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Board questions recommendation to rename Woodrow Wilson Elementary to South Salt Lake Elementary
Summary
District staff reported community engagement and recommended renaming Woodrow Wilson Elementary to South Salt Lake Elementary; board members expressed limited enthusiasm and asked for more engagement with the city and the school community council.
Staff reported that Woodrow Wilson Elementary underwent a 2025 engagement process and that the recommended new name is "South Salt Lake Elementary." Luke Allen presented the survey results and the communications department's recommendation to the board.
Board members expressed skepticism that the proposed name change would meet goals for marketing, positive recognition or student attraction and suggested further outreach to the city and the school community council to identify a name that better reflects community identity and values. No formal action or vote on the name change was taken at the March 3 meeting.
