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Palo Alto Unified School District · 2018-03-13 · Palo Alto Unified School District Recommending...
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RecommendingSchoolNamesAdvisoryCommittee
March13,2018
Committee
• SaraArmstrong• LaDoris Cordell• LelandLevy• OwenLongstreth• SarahMartinson• SharonOfek• AnnPianetta
• GregSchmid• MichelleShabtai• KatieTalbot• PeterUllman• KeithWheeler• SaraWoodham
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Charge
TheRecommendingSchoolNamesAdvisoryCommitteewastaskedwithrecommendinguptofivenameseachforJordanandTerman MiddleSchools.
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Criteria
• BP7310– criteriafornamingdistrictschoolandotherdistrict-ownedorleasedbuildings,grounds,andfacilities• Innovation,integrity,andinclusion• PaloAltoConnection• Enduring– deceasedorinfinalchapteroflife
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ProcessandApproach
• CommitteeMeetingNorms• CommunityOutreach–Submissions
• DiscussionandVoting• Nominations–Individuals–Geographic
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Submissions
Total UnduplicatedIndividualsorentities 1281(77%) 319(63%)GeographicMarker 205(12%) 50(10%)Other 174(11%) 139(27%)
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Submissions
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Recommendation
WehavebeenespeciallyimpressedwiththebiographyofPalygraduateFredYamamoto.WerecommendthattheBoardespeciallyconsidertheoutstandingcontributionsofthisremarkableyoungman.
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Recommendations
• TwoGeographicNamesinspiredbythenaturalsettingaroundtheschools– AdobeCreek - RedwoodGrove
• SixIndividualswithoutstandingcontributionstoPaloAlto– EllenFletcher - EdithJohnson– FrankGreene,Jr. - FredYamamoto–WilliamHewlett - AnnaZschokke
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EllenFletcher(1928– 2012)
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• HolocaustSurvivorviaKindertransport
• 40yearsofvolunteerservice
• 12yearsCityCouncil,ViceMayor
• BicycleAdvocate• Environmental,PeaceActivist
FrankGreene,Jr.(1938– 2009)
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• Fairchildinthe1960s:patentforadvancedprocessingmemorychip
• FirstAfricanAmericanfounderofpubliclytradedfirm
• Establishedventurecapitalfundforfemaleandminoritystart-ups
WilliamHewlett(1913– 2001)
• WellknownSiliconValleyentrepreneurandtechnologist
• Developediconicemployee- andquality-focusedmanagementstyle
• Createdinnovativeelectronicproducts
• Communityleader• Far-sightedphilanthropist
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Edith“Eugenie”Johnson(1872– 1966)
• PaloAlto’sfirst,andonlyfemaledoctorfor15years
• Patientsservedwereofallethnicitiesandabilitiestopay
• Counselor,peacemakerinproblematicfamilysituations
• WritingsandactionschallengedracismandsexismofthetimesPaloAltoUnifiedSchoolDistrict
FredYamamoto(1918– 1944)
• PalyGraduate1936• 2nd GenerationJapaneseAmerican
• ForcedintoJapaneseInternmentcamp
• Youthleader:equality,courage,community
• KilledinActioninWW2fightingNazis
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AnnaZschokke(1849– 1929)
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• 1890:arrivedinPaloAlto,widowwith3children– FirstOfficialResident– FirstHistorian
• PioneeredthecreationofaformalpubliceducationsystemforallPaloAlto’schildren
• “MotherofPaloAltoSchools”
Geographic
• RedwoodGrove– severalstandsofCoastalRedwoodsoncampus
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• AdobeCreek– flowsbehindTerman
Acknowledgements
• Committeemembers• PaloAltoHistoricalAssociation• Membersofthecommunity• Secretarialsupport– JudyNishiyama
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Nominees
• TwoGeographicNamesinspiredbythenaturalsettingaroundtheschools– AdobeCreek - RedwoodGrove
• SixIndividualswithoutstandingcontributionstoPaloAlto– EllenFletcher - EdithJohnson– FrankGreene,Jr. - FredYamamoto–WilliamHewlett - AnnaZschokke
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