modesto City Schools trustees review rules for naming facilities, consider plaques and equity in nominations
Summary
Trustees reviewed BP/AR 7310 on naming and renaming facilities, discussed a two-year waiting period for posthumous honors, whether to require signature thresholds, and the idea of plaques thanking the community for bond support; staff will draft follow-up proposals.
Modesto City Schools trustees on Feb. 3 held a special workshop to review the district's policy and administrative regulation for naming school facilities, examine examples from past nominations and discuss how to ensure community representation in future naming proposals.
Associate Superintendent Tim Zearli led the presentation, noting the district's Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 7310 set the criteria and process for naming schools and eligible facilities. He told trustees the AR requires written proposals submitted to the superintendent and verification that an honoree's contributions to Modesto City Schools are "enduring" and "of lasting significance," and that incumbent board members are ineligible. "Staff, community members, or groups wishing to propose an individual and the facility to be named in his or her honor shall submit the proposal…
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