Meet school board candidates in 6 upcoming virtual forums

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

Upcoming school board forums will allow community members to meet, question school board candidates. Photo by Element5 Digital.   Meet the candidates in 6 upcoming school board forums Delaware school board election forums kick off tomorrow, with six being held during the next two weeks so community members can meet their district’s candidates and hear their thoughts. With only 10% …

Milford parents told school worker was arrested for child porn.

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Police & Fire

Parents of Milford school children have been getting phone calls Saturday telling them that a custodial employee is facing child porn charges. “The Delaware Department of Justice informs us none of the victims are our students,” says Superintendent School District Superintendent Kevin Dickerson in the recorded message. “Rather, the images on the personal device of the accused were internet-sourced.” Efforts …

Board reviews proposed tobacco and vaping policy

Terry RogersEducation, Health

by Terry Rogers     MSD is revising their policy on tobacco and vaping (Photo courtesy of Unsplash) At a recent meeting, Milford Board of Education added penalties to the district’s policy for students who are caught with tobacco and vaping products. Vice-President Rony Baltazar-Lopez realized that there was no policy specifically prohibiting such products in schools and drafted one …

Spectator Conduct Policy to be updated

Terry RogersHeadlines

by Terry Rogers     Last updated in 2006, Milford School District discussed updating their policy on Spectator Conduct at Sporting Events. Dr. Kevin Dickerson, Superintendent, felt that the policy was good, but the district needed to add language from the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA). “We made it more concise. Also, legal counsel kind of strengthened the part where …

Policy changes to MSD communication discussed

Terry RogersEducation, Headlines

by Terry Rogers     Milford School District Milford School District Board of Education is updating its Communication with the Public policy as well as the Communication with the Public:  News Releases. The communication policy had been in place since 2009 while the news release policy was last updated in 1982. “We tried to condense it some also, obviously realizing …

Outside visits to schools policy discussed

Terry RogersEducation

by Terry Rogers     Milford School District is updating its policy for visitors in schools As part of a policy review, Milford School District is updating its policy related to visitors in school buildings. The policy was last reviewed in 1982. “This policy has just been updated to reflect some of our current procedures that we have established throughout …

MSD discusses advertising and fundraising policies

Terry RogersEducation, Headlines

by Terry Rogers     Milford School District Board of Education discussed changes to the district’s advertising in schools and fundraising policies. The advertising policy had not been updated since 1982 while the fundraising policy was updated in 2018. “This policy relates to advertisements in our schools directed at our both our staff and our students,” Dr. Sara Croce, Chief …

Secondary math curriculum adopted

Terry RogersEducation, Headlines

by Terry Rogers     Students will use a new secondary math curriculum in Milford School District starting next year Milford School District Board of Education adopted a new secondary math curriculum at their recent meeting. The district chose to purchase enVision Math after a pilot group of Milford Central Academy and Milford High School teachers along with several administrators …

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Milford students bring home gold at Delaware Educator’s Rising event

Terry RogersEducation, Headlines

by Terry Rogers   Mystery Villa, Haley Thompson and Anna Hatfield brought home gold from the Educators Rising conference Three Milford High School Students brought home a gold medal at the Delaware Educator’s Rising Conference held February 24 and 25 at the Rehoboth Convention Center and Atlantic Sands. Anna Hatfield, Haley Thompson and Mystery Villa won the medal in the …

Amy Claire et al. standing in front of a crowd posing for the camera

Milford FFA Chapter Wins at Delaware FFA State Convention!

Terry RogersEducation, Headlines

Milford FFA members showing off their plaques and certificates for all of their achievements they won at the state convention The Milford FFA Chapter brought 23 students to participate in the 92nd Delaware FFA State Convention that was held at Delaware State Fairgrounds on March 8th-9th, 2022. Milford FFA students competed against over 700 other FFA members from all across …