Parents, Alumni Push HISD Board To Revisit HSPVA Naming Rights

Style Magazine Newswire | 5/19/2017, 9:12 a.m.
Ever since the Houston school board approved the naming rights to its flagship arts high school last fall, a vocal …
HSPVA dancers

Source: Houston Public Media

Ever since the Houston school board approved the naming rights to its flagship arts high school last fall, a vocal group of parents and alumni have opposed the deal. It let the Kinder Foundation add its name to the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, commonly called HSPVA, in exchange for $7.5 million. The new Kinder HSPVA will move into a new $80 million building downtown in 2018. The donation helped fund the total cost. Now that the Kinders have sent a letter to HISD and a school booster group, releasing them of the naming rights, some parents say it’s time to reconsider the deal. In a statement, HSPVA said that it’s grateful for the support that “will help ensure the school continues to maintain a level of excellence for generations to come.” The HISD board would have to take a second vote to revert to the original name

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