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School board tightens language on naming school system property; clarifies board approval and plaque requirement
Summary
The board amended policy FDC to clarify that capital projects expected to cost $50,000 or more must be approved by the school board (not the committee), limited school naming to deceased honorees in most cases, and added a plaque-and-justification requirement; the amendment passed unanimously.
The Tangipahoa Parish School Board on May 20 approved amendments to policy FDC (naming schoolboard property) to clarify approval thresholds and naming rules.
Members discussed technical edits to the policy to correct committee-versus-board approval language. ‘‘We authorized that any capital project that is expected to cost $50,000 must be approved by the school board,’’ a board member said during debate, and an amendment to change committee-approval language to board approval was adopted unanimously.
The revised language narrows naming of major facilities: schools, school buildings and other major public buildings may not be named for living persons; fields, tracks, courts and similar non-building facilities may be named after deceased individuals with board approval. The policy also adds a requirement that any approved naming include a plaque explaining the honoree and a justification for the designation.
Board members said the changes were intended as technical clarifications to reflect the board’s authority and to standardize naming practice across the district. The amended report and the policy language were approved by unanimous vote.
Next steps: administration will publish the amended policy language and incorporate the plaque requirement into naming procedures. The board did not identify any pending naming requests requiring immediate action at the meeting.
