After the successful referendum

The overwhelmingly approved MMSD referendum this month brings with it a new set of questions. MMSD Today answers them with a trio of short reports about construction of the new school, progress on the Leopold School addition and a general response from Supt. Art Rainwater. More...

 

Urban school improvement institute visits Madison

MMSD partners with institute in a community of learning

The MMSD continued to address the disproportional number of students of color in special education through its partnership with NIUSI during a visit here on November 20 and 21. More...

 

MMSD a leader in minority recruitment

MMSD efforts to recruit more teachers of color are paying dividends. This year, The Black Collegian magazine ranked MMSD 26th on its list of the "Top Employers for the Class of 2006." More...

 

Feds seek Reading First probe

Following a scathing internal audit of the U.S. Department of Education's Reading First program by the USDOE's inspector general, several members of Wisconsin's federal delegation are seeking to re-instate Madison's loss of a $3.2 million grant. More...

Partnerships

"Partnerships" is a broad term that describes initiatives that involve organizations or groups outside the MMSD and that in some way benefit MMSD students, schools or departments. Partnerships are absolutely vital to the overall success of our schools and the district.

This month, MMSD Today highlights a few of these many partnerships:

 

unitedstreaming^tm comes to MMSD

unitedstreaming^tm is an Internet-based service providing access to video and audio clips, full-length videos, images and clip art, covering a wide variety of topics. All MMSD staff members have been set up with unitedstreaming^tm accounts. More...

 

Professional and personal changes for new Falk Principal Winn

I am the first to acknowledge that change is good, and there has been plenty of it for me in the last several months. More...

 

MMSD recognized for energy conservation

Grants of over $200,000 along with good energy efficient design in the referendum projects have allowed MMSD to save over $600,000 annually in utility bills. More...

 

East agriculture teacher receives 'highest honor' from UW-Madison college

Mary Klecker, agricultural science teacher at East HS, received an Honorary Recognition Award from the UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences — their highest honor. More...

 

Nominate someone for a Distinguished Service Award or a student for a Joe Thomas Community Service Award

It's time to nominate individuals for the District's most prestigious honor — the Distinguished Service Award, and to nominate students for a community service award. More...

 

The student voice on the School Board

MMSD Today asked Joe Carlsmith — the Student Representative on the Board of Education — to share his perspective on the position. More...

 

The Allis Breakfast Club

What do you get when you have 18 students, four collaborative teachers and a supportive principal with a shared vision, three volunteers, a 7:15 a.m. start time and tons of effort, dedication and dance music? The ABC Program! More...

 

ESL students at the Work and Learn Center

The English as a Second Language - Work and Learn Center program was established to provide a growing population of English Language Learners at the high school level with a flexible program that allows them to improve their academic knowledge and acquire new, work-related skills. More...

 

District lands major grants for math & science professional development

MMSD awarded $900,000 for two math and science professional development grants More...

 

Three Four MMSD items make the Sesquicentennial Time Capsule

Among the items chosen to go in the Madison Sesquicentennial Time Capsule are four (not three, as we originally said,) MMSD items: the Staff Directory, both Wright's and Spring Harbor's Yearbooks, and a DVD from Cherokee's AV Club. More...

Who's Who

Try to match all 6 staff members' names to their photos! More...