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Milan Area Schools approves four teacher appointments for 2025–26 school year
Summary
The board approved appointments for an ECSC teacher and three classroom teachers — Abigail Collins, Noah Penrose, Joshua Nowak and Thomas Wall — citing candidate backgrounds and program models; each motion passed 7–0.
The Milan Area Schools Board of Education on Aug. 13 approved four teacher hires for the 2025–26 school year.
The board approved Abigail Collins to an ECSC position that superintendent Jason McMahon said was created by a vacancy and has been retuned from a self-contained model to a full inclusion/TC model. McMahon said Collins is originally from the area and recently returned from Utah; she lives near Paddock Elementary.
Noah Penrose was approved as an eighth-grade math teacher. McMahon described Penrose as a recent graduate who completed student teaching and worked as a long-term substitute before relocating from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to the Ann Arbor area.
Joshua Nowak was approved as a sixth-grade ELA teacher. McMahon said Nowak is a Central Michigan University graduate who previously coached high school soccer and whose spouse teaches in Dundee.
Thomas Wall was approved as a first-grade teacher. McMahon said Wall is a Central Michigan University graduate from Canton, Michigan, and that the interview committee rated him a strong cultural fit.
Each hire was moved, seconded and approved on separate recorded votes of 7–0. The board’s personnel discussion occurred during the meeting’s "strategic plan: personnel and leadership" segment and included superintendent remarks about staffing and the district’s interview process.
Ending: The hires are effective for the 2025–26 school year; human resources will complete onboarding and necessary preemployment paperwork.
