Board of Education | Board of Education

Welcome!

Our mission: "Every school will be a thriving school that prepares every student to graduate from high school college, career and community ready.”

Our Strategic Framework lays out a roadmap for our work. Visit our district's "About" page for some quick facts and district overview information.

The Madison Board of Education is a seven-member policymaking body. Members are elected in April to serve staggered three-year terms in office.

Board of Education duties:

Establish policies for the Madison Metropolitan School District
Approve and oversee the school district budget
Serve as good stewards of taxpayer funds, and levy taxes as needed
Hire and supervise the Superintendent of Schools
Establish board committees and vote on board executives
Lobbying lawmakers and advocating on behalf of the Madison schools
Representing constituents, soliciting input on key decisions and listening to concerns and needs of the community

To reach all seven board members, please use the following group e-mail address: board@madison.k12.wi.us

Interested in running for a seat on the Board of Education? Check out the City of Madison City Clerk's website for more information.

Calendar
Meeting Agendas and notices (updated at noon on Fridays)
Contact Information

Need a language interpreter at a board meeting?

Please let us know one week in advance by either calling 663-8440 to speak to Claudia Verhagen or e-mailing her at cmverhagen@madison.k12.wi.us and tell us what meeting for which you will need the service and in what language. If you have a prepared statement ahead of time, that helps us too. We have MMSD Bilingual Resource Specialists (BRS) in 12 languages. We will assign support as requested. Please note that there is a time limit on public appearances of six minutes for those using interpretation services.

Date	Time		Location	Meeting Type	Topic(s)
		WINTER BREAK – Dec. 23, 2019 through Jan. 3 – school resumes on Jan. 6, 2020
Monday January 6	5 p.m.		Doyle Rm. 103	Instruction Work Group	Community Schools
Tuesday January 7	4 p.m.		Glendale Elementary School Library Media Center	Citizens Naming Committee	Public Input discussion Next steps: need for further meetings, recommendation to Board of Education
Friday January 10	4 p.m.		Glendale Elementary School Library Media Center	Citizens Naming Committee	Public Input discussion Next step: recommendation to Board of Education
Saturday January 11	9 a.m.		Spark Building Learning Lab	Board of Education Retreat	Referendum: Ways of Working for Phase II Review and provide guidance for responding to racial incidents
Monday January 13	5 p.m.		Doyle Rm. 103	Operations Work Group	Building Excellence Referendum 2020: planning and community input summary 2020/21 Budget Strategy Overview Recommendation to rename Glendale Elementary School
Monday January 13	7 p.m.		Doyle Rm. 103	Special meeting in closed session	Closed meeting
Tuesday January 14	All Day		Various locations	Day in the District	Day in the District for Superintendent Candidate (see https://www.madison.k12.wi.us/superintendentsearch)
Wednesday January 15	All Day		Various locations	Day in the District	Day in the District for Superintendent Candidate (see https://www.madison.k12.wi.us/superintendentsearch)
Thursday January 16	All Day		Various locations	Day in the District	Day in the District for Superintendent Candidate (see https://www.madison.k12.wi.us/superintendentsearch)
Friday January 17	Noon		Doyle Rm. 103	Special BOE meeting in closed session	Closed session
Monday January 27	5:30 p.m.		Doyle Rm. 103	Special BOE meeting in open session WORKSHOP	TBD
Monday January 27	6 p.m.		Doyle Auditorium	Regular Meeting	Superintendent's Report—School Improvement Planning (SIP) Process Vote: Annual Capacity for Open Enrollment Determination Vote: Administrator Retirement Plan Applicants Vote: Proposal to rename Glendale Elementary School Vote: Badger Rock Middle School Charter Renewal