First week of school is great at Milan
Despite a weather curve that had Milan, along with other schools, making some quick decisions, Superintendent Pat Murphy noted, “overall the first week of school went great.”
Supt. Murphy thanked administrators and staff for their dismissal efforts during the recent tornado warning and commended everyone, including students, for pitching in and helping. He thanked the community for their patience and understanding.
The Milan School Board of Trustees met in regular session on August 17 with board members Timothy Tuttle, Edward Amberger, Greg Lewis, Mike Alloway and Anne Marie Layden in attendance.
Under Personnel:
The Board approved Gwen Tucher and Emma Newhart as elementary teachers. Cinda Ahlrich was approved to fill in for an elementary teacher on medical leave.
Resignations were approved from Lauren Harris and Racheal Grote.
Classified recommendations were approved for Reagan Brindley and Renee Lillis as IS SPED Paraprofessionals, Kelly Caccamo as MS/IS Paraprofessional, Amanda Goss for the elementary custodian, David Hayes as a bus driver and Margie Minger for the elementary cafeteria from part time to full time.
Extended leave requests were granted for Hayley Badgley and Holly Dornbusch.
Paige Wade was approved as high school Cross Country Coach.
In Other Business:
Supt. Murphy requested approval that would allow him to make any appropriate changes to the budget plan as needed. This met with unanimous approval.
The Board approved Supt. Murphy’s request to revisions in Appendix B of the Classified Staff Handbook regarding e-Learning Day compensation. Approval was given for the Athletic Coaches Handbook for revisions that will help streamline and reorganize content removing redundant information, increasing readability, summarizing and updating with new IHSAA guidelines.
Kim Taylor was given approval to attend the IASP Assistant Principal’s Conference in November. Elizabeth Busek was approved to attend the 2026 Indiana ACTE State Conference in September.
Facility and Fundraising Requests:
The request from Dollars for Scholars to use the Middle School Library for a meeting in September was approved. Also approved were the Milan Youth Cheer to use the high school field in August for cheer pictures, Milan Youth Football to use the activity building for team pictures in September, Greg Holt to use the high school and middle school parking lots for the Milan Christmas Walk in November, Milan Aquatics to host community open swim nights throughout the school year and Milan Aquatics to use the pool for the fall and winter swim lessons.
A fundraising request from Dollars for Scholars to host the Dollars for Denim fundraiser for teachers to raise money for student scholarships was approved.
Editor’s Note: Information for the above story was taken from unofficial minutes from the August 17 meeting.
