CODE: 7551
SECTION: CONSTRUCTION, REMODELING AND RENOVATION
NAMING FACILITIES
The West Milford Board of Education shall have sole authority
to name or rename district facilities, which include, but is not limited to,
buildings, athletic fields, stadiums, gymnasiums, libraries, fields, tracks,
auditoriums, all-purpose rooms, media centers, and multipurpose rooms. The
following guidelines shall apply to requests for naming facilities:
1. Procedure
All requests for naming facilities shall be submitted to the
district Superintendent at the district office. Requests shall include reasons
the facility should be named after the proposed individual, a biography of the
individual to be honored, a letter of permission from the family, if applicable,
and other information, such as funding and design plans for signage.
2. District Naming Committee
The Board directs the Superintendent to establish a Naming
Committee composed of diverse membership from the community (2), school staff
(2), and student population (1). The Naming Committee shall consider all naming
proposals, come up with a reasonable and fair process for evaluation, review,
and consideration of all requests. The Naming Committee shall then decide
whether to recommend a naming or renaming to the Board. The Naming Committee,
under the direction of the Superintendent, shall set its own rules and
procedures for meetings.
3. Criteria for Facility Names
The Naming Committee and the Board of Education shall
consider the following questions when deciding on a naming request:
a. What is the individual’s character
and contribution to education?
b. What is the individual’s
connection to the facility? In order to be meaningful for all, there should be a
real or symbolic connection between the individual and the facility.
c. What is the reaction of the
district community, based on input from community members, including school
staff, PTA/PTO/PTSO members, and other sources?
d. Is it the right time for the individual to be honored by
naming the facility after him or her? For past staff and board members, the
Committee should consider whether a sufficient time has passed since employment.
For an individual who has passed away, it should be considered whether
sufficient time has passed, such as a year, since the individual’s death.
4. Signage Plans
The district’s facilities department, under the supervision
of the Superintendent, must approve all signage design plans for the facility.
Final plans will then be
submitted to the Board of Education for final ratification.
First Reading: September 26, 2006
Adopted: October 23, 2006