Milford School Committee approves $1.5 million in warrants, advances OPM search

School Committee · Meeting of January 8, 2026

Milford School Committee hears strong English Learner results and advances search for facilities project manager. The committee, meeting January 8, unanimously approved a consent agenda including 13 warrants totaling $1,467,807.74 and professional development spending of $8,220.28, then entered executive session on MTA collective bargaining strategy. The district's EL program director and Assistant Director Julia reported that 53 percent of Milford's English Learner students made progress on the state ACCESS assessment in 2025, topping the state average of 44 percent and ranking first among 11 comparable districts.

Superintendent Dr. Consigli reported the district had received 15 qualifying responses to an on-call OPM request for services, interviewed six firms, and narrowed the field to four, with a facilities subcommittee meeting to follow to assign one OPM to a summer HVAC upgrade at Stacy Middle School using town-approved capital funds. The dual language program at Memorial Elementary reported zero voluntary withdrawals from its two kindergarten classrooms and active grade one rollout planning underway.

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Source: the School Committee meeting of January 8, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.