POLICY 1421

NAMING SCHOOL SITES

Adopted: June 25, 1984
Revised: 1. February 27, 1995, 2. February 15, 2010, 3. May 28, 2018, 4. February 25, 2019
Frequency of Review: Annual

1.0 RATIONALE
1.1 The Board values community input on naming school sites and strives to establish names with local significance.

2.0 DEFINITIONS

3.0 POLICY
3.1 The Greater Victoria Board of Education
3.1.1 May name a school site or portion thereof for a place of local historical or geographical significance.
3.1.2 May not name a school or portion thereof after an individual.
3.2 The Greater Victoria Board of Education may rename school sites or portions thereof.
3.3 The Policy must conform with the Province’s Naming Privileges Policy, as amended from time to time.

4.0 RESPONSIBILITIES
4.1 The Board of Education is responsible to ensure compliance with the School Act.
4.2 The Superintendent is responsible to ensure that District policy is upheld and regulations are enforced.

5.0 REFERENCES
i. Naming Privileges Policy
ii. Regulation 1421 – Naming School Sites
iii. Policy 1163 – Consultation
iv. Regulation 1163 – Consultation

 

 

 

Modification to this document is not permitted without prior written consent from the Greater Victoria School District.
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