After a few months of consideration with plenty of public input, the Milford School District Board of Education finalized a name Monday night for its new middle school. The new Milford middle school, a key component of Milford School Districtâs strategic plan to accommodate rapid enrollment growth, will be called “Milford Middle School.” Opening in fall 2025, the building had …
A proposed way to teach through âself-directed student learning timeâ was met with criticism from several members of the Milford School District. Four of those learning days were proposed in the 2024-2025 academic year calendar presented to the districtâs school board during its monthly meeting Monday night. âI’m not an educator but I am a parent,â said Board President Scott …
The new Milford middle school, a key component of Milford School Districtâs strategic plan to accommodate rapid enrollment growth, will soon be getting a formal name. The school, under construction at 612 Lakeview Avenue in Milford, is expected to open in fall 2025. It is part of the five-year Milford School District Strategic Plan, adopted in 2023. The district is …
Officials in the Milford School District answered questions and gave updates Monday night about the progress of the districtâs literacy plan. Kelly Carvajal Hageman, Milfordâs chief academic officer, pointed out in the districtâs monthly board meeting that Gov. John Carney and Education Secretary Mark Holodick have urged the state in the past two years to focus on literacy. A 2022 …
School discipline â a hot topic that has brought parents out to school district meetings to share their childâs experiences â came up again Monday night in Milford. This time, the conversation focused on discipline data from this school year that was reviewed during the monthly board meeting. As expected, there have been much more incidents at the secondary level …
A proposed policy to prohibit Milford School District students from taking audio and video recordings in school buildings turned out to be redundant and was tabled at the school board meeting Monday night. Tabling the policy means the board took no action and it wonât be revisited unless a board member asks for it to be. The idea of addressing …
In opposition to the wishes of some residents, the Milford School Districtâs board voted Monday night to strike restorative practices from its student code of conduct. Restorative practice is a method that aims to build and strengthen community relationships. Instead of focusing on solely disciplining a child for their behavior, restorative practices aim to improve their behavior and evaluate the …
Residents of the Milford School District are officially getting a tax decrease for the seventh straight year. After the districtâs chief financial officer Sara Hale presented the tax proposal for the 2023-24 school year at the school boardâs June meeting (to much applause and gratitude from members), the board voted unanimously Monday night to approve next yearâs tax rate. âSince …
Residents in the Milford School District could have yet another tax decrease next year, which would be the seventh straight year the district has approved a decrease. Sara Hale, chief operating officer of the district, presented school tax rate data to the districtâs school board Monday reflecting a tax decrease of .6% for next year. Most notably, the district is …
Many school board candidates approached about participating in forums never responded, organizers say. While the six school board forums organized to allow community members to meet their candidates wrap up tomorrow, some have asked why there arenât forums being held in every contentious district. Smyrna, for example, has seven candidates campaigning for just two seats. Woodbridge, Lake Forest, Seaford, …
