Littleton Public Schools Regulation

Policy Code    FF-R Policy Name    Naming District Facilities April 23, 2003

The following guidelines shall apply when a school and/or community requests approval for naming a portion of a building, a single building on a campus with multiple buildings, or a specific area on the campus as a memorial for a person who is not living.

The process shall include the following procedures:

1. A school and/or a community group presents a written request to the school principal to name a portion of a building, a single building on a campus with multiple buildings, or a specific area on the campus as a memorial.
2. The memorial shall be named in memory of a person who is not living, and the proposed name must have special significance.
3. The request will summarize the outstanding contributions of the person for whom the memorial is to be named.
4. The group making the request will provide evidence of support in the school community for the request.
5. The group making the request will provide a permanent plaque or marker, which becomes the property of the school. Specific information about the plaque or marker will be included with the request.
6. If all procedures have been successfully accomplished, the principal will forward the request to the Superintendent or designee.
7. The Superintendent’s Staff will discuss the request and, if appropriate, place it on the Board of Education agenda for discussion and action.
8. All requests must be approved by the Board of Education in compliance with Board Policy FF, Naming District Facilities.