Milford School District tax

Milford School District lowers tax rate for 8th year

Terry RogersGovernment, Headlines

Milford School District this week voted to lower  the school tax rate in both Kent and Sussex counties for the eighth year in a row. The Kent County school tax rate from $1.6593 per $100 of assessed property value to $0.2807 per $100 value after receiving reassessed property values from that county. The rate in Sussex also dropped from $4.6503 …

Several Milford board members were vocally opposed to self-directed student learning days.

Student-directed learning days get thumbs down in Milford

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

A proposed way to teach through “self-directed student learning time” 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 district’s school board during its monthly meeting Monday night. “I’m not an educator but I am a parent,” said Board President Scott …

Milford's school taxes are going down .6% for next year.

Milford votes to decrease taxes for next year

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

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 …