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The Milan Area Schools Board approved Heidi Phelps as director of student services effective Feb. 25, 2026. Board members praised Phelps' credentials and hiring process; the motion passed 6–0.
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The Milan Area School Board said it reached a tentative agreement with the Milan Education Association on teacher wages during mediation on Feb. 9; parties will meet Feb. 18 to finish remaining contract language before ratification by the bargaining unit and board.
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Executive Director for Finance presented a first reading of a 2025–26 general fund amendment: revenues up about $4.9 million, expenditures up about $3.7 million, and a proposed use of $1.4 million of fund balance; board discussion clarified much of the increase reflects pass-through grant funds and highlighted concern that unassigned fund balance is below the board's 10% goal.
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Board leaders reiterated a 3.23% average teacher salary offer and warned that larger increases could deplete reserves and trigger state intervention; public commenters and MEA representatives pressed for higher pay and highlighted special-education funding and staffing concerns.
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Multiple parents and PAC representatives urged Milan Area Schools to raise pay for teachers and paraprofessionals and called attention to Washtenaw ISD special-education fund balances; PAC rep Sarah Norton summarized WISD LRE monitoring and local inclusion initiatives.
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The Milan Area Schools board approved technology and district‑office salary schedule updates and adopted cafeteria employee policies that include a 5% across‑the‑board wage increase funded from the cafeteria fund balance; motions passed unanimously.
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Dozens of parents, paraprofessionals and union leaders told the Milan Area Schools board that paraprofessionals are underpaid, risking retention and student safety; the board said negotiations are ongoing and later entered closed session for negotiation strategy.
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During the Jan. 14 organizational meeting the board elected Tom Farrow president and Carrie Gutierrez vice president and approved committee assignments and representative appointments; officer terms begin at the next meeting.
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The board approved revisions (Attachment B) to policies including an updated opt‑out form and references to an asserted Supreme Court decision, intended to ensure the district’s policies and table of contents comply with the cited ruling.
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Summary of motions and recorded outcomes from the Milan Area Schools board meeting, including officer elections, policy updates, salary schedule approvals and entry into closed session for negotiation strategy.