Hey, students! In case you weren’t aware, you have a high school representative on the MMSD Board of Education. My name is Sarah Maslin, I’m a junior at West High, and I attend the board meetings with an advisory vote to represent the voice of the students of Madison.
In the past couple months, under the leadership of our new superintendent Daniel Nerad, the school board has collaborated with teachers, students and community members in an exciting process called “Strategic Planning”. The mission of the process is to realign the goals and procedures of the district to achieve success for our students.
The board also recently renewed the contract for our district’s dual language immersion charter school. Congrats Nuestro Mundo for another five years! After this huge success, the district is starting to plan for dual immersion programs within other MMSD elementary and middle schools.
The administration is beginning to plan the future of 4-year-old kindergarten in the MMSD. Though still in the very early stages of planning, MMSD staff, Madison day care providers and community members are excited to embark on this process. Our goal? Providing all young children with the early childhood education to prepare them with the knowledge and skills needed to enter kindergarten.
My job as student liaison to the school board is to speak for the students. In order to do my job, I need your help! Visit my blog at http://studentsofmadison.blogspot.com to read about hot topics on the board, as well as to ask questions or make comments about your school or the district. Come to student senate on Tuesday nights at 6 at the Doyle building—it’s a great way to make friends, get volunteer hours and get involved!
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