Millard Public Schools’ Leadership & Learning department and Educational Services division presented annual reports at the July board meeting highlighting professional learning, curriculum rollouts, academy enrollments and grant-supported programs.

Leadership & Learning: Joe (Leadership & Learning) summarized his department’s six areas of work — teacher and administrator induction, instructional coaching, leadership development, strategic and site planning, professional learning, and staff/administrator evaluation. He said the district is differentiating induction for administrators depending on prior experience, with a two‑year induction sequence for brand‑new administrators and a different focus for those promoted internally. The board asked about timing for proposed changes to the administrator-evaluation process; staff said a committee is reviewing the process and expects recommendations by late first semester or early second semester.

Educational Services: The division presented highlights including a new math curriculum rollout, the start of a language-arts cycle, a grading-scale recommendation, STEM school design work at Upchurch and Russell, and a feasibility study for a dual‑language program. The report noted 274 students in MPS academies (20 more than the prior year) and an increase in MCC academy enrollment; the academies saved participating students more than $500,000 in tuition in the year reported. The report also summarized volunteer hours (more than 21,000) and grants activity; staff singled out Chris Morgan as the district’s grant lead and mentor-program coordinator.

Why it matters: The reports outline instructional and support work that affect classroom practice and student pathways into college and career programs. Board members praised the induction program, mentoring and grant work, and noted the district’s Millard graduate program and pipelines for student teachers.

Next steps: Staff will bring recommendations on administrator evaluation later in the school year and continue implementation of curriculum and academy programs.