Massotti sworn in as school board member

Terry RogersEducation, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

On Monday, July 1, at their annual reorganization meeting, Jennifer Massotti was sworn in to a two-year term on the Milford School District Board of Education. Massotti has served on the board since May 2023 when she ran unopposed for a one-year special election after Kris Thompson stepped down from the board after moving out of the district. Massotti was …

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

Student-directed learning days get thumbs down in Milford

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

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 RutzEducation, Headlines

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 …