School Naming/Renaming Processes for 2021

Naming Policy |What to Expect | Community Participation | Engagement Timelines

On Feb. 6, 2020, the School Board adopted School Moves. As a result, several schools will shift locations and a new neighborhood elementary school will open on the Key site. Throughout Spring 2021, impacted communities may be engaged in naming changes or renaming processes to provide recommendations for the School Board to consider.

Naming Policy

On June 7, 2018, the School Board adopted a revised policy for Naming of Facilities which describes:

The criteria for naming facilities
How APS manages requests to Rename Schools/Facilities

The revised Policy Implementation Procedures (PIP) describes:

The membership of naming/renaming committees
The process for the committees

Naming Process COMPLETED	SCR Staff Liaison & Principal Teams
Naming for Key School at New Site	Dulce Carrillo & Marleny Perdomo

New Elementary School at the Key Site (Innovation Elementary School)	Dulce Carrillo & Claire Peters
The New Elementary School at the Reed Site (Cardinal Elementary School)	Daryl Johnson, Frank Bellavia and Gina Miller

What to Expect Throughout the Naming Process

Meeting schedules will be posted on the Engage section of the APS website
Interested members of the community may attend meetings to listen
Each committee member will be charged with soliciting input from their corresponding school, neighborhood or community groups
Minutes of meetings will be posted on the Engage section of the APS website
Community input may be solicited via:
- School or Civic group meetings
- PTA meetings
- Input/Surveys from: Students, Parents, Community
- Engage with APS emails
- Other input as received

Participating in Community Engagement Activities

- Minutes from naming committee meetings will be posted online by the liaison. Community engagement will be, in part, a responsibility of the committee members to solicit recommendations and input from their corresponding constituent groups.  Engagement may include:
  - Reaching out to the member that is associated with your group to ask questions or share your ideas
  - Asking a committee member to meet with or share the meeting summaries with your group
  - Participating when opportunities arise for the community to provide feedback (through surveys or other opportunities)
  - Sharing information on your organization’s listserv or email group
  - Using the Online Feedback Form on “Engage with APS” – select the initiative from the drop-down list to submit your comments and input (all comments will be shared with the full committee) online