Long Range Planning Public Forum Tuesday at Jonathan Law

Press release courtesy of Milford Pubic Schools. Scroll down for related Patch articles.

A Long Range Planning Public Forum will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at Jonathan Law High School; start time is 7 p.m. Members of the public are invited to this open forum on the future of the Milford Public School system.

A brief presentation will be delivered first by representatives of the consulting firm Milone & MacBroom, Inc.  Following the presentation, attendees will have the ability to share their thoughts regarding the future of the district.

Speakers will be limited to 2 minutes.  It is highly recommended that all people interested in this issue review the materials that appear on the school district’s website, in advance, at www.milforded.org.

Survey link to open on Wednesday morning

In order to further assist the Long Range Planning Committee in their work, an online survey has been prepared and will be uploaded to the district website on Wednesday, Jan. 29.

All members of the public are also welcome to answer the survey and share their thoughts there. The survey will remain active through Friday, Feb. 7. Milone & MacBroom will be responsible for collecting and organizing the resulting survey data.

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Enrollment in the Milford Public Schools has been on the decline for several years -- and it is projected to continue in the years to come.

Obviously, enrollment directly impacts the school district in many ways -- for now and into the future -- including the areas of staffing, facilities, configuration, programming and budget.

In order to plan ahead in a thoughtful, purposeful, and responsible way, the LongRange Planning Committee (LRPC) was formed last year and has been working under the guidance of Milone and MacBroom for the past 7 months.

This committee is comprised of parent representatives from each school in Milford, as well as Milford Public School administrators, elected officials, and members of the community.  Their work has included the deep review of substantial amounts of material, data, and statistics -- all central to future Milford Public Schools planning.

It is expected that the Long Range Planning Committee will formulate a set of recommendations and forward them to the elected Board of Education in March for their review.