At a recent meeting, several parents spoke during the public comments section of the Milford School District Board of Education meeting regarding changes to elementary school report cards. Parents received their first report cards in early December. “Students came home with their first report card of the year this past Wednesday,” Danielle Deinert said. “The grading system on the report …
by Jarek Rutz A gun was accidentally fired by a school constable in Milford School District Tuesday. School constables are officers whose authority falls somewhere between a security guard and a police officer. They are armed with guns and handcuffs, but can’t make official arrests. No one was hurt, and the firearm was discharged in a private staff workroom at …
On Friday, December 6, Milford Elks Lodge donated dictionaries to third grade classrooms at Mispillion Elementary School. Carmen Kemper, who led the event, explained that this was a way to encourage students to learn. “We wanted to provide something that children could use as part of their studies throughout their school career,” Kemper said. “This is something they can take …
Several local businesses have joined with Milford Moose Lodge #2316 to help students in Milford School District who have been displaced have a merry Christmas with an Ugly Sweater party on Friday, December 13 at 6 PM. According to Donna Watson, this is an event that has been held annually at Milford Tavern but has grown so large it was …
Delaware Department of Education recently released a list of schools on improvement plans and several local schools appeared on the list. There are several categories used to identify schools who need improvement, including Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI and CSI-R) and Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI-1 and TSI-2). According to DOE, a school falls into CSI either when students score …
At a recent meeting, Dr. Sara Hale, Chief Financial Officer for Milford School District, presented the annual class size and instructor to student ratio waiver to the Board of Education. This waiver is required when class sizes exceed 22 students in kindergarten through third grade and/or when schools are allotted less than 98 percent of the Division I units generated …
On December 5 at Mispillion Elementary School, Milford School District Board of Education Vice-President, Matt Bucher, will provide details on the Buccaneer Educational Foundation (BEF) at 6:30 PM. The program is designed to provide information on the newly formed foundation as well as to recruit volunteers to bring forth the mission of the foundation. “For many years, even stretching back …
Every conversation with leaders from nine Delaware colleges and high schools about artificial intelligence’s presence in the classroom reveals unique ways the evolving technology is being used. It’s created a problem for schools and colleges wrestling with setting up their guardrails and adopting recent guidance published by the Delaware Department of Education. “AI has been in the education space for …
At a recent meeting, Milford School District Board of Education heard details on new practices being implemented for discipline from Dr. Jessica Weller, Supervisor of Climate and Safety. A full report will be provided to the board in December. “This is just a really quick update on our proactive measures, such as our Bridges Room, Positive Behavior Intervention Plans, learning …
At a recent meeting, Milford School District Board of Education heard results of an assessment of their autism programs conducted by ABC Consultants LLC. The programs are in place in all grades at the district. “We use assessments we call APERS, which is the Autism Program Environment Rating Scale. It’s considered the gold standard in this country to assess how …
