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Madison schools seek community help in superintendent search

Submitted by Carin Morrell on Tuesday, September 18th, 8:46 pm

The Madison Metropolitan School District's Board of Education is seeking community input in their search for a new superintendent.

Community input sessions will be held on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. at East High School. Another community input session will be held on Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. at Memorial High School.

“Selecting a new superintendent is one of our most important tasks as a Board, and to be successful, we need to work together with our community,” School Board President James Howard said. “Input and ideas from our staff, families and community partners will be crucial. We hope the community will join us in this process.”

The School Board will use the input to develop a profile of what the community desires in the next school district leader. The sessions will be facilitated by the Board's search consultant, Ray & Associates.

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Prep Mania: LaFollette v. Verona

Submitted by Kyle Geissler, Managing Editor, Channel3000.com

Saturday, September 8th, 2012, 6:12am

Prep Mania game highlights

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Madison West v. Madison La Follette

Submitted by Kyle Geissler, Managing Editor, Channel3000.com

Saturday, September 1st, 2012, 6:31am

Prep Mania game highlights

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Backpacks and school supplies provided to Dane County children

Submitted by Carin Morrell on Thursday, August 23rd, 1:15 pm

The first day of school will be a little brighter for some Madison families.

The annual Ready, Set, Go: Back to School event will take place on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be hosted by The Boys & Girls Club of Dane County, the Madison Metropolitan School District, Latino Chamber of Commerce, and the Latino Support Network. It will take place at both Boys & Girls Club sites- Taft Street and the Allied Family Center, and Leopold Elementary School.

MMSD Superintendent Jane Belmore and Boys & Girls Club CEO, Michael Johnson will meet at the Allied Drive Boys & Girls Club to deliver backpacks to neighborhood families, said a press release.

“Thanks to Walgreens, Michaels, Shopko, Staples, the Fitchburg Police Department and many other community partners we are able to get our local kids off to school with a great start,” said Michael Johnson, CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Dane County.

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Enrollment days approach for 2012-13 school year

Submitted by Channel3000.com... on Monday, August 6th, 6:15 pm

As the 2012-13 school year quickly approaches, it's almost time for enrollment in the Madison Metropolitan School District.

This year, families can save time at their school enrollment day by enrolling online ahead of time.

"We are excited to begin a new school year and advance learning for all of our students," Superintendent Jane Belmore said in a news release. "As the enrollment process begins, we encourage families to use our online system to save time on enrollment day."

All families must attend enrollment day at their child's school, but they can save time by first using the district's online enrollment system, available starting Monday, Aug. 6, at www.mmsd.org/enroll. The district is also offering online payment for the first time this year.

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Boys & Girls Club teams up with MadisonScuba

Submitted by Krystal Webb on Wednesday, July 11th, 11:05 am

The Boys & Girls Club of Dane County will be teaming up with MadisonScuba for the Discover Scuba Diving Program.

The program gives club members an opportunity to learn how to scbua dive. Certified instructors will teach children how to use scuba equipment and allow them to spend most of class in and under water.

“Boys & Girls Clubs is exciting to be partnering with MadisonScuba. The kids in our community will get a once in a lifetime experience that they might not otherwise have. We at BGCDC are committed to exposing our kids to enriching programs such as this. We believe that through these encounters they will be better equipped to realize their full potential,” said Michael Johnson, CEO of BGCDC, in a statement.

The program starts Thursday at Sun Prairie High School. The program runs from 6 to 8 p.m. and then will be offered twice a month during July and August.

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Donation provides meals to Madison school district

Submitted by Channel3000.com... on Monday, July 9th, 3:52 pm

A $30,000 donation will help the Madison Metropolitan School District serve more than 100,000 meals to students next year.

The Nimick Forbesway Foundation gave the $30,000 grant to the Foundation for Madison's Public Schools. FMPS provides free, healthy breakfasts to students in need.

Last year, FMPS gave more than 50,000 meals to economically disadvantaged students.

Children who qualify for reduced-cost lunch are eligible for these free breakfasts.

The $30,000 grant will help FMPS provide more than 110,000 breakfasts in the upcoming school year, as well as the 2013-2014 school year.

To find out more information on the Foundation for Madison's Public Schools, call 608-232-7820 or online at fmps.org.

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