Schools
New BUSD Playing Field Needs a Name
At its meeting Wednesday night, Berkeley Unified's Board of Directors will form a committee to name Derby Field.
Let’s hope it doesn’t take as long to name Derby Field as it did to get the project underway. For nearly 15 years, Berkeley Unified School District has been talking about converting a block of grass at Martin Luther King, Jr. Way and Derby Street into playing fields for Berkeley High and Berkeley Technology Academy students. In September, school officials approved the $2.4 million needed to make it happen. Now it needs a name.
At their meeting Wednesday night, school board members will create a committee tasked with christening the new field in time for its scheduled completion a year from now.
From the agenda:
The size of the committee shall be at the Superintendent’s discretion but its membership should consist of at least one representative (if interested and available) from each of the following groups: the King Child Development Center, Berkeley Technology Academy, the Farmers Market, the Construction Bond Oversight Committee, and the Berkeley High School Baseball Team. The committee should also include a neighborhood representative. The Superintendent will designate one member to chair the committee.
Do you have a good name for the field? Tell us in the comments.
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