Superintendent asks board to form committee to develop facility-naming guidelines

Superintendent Severs reviewed board Policy 7250 (commemorative naming) and asked board members to consider forming a small group to craft administrative guidelines for how the district will evaluate future naming requests. He emphasized the difference between honorary, in-perpetuity naming (no payment) and commercial sponsorships or time-limited naming rights that generate revenue.

Severs said community requests have prompted a need for transparent criteria, including potential waiting periods after retirement, an application process, and whether recommendations should flow through the superintendent or an alumni group. Board members volunteered to help draft guidelines and Severs said he would include the business office in those discussions.