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Report of the Committee on Accountability, Finance, and Personnel |
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8. Action on a Request to Rename Howard Avenue Montessori School and the Dover Street School facility to Bay View Montessori Lower Campus and Bay View Montessori Upper Campus Respectively |
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 3 Effective and Efficient Operations
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Attachments:
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Letter from Principal and SEC Chair requesting name change. |
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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In December 2014, the Board approved the establishment of Howard Avenue Montessori as a K-6 school. In February 2017, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors approved the expansion of Howard Avenue Montessori School into the Dover Street School facility for the 2018-2019 school year. Based on this action, the school community is requesting a name change to reflect the merger of the two campuses. The request is that the Howard building be renamed Bay View Montessori Lower Campus and the Dover building be renamed Bay View Montessori Upper Campus.
On November 27, 2017, Principal Heidi E. Panosh and SEC Chair Jessica Hinojosa submitted a letter to the Superintendent requesting that the schools be renamed Bay View Montessori Lower Campus and Bay View Montessori Upper Campus. The school administration surveyed parents, students, and staff in regard to this proposed name change with the options of: Bay View Montessori School, Garden View Montessori School, Howard Montessori School, and Lake View Montessori School. The majority of the school’s stakeholders chose Bay View Montessori Lower and Upper Campus.
Howard Avenue also meets the criteria set forth in Administrative Policy 5.01, Facilities, which includes a section (6) on the naming of school facilities:
“b. Changing the name of a school building shall be limited to elementary and middle schools. The recommendation of a name change shall be brought to the Board through the local governance structure of the school.”
The Administration has adhered to Administrative Policy 5.01, especially relative to allowing school communities pursuing a name change the autonomy to select one through a collaborative process through the local governance structure of the school and bringing proposed name changes to the Board for approval. |
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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This item does not authorize expenditures. Any costs associated with the name change will be absorbed in the school's FY18 budget. |
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Implementation and Assessment Plan: |
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Upon approval by the Board, the Administration will work with the school to implement the name change. |
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Recommendation
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Your Committee recommends that the Board approve the renaming of Howard Avenue Montessori School and the Dover Street School facility to Bay View Montessori Lower Campus and Bay View Montessori Upper Campus respectively. |
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Approvals:
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Recommended By: |
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Signed By: |
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Jacqueline M. Mann, Ph.D. - Board Clerk/Chief Officer |
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