Columbia Board of Education creates online form for public to submit names for new elementary school
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Columbia Board of Education voted on Thursday to create a committee of volunteers to consider a name for the new elementary school that is being built in southwest Columbia.
A Friday press release from Columbia Public Schools says that potential names from the community can be submitted online through 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13.
The form asks residents to:
- List the name;
- Describe the name’s geographical relevance;
- Describe how the name aligns with the mission, vision and values of the school district;
- Explain how the name is unique and easily identifiable;
- Describe how the name contributes to the city and school district and
- Describe the historical significance of the name.
The release says the committee will consider if submitted names are in compliance with the Board of Education’s naming policy.
The policy -- according to the district’s website -- says that the name should be easily identifiable, cannot be named after living people and individual parts of the building or campus should not be given separate names. The policy says exceptions can be made “if school facilities are constructed with a substantial portion of private funds donated to the school district.”
