Policy 802-R Naming of Facilities Regulations

A. When naming a Wayzata Public Schools building or facility, School Board members serving on the facilities development and long range planning committee will appoint a committee made up of staff and residents of the school district. The principal of the school building to be
named, or administrator in the facility, will co-chair the committee along with the director of communications and community engagement. The committee may solicit suggested names for buildings or other facilities from students, staff, and residents of the school district. The committee will present three recommendations for consideration to the School Board. The responsibility for the final decision on the name rests with the School Board.

B. The director of communications and community engagement will manage the communications process of naming school district facilities. The director will advise the community about the process and the timeline for naming the new school or facilities. Public notification may include, but not be limited to, news releases and mailings to parents, PTAs/PTOs, community organizations and civic clubs.

C. The public may submit names for School Board consideration through the U.S. mail or email, or via online submission, to the superintendent’s designee. The names considered must conform to this School Board Policy. A minimum six-week timeline will be established for the public to propose names. The superintendent’s designee will compile a list of the suggested names, and will forward the names proposed (along with any supporting documentation) to the committee co-chairs. Once the School Board determines a name for the school or facility through a formal vote, the director of communications and community engagement will determine appropriate means to inform the public of the approved name.

D. The school district does not name facilities for specific programs, individuals or families. Individuals or organizations requesting that a facility be named in honor of an individual or a family will be notified that the school district does not name facilities in this manner and will be encouraged to consider an alternative commemoration such as the designation of an academic scholarship to honor the individual or family through the high school counseling department.

E. The school district may consider a name for a new school or facility that reflects a unique geographic location or feature within the school district. There may occasionally be a compelling reason to change the name of an existing facility. The process will be the same as that for naming a new facility.

• Adopted: March 9, 2015
• Amended: March 31, 2023
• Last Reviewed: March 31, 2023

• Policy 802-R Naming of Facilities Regulations