Milan Area Schools board approves Schools of Choice resolution, Chartwells renewal and schedules tax hearing

Milan Area Schools Board of Education members approved a set of routine motions at their meeting Wednesday, April 23, 2025, including the district's 2025–26 Schools of Choice resolution, renewal of the Chartwells food-service management contract for 2025–26 and the posting of a budget and truth-in-taxation hearing. The board also approved multiple sets of minutes from April 9 and recommended a parent advisory committee nominee for approval by the Washtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD).

The votes were procedural and carried unanimously where recorded. The Schools of Choice resolution allows the district to accept and educate students from outside Milan for the 2025–26 school year. The board approved a budget and truth-in-taxation hearing notice that will set the public hearing for the district's millage proposal during the district's June meeting schedule.

Board members voted to renew the district's food service management contract with Chartwells School Dining Service Management Company for the 2025–26 school year and authorized the superintendent or designee to sign necessary documents. Superintendent Gierbaugh told the board that the district is following the contract's terms: the original five-year contract included up to four one-year renewals…