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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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