Madison Metropolitan School District

A Sweet Taste of Fall at Crestwood Elementary's Outdoor Garden On an unseasonably warm October afternoon, third graders celebrated the season with an apple-themed lesson in the school's on-site orchard. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eGERi-QQ

HBCU Tours Open Endless Opportunities for Black Students Andrea Jones has been taking Black students to Historically Black Colleges and Universities for nearly a decade, opening pathways for a four-year college degree. Read more: https://lnkd.in/edcZ8yVZ

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage! Tonight, MMSD joined our Hispanic and Latinx community at Centro Dane County to celebrate culture, connection and community! Families enjoyed delicious food, lively music, with special performances from students from Henderson Elementary and Chávez Elementary Superintendent Joe Gothard, Ed.D. and MMSD leaders welcomed families, emphasizing the importance of coming together to celebrate and support one another. We were proud to partner with amazing organizations including Madison Reading Project, Inc., Celebrate Smiles and many MMSD departments offering resources around secondary programs, FAFSA support, early learning, multilingual programs, literacy, HR opportunities, MSCR and more. A heartfelt thank you to Centro Hispano for hosting this beautiful evening for our families to gather, celebrate and shine together. #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritage #MMSDPeoplePurposePride

Three MMSD Schools Shine Brighter with New Solar Arrays Lori Mann Carey Elementary, La Follette High and West High schools recently brought new panels online. Together, the systems are expected to save the district more than $46,000 every year while preventing over 565,000 pounds of carbon emissions, about the same as taking 55 cars off the road. Read more: https://ow.ly/bGHN50X4zMF

🥅New Goals Bring the Love of Soccer to Hawthorne Elementary⚽ Hawthorne Elementary now has four new soccer goals, thanks to Madison Public Schools Foundation Adopt-a-School Program Partners First United Methodist Church and DEMCO — giving kids better play, friendships and bigger dreams. Read more: https://ow.ly/Cjrh50X4yRk

We are Shabazz We visited Shabazz on an all school field experience day! Check out what makes Shabazz special for both students and staff. #MMSDPeoplePurposePride #WeAreShabazz #WeAreMMSD

The Madison Metropolitan School District is proud to share that Superintendent Dr. Joe Gothard has exceeded expectations in his first annual performance evaluation by the Board of Education. The comprehensive review used evaluation prompts from the Wisconsin Association of School Boards and elements from the MMSD superintendent job description. It found that Dr. Gothard exceeded expectations in all six key areas: 📣Community relationships and engagement 📣Teaming, management and oversight 📣Educational excellence 📣Ethical decision-making 📣Board relationships 📣Leadership skills Dr. Gothard’s leadership is helping to build a stronger and more equitable future for all MMSD students, staff and families. Read more: https://ow.ly/1YwH50X596N #MMSDPeoplePurposePride

Memorial BRS Builds Community in School, on Stage through Latin Music Richard Hildner brings his love of Latin music and culture to Madison students, building community everywhere from the stage to the classroom. Read more: https://ow.ly/srtl50X4lsg

📚Welcome to the New Mad for Reading App!✨ Get ready to boost your child's love for reading with the new Mad for Reading App! This year, MMSD Libraries are introducing the Mad for Reading App (powered by Beanstack) to make reading fun, easy to track and rewarding for students of all ages.🙌 Learn more: https://ow.ly/7Gmp50X4lgZ

Join us in celebrating technology & engineering teacher Miles Tokheim who received the $50,000 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence and a custom tool chest Tokheim was surprised by his family, school and district leaders, local partners, and even a video from Governor Tony Evers! This win powers up Memorial’s career and technical education programs, fueling the futures of hundreds of Spartans heading into career, community and college. #MMSDPeoplePurposePride