The proposed budget was released by Superintendent Carlton Jenkins at Monday night’s school board meeting. The budget proposes a base wage increase of 2% for all school staff. Additionally, an […]
Madison School Board Considers More Sick Leave for Staff with COVID
The Madison School Board discussed additional sick leave for staff who have tested positive for COVID-19 at a jam-packed meeting last night. This issue was brought up by board member […]
MMSD considers ending suspensions for 4k-5 students
The Madison Metropolitan School District is weighing a moratorium on out of school suspensions for young students. The moratorium would prohibit the punitive practice for students from 4-k through fifth […]
The Benefits of Universal 4K
After receiving increased funding through the passage of an operating referendum last fall, the Madison Metropolitan School District will begin offering full-day 4K (four-year-old kindergarten) programming for certain school boundaries […]
Madison school board approves employee handbook changes
The Madison school board voted four to three last night to approve changes to the district’s employee handbook. The changes mean a switch to how the district reviews its teachers […]
Gutierrez Rescinds Acceptance of Superintendent Position
Photo by Feliphe Schiarolli on Unsplash. In less than two months, Dr. Matthew Gutierrez was slated to become the new superintendent of Madison’s public schools. But late last […]