7.14.26 Citizens' Ad Hoc Relative to Renaming Elvehjem Elementary School

This was a meeting of the Madison Board of Education's Citizens' Ad Hoc Committee held on July 16, 2026, focused on the renaming of Elvehjem Elementary School. The committee discussed the process for selecting new school names, including scoring and debating 55 proposed names, narrowing them down to a list of 10 names approved for public hearing and comment. The public hearing was scheduled for July 23, 2026, with a 14-day comment period following. The committee emphasized community engagement, including outreach to indigenous groups for culturally appropriate naming, and planned a final vote on the top four names by mid-August. No direct procurement or contracting decisions were made, but the meeting involved procedural planning and community input related to the school renaming project.