Reminder! The survey closes Monday, April 22.
FCPS invites the public to participate in the process of naming the new east-county area elementary school. The new school is slated for construction in the Lake Linganore Hamptons West community. It is scheduled to open in August 2021 if funding is available.
FCPS has organized a School Name Recommendation Committee, charged with gathering potential school names and presenting three recommendations to the BOE in June. Tuscarora Elementary Literacy Specialist Susan Verdi chairs the committee, which includes local business and community representatives, PTA members and parents from the Linganore and Oakdale feeder patterns, and staff from Deer Crossing and New Market Elementary Schools.
“The community’s input is critically important in selecting a new school name. Ideas can help shape the school’s identity for years to come,” says FCPS Superintendent Dr. Terry Alban.
The committee invites the public to submit name suggestions through an online survey by Monday, April 22 at http://www.fcps.org/eastcountyname. Submissions should include the person’s name, relationship to FCPS (e.g. student, parent, community member, FCPS employee, etc.), and a rationale for the suggested name.
Those submitting names are reminded that there is a BOE policy about naming schools. According to Policy 201 (https://apps.fcps.org/legal/doc.php?number=201), the BOE may name schools for historical events or geographical features such as local or regional landmarks or locations but not for people.
For more about the process, please see the full news release: https://www.fcps.org/about/news/1657321/name-the-newest-fcps-school