New Trier Could Name Facilities After Donors
Proposed policy would allow New Trier Township High School District 203 school board to consider naming rights for people who donate more than half the cost of a major project
Want to get something named after you at New Trier High School? It’s not going to happen, unless you’re a staff member who gave extraordinary service to the school and retired at least five years ago. But that could change, under a proposed policy that the New Trier Township High School District 203 school board discussed at their May 21 school board meeting at the school’s Northfield Campus. The school also has a campus in Winnetka. The proposed policy, which covers donations and advertising on school property, starts with a statement of philosophy that makes clear that the district does not want any advertising or donations to impact what students are taught: “The intent of the district is to minimize the impact of commercialism on …
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Dan
12:30 am on Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Wait don't universities do the same thing? Major contributors get the campus buildings named after them. Nothing wrong with it at the university level, so I imagine a college prep high school such as New Trier could handle some wealthy donations. more ›