Policy 3997

Facilities - Purpose

Facilities - Naming Facilities

Reviewed and affirmed by the Board:  10/24/2017
Last Revision: 
Original publish date: 01/26/2010
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School facilities are named according to the following procedures:

1. The Lincoln Board of Education will appoint a special ad hoc committee whose function shall be to review potential names for a building or major addition and to make recommendations to the Board.
2. The committee shall have representation from the Board as well as representation from lay citizens.
3. The public and members of the staff will be invited to suggest names to the committee along with the documentation to support the nomination.
4. The committee will be allowed to establish its own procedural steps but may be instructed as to criteria for selection of a name by the Board.
5. Existing facilities will not be rededicated or renamed unless the facility is relocated to a new site or a different purpose is designated for an existing facility.
6. Rooms in an existing facility will not be named.