Madison Metropolitan School District
| Madison Metropolitan School District | |
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545 West Dayton Street Madison, Wisconsin 53703 United States |
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| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | Pre-K – 12th |
| Superintendent | Jennifer Cheatham |
| Budget | $331 million |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 27,069 (2013-14) |
| Staff | 5,209 (2015-16) |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) is a public school district headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. It serves the cities of Madison and Fitchburg, the villages of Shorewood Hills and Maple Bluff, and the towns of Blooming Grove, Burke, and Madison. It includes four regular high schools, one alternative high school, 11 middle schools, and 31 elementary schools. Its superintendent is Jennifer Cheatham. The chief of school operations is Michael Hertting, the chief of elementary schools is Nancy Hanks, and the chief of secondary schools is Alex Fralin.
As of September 2013, the district served 27,069 students, making it the second largest in Wisconsin. It has 49 schools, including 32 elementary schools (grades K-5), 12 middle schools (grades 6–8), four comprehensive high schools and one alternative high school. The district also has early childhood programs and alternative programs at the secondary level.
The district covers about 65 square miles (170 km2), including all or part of the cities of Madison and Fitchburg, the villages of Maple Bluff and Shorewood Hills, and the towns of Blooming Grove, Burke and Madison.
In an effort to encourage the involvement of students, the Madison Student Senate (MSS) was formed. It allows eight representatives from each high school (including affiliated alternatives) to meet bi-weekly with members of the board to discuss and change district policies for the benefit of Madison students.
The first school in Madison held classes in 1838 in a room of the home of Isaac H. Palmer, with schoolteacher Louisa Brayton. The school district was recognized by the territorial government in December 1841.
Following the incorporation of the city of Madison in 1856, a board of education was organized and the first superintendent was chosen: Damon Kilgore, a teacher who had begun teaching in Madison two years earlier.
In December 1983, the Madison School Board adopted a desegregation plan that was implemented on August 28, 1984. The plan aimed to reduce the disproportionate number of minority students at Lincoln and Franklin elementary schools, both on the south side of Madison, to approximately 30%. Franklin Elementary was paired with Randall Elementary and Midvale Elementary with Lincoln Elementary. Since then, Lapham Elementary School and Marquette Elementary School have also joined as sister schools. Franklin, Midvale and Lapham serve grades K-2, and Randall, Lincoln and Marquette serve grades 3–5.
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