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Milton updates summer school offerings, approves staffing hours cap and plans for reading interventions
Summary
District staff described expanded summer school sites, new enrichment classes and staffing, and the board approved hourly caps for instructional and support staff; HR flagged addition of three teacher positions for an intensive reading program beginning June 2026 under Act 20 alignment.
District staff gave an update on summer school operations and staffing, describing multiple sites, new enriched classes and staffing challenges; the board approved caps on total instructional and support staff hours for 2025-26 summer programming.
The district reported summer programming at Milton East Elementary, Northside Middle School and Milton High School, with 30 to 40 summer school employees at each site. Administrators said there are 17 classes at East, 21 at Northside, 13 at the middle school and 12 enrichment classes at the high school, in addition to academic classes.
New and returning classes highlighted in the report included a Lego-building class, a Northside art class themed on Taylor Swift “auras” focused on character themes, a model-rocketry class that completed a successful first launch, a field-biology class taught by a retired teacher, early-literacy vowel-sound instruction and a Club Fit endurance program. Staff praised long-serving summer instructors, naming Sherry Buscher, Chris Zee, Dave Benland, Tom Davey and Mike Platt for multi-decade service.
Human resources said it is coordinating staffing and training for upcoming summer sessions and that beginning in June 2026 the summer program will add intensive reading interventions aligned with Act 20; HR recommended adding three teacher positions to support that program. The presenter said payroll and technology issues affected first payroll but the district resolved them.
On a formal action, a motion limiting instructional hours to no more than 7,769 and support-staff hours to no more than 3,161 for the 2025-26 summer program passed. The motion notes that any additional hours above those baselines would be subject to board policy review and potential approval.
Board members asked questions about tracking public comments, how summer staffing is budgeted and how new classes are integrated with curriculum. Staff said they would return with fuller numbers in September and provide updated budget integration details later in the summer.
