Board approves stipend increases, coaching positions and summer school staffing limits

The Milton School Board approved multiple human-resources items recommended by the HR committee covering activity stipends, coaching positions, summer staffing and contracts.

The board adopted changes to high school activity stipends intended to support growing programs. Approved adjustments included: creating a lead adviser stipend for HOSA (increase from $1,040 to $2,000), adding an assistant HOSA adviser ($1,000), creating lead and assistant robotics adviser stipends ($2,000 and $1,500 respectively), increasing the fishing club advisor stipend to $3,500, and adding an assistant show-choir director stipend of $2,000. Administration and committee members said the total cost of these adjustments is $8,043 and that the business office expects the increase to fit within the district budget.

The board also approved the proposed 2026–27 co-curricular coaching and intern staffing baseline, which includes middle school girls and boys swim coaches and a middle school cross-country coach (stipends listed at $3,500 each). Trustees approved the athletics and activities wages and staffing baseline on voice votes.

For summer school staffing, the board set a cap that instruction hours not exceed 7,834 and support staff hours not exceed 3,161 for the 2026–27 summer session; any additional hours beyond the baseline must follow Board Policy 411 and be brought forward for approval.

Finally, the board approved previously discussed adjustments to supervisor and administrator compensation for 2026–27 and formally approved the staffing report and gifts and donations motions presented during the meeting.

All HR-related motions passed by voice vote during the meeting; staff said HR and payroll will implement approved changes in contracts and payroll.