Milford School District Board of Education recently heard a presentation from Supervisor of Instruction Dr. Bobbie Kilgore regarding new standards-based grading provided to parents on student growth reports. This grading system is used in elementary schools in the district as well as throughout the state of Delaware. “There are many reasons we decided to use this method,” Kilgore said. “We …
MSD considers updating promotion policy
At a recent meeting, Milford School District Board of Education discussed updates to their promotion policy. The changes are an extension of existing policy that will include new standards-based report cards used in the district for younger grades. “This is merely an extension of our existing policy with a few grammatical updates as well as an expansion of our standards …
Standards-based report card rollout scaled back
After receiving feedback at a previous board meeting, Milford School District has decided to scale back the rollout of a new standards-based report card system. Initially, the district planned to begin using the new format for grades Kindergarten through sixth but have decided to only use the system for kindergarten and first grade for the upcoming school year. “We would …