July 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

This agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution.  A copy of the agenda reflecting any changes will be available for public inspection during normal business hours in the District Office.  Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be altered later than twenty-four hours before the meeting.  The Board reserves the right to alter the order of items, as it deems necessary.

Information concerning the Open Meeting Law, Chapter 84, Article 14 of Nebraska State Statutes, is posted on the bulletin board in the back of the meeting room.

This is the public’s opportunity to speak to items on the agenda. This is also the public’s opportunity to speak to other non-agenda topics concerning the school district - since it is not an agenda item the board cannot discuss or take action on the matter at this time. To be recognized, all participants must complete the Request to Address the Milford Board of Education Form.  The District has established separate complaint procedures for any complaints, including complaints and concerns against individual employees.  As such, the Board requests that this complaint process be followed before discussion with the Board takes place.  Thank you for your participation.

General Fund for $180,647
Payroll for $688,371
Total $869,018

Building Fund for $324,707 was for the loan payment for the north elementary addition, and for materials for the high school south stage classroom conversion.

Depreciation Fund for $83,457 was for HVAC repairs, student Chromebooks, carpeting, and football sprinklers.

$5,460 to Amplify is for our elementary reading assessments.  We are switching from MAP Fluency to DIBELS.
$4,000 to FinalForms is for our updated online forms and registration.
$10,319 to McGraw-Hill is for reading instructional materials.
$3,758 to Porter Trustin is for padding for classroom spaces.

 

Open discussion as needed.

• Policy 2008 - Meetings

  • LB 521 amended Nebraska’s Open Meetings Act to give districts more flexibility when publishing public meeting notices.

  • If the newspaper refuses, neglects, or is unable to publish a meeting notice, schools can:

    • Post the notice on the district website.

    • Request the paper to upload it to the statewide website (not required to verify).

    • Post a physical copy in a public place.

    • This eliminates delays caused by uncooperative newspapers and protects your ability to meet legally, especially for emergency or special meetings.

• Policy 5002 - Admission of Students

  • Simplifies the language to clarify that students may enroll if required or if district policy permits optional enrollment.

  • Removed unnecessary legal citations and conditions.

• Policy 5003 - Admission of Part-Time Students

  • LB 306 expands part-time enrollment for non-resident private and exempt school students—especially for extracurricular participation.

  • This law opens the door for more part-time students from neighboring districts. Local policies will now shape who gets to participate.

  • Two new eligibility options for non-public school students to enroll part-time:

    • If their resident district doesn’t offer a specific sport/activity.

    • If a non-resident school building is physically closer than the one they'd attend in their home district.

  • Private School Students: Districts must choose whether to allow extracurricular participation (policy now includes Option A = no, Option B = yes).

  • Exempt School Students (e.g., homeschool): Must be allowed to participate if they meet enrollment requirements (5 credit hours for NSAA-regulated activities).

  • Non-regulated activities (e.g., clubs):

    • Districts set our own credit-hour requirement (0-20).

• Policy 5031 - Student Appearance (Dress Code)

  • A statute passed during the 2024 legislative session requires schools to adopt a dress code policy by the 2025-2026 school year that includes specific language.

  •  Option A would require school personnel to obtain parent permission to alter the student's appearance for any dress code violation.  This would include something as simple as asking a student to remove a hat.  

  • Option B for districts that prefer to maintain their existing dress codes.

  • Option B complies with statutory requirements (non-discrimination, religious attire, tribal regalia, natural hair, etc.) without adopting NDE’s full model word-for-word.

  • I recommend Option B

Student Handbook Updates
Page 13 - Added Safe2Help as a method to report bullying
Page 14 - Updated Class Rank information (no longer using)
Page 16 - Updated Graduation Requirement reference
Page 17 - Updated language of the complaint procedure to match policy
Page 23 - Updated language in the short-term suspension section
Page 30 - Updated Dress and Appearance language to match policy
Page 37 - Updated Graduation Requirements to match policy
Page 55 - Eliminated the elementary lunch schedule reference

Student Activity Handbook Updates
Page 9 - Removed specific concussion training programs

The Board of Education reserves the right to enter into Closed/Executive Session for 1) the protection of the public interest, or 2) the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual, and/or the individual has not requested a public meeting. When making a motion to enter into Closed/Executive Session, the member making the motion should be as specific as possible as to the reason(s) for executive session.

The Board President will restate the reason for Closed/Executive Session after the motion has been acted on.