Board of Education

About the Board of Education

The Madison Board of Education is a seven-member policymaking body. Members are elected in April to serve staggered three-year terms in office. Our Strategic Framework lays out a roadmap for our work.

Regular Board meetings are generally held on the last Monday of the month, beginning at 6 p.m. Special meetings and work groups typically hold meetings one a month.

Contact the Board of Education

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

All Board of Education members will receive your email and may use it to inform their decisions and/or actions.

Please know that a member of the Superintendent’s Team will receive and may respond to emails sent to this address.

Meeting Agendas and Notices

All Meeting Agendas and notices are hosted on BoardDocs (updated at noon on Fridays).

Board Policies

All board policies are hosted on BoardDocs.

Board Meeting Access

You can watch/listen to virtual meetings at the Madison Board of Education YouTube Channel. An archive of meetings is available as well. The community is invited to attend meetings in person at the Doyle Administration Building. Details about speaking to the Board or providing written comments during public input time are available on our website.

Citizens' Ad Hoc Naming Committee - New southside elementary school

Citizens' Ad Hoc Naming Committee - New southside elementary school

Thanks to the community’s investment in our public schools during the 2020 referendum, the district constructed a new elementary school connected to Badger Rock Middle School. The new school, which opened fall 2023, has temporarily been called Southside Elementary until a permanent name is chosen.

On Monday, May 6, the MMSD Board of Education voted to establish a 12-person committee for the purpose of naming the district's newest elementary school located at 501 E. Badger Road (currently referred to as Southside Elementary).

The Ad Hoc Citizens’ Naming Committee is given the charge to follow Board Policy 6700 and move through the school naming process. This committee will follow the policy and make final recommendations to a Board of Education Work Group on the soonest date possible after the final meeting of this ad hoc committee.

Southside Naming Webpage

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Apr 28 2025

Regular Board of Education Meeting

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

May 5 2025

Instruction Work Group

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

May 12 2025

Operations Work Group Meeting

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

May 19 2025

Regular Board of Education Meeting

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

May 22 2025

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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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

Board of Education Members

To reach all seven board members, please use the following group e-mail address: board@madison.k12.wi.us. Members of the Madison Board of Education are elected in April and serve staggered three-year terms.

Nichelle Nichols, President

Maia Pearson, Vice President

Laura Simkin, Clerk

Ali Janae Muldrow, Treasurer

Nicki Vander Meulen, Member

Savion Castro, Member

Blair Mosner Feltham, Member

Megan Finando, Student Representative

Claire Li, Alternate Student Representative

Board of Education Standing Work Groups

Instruction Work Group - Committee of the Whole
Operations Work Group - Committee of the Whole

Instruction Work Group - Committee of the Whole

Chairperson
Ali Muldrow

Staff Liaison
Cindy Green

Work Group Description
This work group will focus specifically on the mission of the School District and will address matters and issues leading to the improvement of student learning, including curriculum, instruction, assessment, and intervention, as well as topics related to educator effectiveness. Work will also include the ongoing review and revision of policies related to the range of subject matter encompassed within the Work Group's domain.

Operations Work Group - Committee of the Whole

Chairperson
Savion Castro

Staff Liaison
Bob Soldner

Work Group Description
This Work Group will focus on financial management, including budget planning; building and facilities maintenance, operations, and planning; land/property transactions; and District administrative operations, including human resource systems issues such as the retention and hiring of staff and staff equity issues. Work will also include the ongoing review and revision of policies related to the range of subject matter encompassed within the Work Group's domain.

Previous Board of Education Ad Hoc Committees

Citizens' Ad Hoc Renaming Committee - Jefferson Middle School
Safety and Student Wellness Ad Hoc Committee

Citizens' Ad Hoc Renaming Committee - Jefferson Middle School

Safety and Student Wellness Ad Hoc Committee

March 2023 Update: The Ad Hoc committee concluded its work in February 2023, sharing the committee's final recommendations at the March 13, 2023 Board of Education Operations Work Group Meeting. The Board of Education voted to officially receive the committee's recommendations at the March Regular meeting, held on March 22, 2023.

The Board will continue to take up the recommendations during the budget process which concludes in June with a preliminary budget. This item will be part of the May 2023 Operations Work Group agenda as a separate discussion item.

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