The meeting began with the normal Call to Order, Agenda Review, and Flag Salute.
Milton Middle School Principal Presentation (more details in the LCATV video) like all principal presentations they are formatted to discuss work completed towards the goals of:
1) Student Achievement and Success – To foster curious and passionate learners through opportunities that further their academic knowledge and skills and meet the challenges of a changing world.
2) Social-Emotional Health and Well-being – To prioritize the health and well-being of all members of the learning organization through programming that promotes care for the heart, mind, and body.
3) Family & Student Engagement – To cultivate engaged citizens inspired to meet the demands of a changing society through an awareness of self, others, and the world around them in the local and global context.
Subsequently, two Milton Middle School students from the theatre club performed a scene from the play they’ll be performing, Beauty and the Beast.
The first Community Comments portion of the meeting included no comments.
The Board Elections and Appointments portion led to Karen Stout as Board Chair, Jeremy Metcalf as Vice-Chair, and Allison Duquette as Clerk. Positions on the board’s standing committees were also completed including Facilities, Finance, Policy, Negotiation, and Strategic Planning. No changes were made to the regular Board Meeting schedule and location of 2nd and 4th Thursdays (generally) at 6pm in the MHS Library, designated place for posting meeting agendas and minutes, agreeing to Robert’s Rules for Small Boards, Discuss and Adopt Code of Ethics, discussed communication practices, discussed board development opportunities and attendance, designated newspaper of record (The Islander), and designated a Trustee member as our district’s voting delegate for healthcare bargaining.
The Consent Agenda included the approval of a warrant, contracts, and various minutes from numerous special, policy, and regular board meetings.
The Reports to the Board portion of the meeting included a Superintendent Report welcoming the new/returning board members, discussed attending a four-day AASA National Future Ready Education conference the previous week, provided next year’s school calendar, asked for what the board would like for information on possible education transformation as it develops, information on Federal Funding Updates and FY25 and FY26 Appropriations, changes to how states access the remaining COVID-19 relief funds that VT appears to already comply with, and 2025/2026 Federal funding program allocations are expected to be delayed.
The second Community Comments portion of the meeting included no comments.
The Action Items portion of the meeting included all of the decisions of the board reorganization, Policy Approvals of C8: Pupil Privacy Rights (Required), B20: Personnel Recruitment, Selection and Appointment (Recommended), and D24: Special Education (Recommended), and rescinded policy B32: Personnel Files.
The Board Comments portion of the meeting included a board member welcoming the returning board members and a board member thanking the community for approving the budget and bond.
An Executive Session concluded the night.