Residents of the Milford School District are officially getting a tax decrease for the seventh straight year. After the district’s chief financial officer Sara Hale presented the tax proposal for the 2023-24 school year at the school board’s June meeting (to much applause and gratitude from members), the board voted unanimously Monday night to approve next year’s tax rate. “Since …
Milford Schools propose tax decrease for 7th straight year
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 district’s school board Monday reflecting a tax decrease of .6% for next year. Most notably, the district is …
Why so few school board forums? Candidates wouldn’t respond
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 aren’t forums being held in every contentious district. Smyrna, for example, has seven candidates campaigning for just two seats. Woodbridge, Lake Forest, Seaford, …
Only 1 Milford candidate takes part in online forum
School board elections are May 10 across the state of Delaware. Jalyn Powell, running for Milford School District’s at-large seat, said Thursday night that board members should be open-minded, all students should be seen as gifted, critical race theory is not an issue, charter schools and choice are good, and that ethnicity of school workers should reflect the community. …
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