Milan Area Schools board approves minutes, bills, personnel and enters closed session; all motions unanimous
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Summary
At its Aug. 13 meeting the Milan Area Schools Board of Education approved minutes, bills, four teacher hires and a motion to enter closed session for negotiation strategies; each motion passed on recorded 7–0 votes.
The Milan Area Schools Board of Education on Aug. 13 voted unanimously on a series of routine and personnel items and later moved into a closed session for negotiation strategies.
The board opened the public meeting and approved the minutes from the special meeting of July 24, 2025, by a recorded vote of 7–0.
The board next approved bills and reimbursement of expenses, also by a 7–0 vote after trustees said questions about the check detail had been answered by Krista Hendricks.
During the personnel and leadership portion of the agenda, the board approved four teacher hires for the 2025–26 school year: Abigail Collins (ECSC teacher), Noah Penrose (eighth-grade math), Joshua Nowak (sixth-grade ELA) and Thomas Wall (first grade). Each hire was moved, seconded and approved on separate motions recorded 7–0.
Later in the meeting the board voted, 7–0, to enter a closed session "pursuant to Section 8(1)(c) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act for negotiation strategies." The board returned to open session at 9:46 p.m. and immediately adjourned.
No motions failed or were tabled; all recorded motions listed above passed unanimously.
Votes at a glance
- Approve minutes of special meeting 07/24/2025 — Motion passed, vote 7–0. - Approve bills and reimbursement of expenses — Motion passed, vote 7–0. - Approve Abigail Collins as ECSC teacher effective 2025–26 — Motion passed, vote 7–0. - Approve Noah Penrose as eighth-grade math teacher effective 2025–26 — Motion passed, vote 7–0. - Approve Joshua Nowak as sixth-grade ELA teacher effective 2025–26 — Motion passed, vote 7–0. - Approve Thomas Wall as first-grade teacher effective 2025–26 — Motion passed, vote 7–0. - Enter closed session under M.O.M.A. §8(1)(c) for negotiation strategies — Motion passed, vote 7–0.
The board did not record amendments to any motion on the public record.
Ending: The meeting returned from closed session at 9:46 p.m. and adjourned immediately afterward.
