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Board agrees to revisit naming policy after community request to honor retired educator
Summary
Following a community request to name the gym at George Hilderbrand Elementary for longtime educator Milton Rooney, the board voted to review policy 9300 on naming facilities and to return with proposed policy options at the August work session.
A community request to recognize longtime educator Milton Rooney by naming the gym at George Hilderbrand Elementary prompted board discussion about consistency and precedent for naming district facilities.
Board members expressed support for honoring community contributors but said the district needs a clear, consistent process to avoid ad hoc decisions. The board voted to direct administration to research surrounding counties’ naming policies, compare options and return with recommendations and any proposed revisions to policy 9300 at the August 3 work session.
No formal renaming was approved at the meeting; the board’s action was to revisit and potentially revise the naming policy so future requests can be handled by an established standard.
