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Duval County School Board School Name Change Policy

 

CHAPTER 8.00 - AUXILIARY SERVICES NAMING OR RENAMING SCHOOLS OR SCHOOL FACILITIES 8.59

 

I. The School Board will name or rename schools.

Community input is desired and highly valued; however, the School Board has final authority over the name of any school.

II. Naming a New School

A. The Superintendent (or his designee) shall initiate the naming of a new school. The Superintendent shall establish procedures for naming a new school, which include soliciting community input from the following:

 

  1. SAC of the school
  2. PTA of the school
  3. Students of the school
  4. Community members within the school’s attendance zone
  5. Members of the school’s faculty and staff

 

B. The Superintendent shall offer a proposed name to the School Board for its decision by a vote of the Board. The School Board may, after considering the Superintendent’s recommendation, request another name be proposed for its consideration, until the Board approves the name of the school.

 

III. Renaming an Existing School

A. The Superintendent, any School Board member, or one of the initiating entities named below, may submit a written request to the School Board during a regular Board meeting, requesting the Board rename an existing school.

An “initiating entity” is defined as:

 

  1. SAC of the school
  2. PTA of the school
  3. At least 75% of the school’s students
  4. Alumni of the school (the minimum number of which is at least 75% of the school’s current student body population, as evidenced by a signed petition indicating the graduate’s name and graduation year)*
  5. Community members within the school’s attendance zone (the minimum number of which is at least 75% of the school’s current student body population, as evidenced by a signed petition indicating CHAPTER 8.00 -AUXILIARY SERVICES the community member’s name and address within the attendance zone)

 

**Note: The district will have no obligation to verify the accuracy of the petitions presented

 

B. Upon receipt of the written request described in subsection II.A. above, the School Board shall decide by a majority vote of the Board whether to accept the written request and refer the matter to the Superintendent for further review. If the School Board accepts the written request, then Superintendent shall establish procedures for renaming the school, which include soliciting community input from the following:

 

  1. SAC of the school
  2. PTA of the school
  3. Students of the school
  4. Community members within the school’s attendance zone
  5. Members of the school’s faculty and staff
  6. Alumni of the school

 

C. The Superintendent shall offer to the School Board for its decision by a vote of the Board, either a proposed new name to the Board or recommend no change to the school’s existing name. The School Board may, after considering the submission of the Superintendent’s recommendation, accept or reject the recommendation, or request another name be proposed for its consideration, until the Board makes a final determination of the petition to rename the school.

 

IV. Requirements applicable to naming or renaming a school:

A. The name of the school shall not be of a person (whether living or deceased).

B. The name shall not be in conflict with an existing name of a school or district facility.

 

 

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 1001.41, F.S.LAW(S) IMPLEMENTED: 1001.41 F.S.HISTORY: ADOPTED: April 1, 1997REVISION DATE(S): 11/10/08FORMERLY: FF