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Principal asks board to consider renaming Lehi Elementary to Cottage Grove after broad community input

San Mateo‑Foster City School District Board of Trustees · August 29, 2025
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Principal Natalie Delahunt presented a multi‑year community‑engagement process and survey results supporting a proposed rename of Lehi Elementary to Cottage Grove and a new mascot; trustees asked about policy, participation rates and estimated costs of a name change.

Natalie Delahunt, principal of Lehi Elementary, asked the San Mateo‑Foster City School District board on Aug. 28 to consider renaming the school Cottage Grove after a multi‑year community process that included teacher conversations, parent input, surveys and kindergarten paper‑tally votes.

Delahunt said the school has undergone a significant physical and programmatic transformation and that many community members feel the name LEAD (previously…

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