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Millinocket school board approves warrants, personnel hires, policies and 2025–26 calendar
Summary
At its recent meeting the Millinocket Public Schools board approved payroll and accounts‑payable warrants, adopted several new and revised personnel policies, authorized multiple hires including a high‑school math teacher and an occupational therapist, and adopted the 2025–26 school calendar. Several contracts were approved in executive session.
The Millinocket Public Schools board approved payroll and accounts‑payable warrants, adopted multiple personnel policies and authorized several staff hires at its meeting. The board also adopted the district’s 2025–26 school calendar and confirmed several contract approvals after an executive session on personnel and contracts.
Board members voted to approve the minutes of the Jan. 14, 2025 meeting and to authorize payment of payroll and accounts‑payable warrants for late January and mid‑February pay periods. The board approved new policies on insurance and risk management and administrative procedures on return‑to‑work and reasonable accommodations, and revised policies including staff involvement in decision‑making and employee use of personal electronic devices. Motions were recorded by voice vote as "all in favor." (See "Votes at a glance." below.)
The board approved the superintendent’s nominations and authorized hires for a high‑school math teacher (candidate name transcribed as Mercedes Poni Panowski), occupational therapist Kristen Stanley (start date Feb. 10, 2025), and a special‑education teacher (transcribed as Anthony Mar) with pro‑rated start dates and steps as presented. Board members offered brief praise for the candidates before the motions passed.
In executive session the board took several contract actions: it approved a revision to the international coordinator contract, extended the superintendent‑level appointment for Extended Learning opportunities, approved a three‑year contract for the food‑service coordinator (Mia Shet as named in the meeting), and approved a one‑year contract for Jared Robins with options for a second and third year. All executive‑session motions were reported as approved by voice vote.
Votes at a glance • Approval of minutes (Jan. 14, 2025) — approved, voice vote ("all in favor"). • Payroll warrants (AP/PR 25‑16 and 25‑17) — authorized, voice vote. • AP/SA payments (AP 25‑24, AP 25‑25; SA 25‑18, SA 25‑9, SA 25‑20, SA 25‑21, SA 25‑22) — authorized, voice vote. • Adoption of new and revised personnel policies — approved, voice vote. • Hiring approvals: high‑school math teacher; occupational therapist Kristen Stanley; special‑education teacher — approved, voice vote. • Adoption of 2025–26 school calendar — approved, voice vote. • Executive‑session contract approvals (international coordinator contract revision; three‑year food‑service coordinator contract; one‑year contract for Jared Robins with option years) — approved following executive session, voice votes.
The board scheduled its next regular meetings for March 11, April 8, May 6 and June 3, 2025. The meeting record shows motions were settled by voice votes without recorded roll calls; individual vote tallies were not provided in the transcript.
