MANATEE COUNTY — The School Board of Manatee County is now accepting name nominations for a new East County K-8 school currently under construction east of Uihlein Road, approximately a quarter of a mile south of S.R. 64. The new school, initially being built to house 1,620 students, is scheduled to open in August 2025.
School name nominations must include the person’s name who is submitting the name nomination, and their email address, phone number or both. You can look for information about the school naming process on the home page of the school district’s website at www.manateeschools.net, under “District Top Stories.”
School name nominations can be submitted in the following ways:
Email nominations to: communications@manateeschools.net
Mail nominations to:
The School District of Manatee County
PO Box 9069
Bradenton, FL 34206-9069
Personally deliver nominations to:
Miller School Support Center
215 Manatee Ave. W., in Bradenton
Name nominations for the East County K-8 school will be accepted from Wednesday, August 28, 2024, through Friday, September 27, 2024.
The School Board will then publish the list of the name nominations submitted on its district website on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. The School Board will then discuss the list of names at a regularly scheduled School Board meeting on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, where a list of finalists will be selected.
The School Board is scheduled to select the name of the new K-8 school at its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, October 22, 2024.
Public comment on the name nominations is welcomed at all School Board meetings and workshops in September and October, 2024.
PLEASE NOTE: SCHOOL NAMES SHOULD BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE FOLLOWING POLICY
7250 - COMMEMORATION OF SCHOOL FACILITIES
From time-to-time, the School Board may wish to commemorate a school or District facility or portion thereof by means of a plaque or naming the facility after a person. Such commemoration should be reserved only for those individuals who have made a significant contribution to the enhancement of education generally or the District in particular or to the well-being of the District, community, State, or nation.
The Superintendent shall submit proposed name(s) for school(s) to the Board for final approval. Names for schools shall be considered in accordance with the following procedures:
Any employee of the District thus honored must be no longer employed by the District for a period of time no less than five (5) years prior to the Board's selection of his/her name for a plaque or for the naming of a facility. A person may be nominated with less than five (5) years separation from the District but approval must be ratified with a super majority vote of the Board.
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kmskepton
Do you think the Board will try to bamboozle this one too, so they can name it after DeSantis? Just like they did with the dog park?!?! LOL.
Thursday, August 29 Report this
charliekennedy
@kmskepton that wasn’t the school board, that was our current county commission.
Friday, August 30 Report this
kmskepton
Charlie Kennedy - I know. Sorry I wasn't clear. Either way - the current majority of commissioners aren't trustworthy and they have some making up to do to their funders. I wouldn't put it past them. BTW - wishing you much success in your run!
Saturday, August 31 Report this