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The Spokane Public School Board will decide Wednesday on names for the district s three new middle schools.
Pauline Flett, a Spokane Tribe member, preserved the Salish language and played an integral role in transcribing it. She is one of several people the school is considering naming a middle school after.
On Wednesday the Spokane Public School Board will choose names for three new middle schools.
The School Board will choose between the names of several civil rights icons, historical figures and community leaders.
The names were chosen out of nearly 1,500 submissions, according to Spokane Public Schools documents.
The options for the new Northeast middle school are Beacon Pines, Denny Yasuhara and Frances Scott.
A $44.8 million bond proposal that would have brought an arts academy to Battle Creek failed by a margin of fewer than 40 votes, according to unofficial election results.
With all 13 precincts reporting, the Battle Creek Public Schools bond failed with 975 votes no to 937 votes yes, according to unofficial election results.
The bond, which allowed the district a millage of up to 2.20, would have transformed Northwestern Middle School into a K-8 visual and performing arts academy and funded renovations at Springfield Middle School.
Gena Reed, a Battle Creek Public Schools voter, said she wanted to see the district improve its test scores before approving funds for facilities improvements.
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