School Start/Dismissal Times | Madison Metropolitan School District

FAQ

Where are we now?

We are in the middle of our planning year. In the fall we will begin a three-year implementation of moving our middle schools to later start times. Cherokee Heights, Jefferson and Spring Harbor Middle Schools move to an 8:40 start time and Crestwood, Huegel, and Thoreau Elementary Schools move to an earlier start time of 7:50. All other elementary schools make a minor shift in their times. Select your school from the drop-down menu below to check your new start and dismissal times. (Reminder: Our Board approved changing start times at its July 30, 2018 meeting.)

Start/Dismissal Times by School

Allis Elementary

Current

Start: 8:30 AM
Dismissal: 3:27 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

*One-time Change

Chávez Elementary

Current

Start: 8:30 AM
Dismissal: 3:27 PM

2019-2020

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

2020-2021*

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

*And Beyond

Crestwood Elementary

Current

Start: 8:30 AM
Dismissal: 3:27 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

*One-time Change

Elvehjem Elementary

Current

Start: 8:30 AM
Dismissal: 3:27 PM

2019-2020

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

2020-2021

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

2021-2022

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

3-Year Process

Emerson Elementary

Current

Start: 7:45 AM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

*One-time Change

Falk Elementary

Current

Start: 7:45 AM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

*One-time Change

Franklin Elementary

Current

Start: 7:45 AM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

*One-time Change

Glendale Elementary

Current

Start: 7:45 AM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

*One-time Change

Gompers Elementary

Current

Start: 8:30 AM
Dismissal: 3:27 PM

2019-2020

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

2020-2021

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

2021-2022

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

3-Year Process

Hawthorne Elementary

Current

Start: 7:45 AM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

*One-time Change

Huegel Elementary

Current

Start: 8:30 AM
Dismissal: 3:27 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

*One-time Change

Kennedy Elementary

Current

Start: 8:30 AM
Dismissal: 3:27 PM

2019-2020

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

2020-2021

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

2021-2022

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

3-Year Process

Lake View Elementary

Current

Start: 8:30 AM
Dismissal: 3:27 PM

2019-2020

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

2020-2021

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

2021-2022

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

3-Year Process

Lapham Elementary

Current

Start: 7:45 AM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

*One-time Change

Leopold Elementary

Current

Start: 7:45 AM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

*One-time Change

Lincoln Elementary

Current

Start: 8:30 AM
Dismissal: 3:27 PM

2019-2020

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

2020-2021*

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

*And Beyond

Lindbergh Elementary

Current

Start: 8:30 AM
Dismissal: 3:27 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

*One-time Change

Lowell Elementary

Current

Start: 7:45 AM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

*One-time Change

Marquette Elementary

Current

Start: 7:45 AM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

*One-time Change

Mendota Elementary

Current

Start: 7:45 AM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2019-2020

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

2020-2021

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

2021-2022

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

3-Year Process

Midvale Elementary

Current

Start: 8:30 AM
Dismissal: 3:27 PM

2019-2020

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

2020-2021*

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

*And Beyond

Muir Elementary

Current

Start: 8:30 AM
Dismissal: 3:27 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

*One-time Change

Nuestro Mundo Community School - Nuestro Mundo, Inc.

Current

Start: 8:30 AM
Dismissal: 3:27 PM

2019-2020

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

2020-2021

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

2021-2022

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

3-Year Process

Olson Elementary

Current

Start: 8:30 AM
Dismissal: 3:27 PM

2019-2020

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

2020-2021*

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

*And Beyond

Orchard Ridge Elementary

Current

Start: 8:30 AM
Dismissal: 3:27 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

*One-time Change

Randall Elementary

Current

Start: 7:45 AM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

*One-time Change

Sandburg Elementary

Current

Start: 8:30 AM
Dismissal: 3:27 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

*One-time Change

Schenk Elementary

Current

Start: 8:30 AM
Dismissal: 3:27 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

*One-time Change

Shorewood Elementary

Current

Start: 8:30 AM
Dismissal: 3:27 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

*One-time Change

Stephens Elementary

Current

Start: 7:45 AM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

*One-time Change

Thoreau Elementary

Current

Start: 8:30 AM
Dismissal: 3:27 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 7:50 AM
Monday: 1:15 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

*One-time Change

Van Hise Elementary

Current

Start: 8:30 AM
Dismissal: 3:27 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:05 PM
Dismissal: 3:37 PM

*One-time Change

Badger Rock Middle

Current

Start: 8:25 AM
Dismissal: 3:30 PM

2019-2020

Start: 8:25 AM
Monday: 2:30 PM
Dismissal: 3:30 PM

2020-2021

Start: 8:25 AM
Monday: 2:30 PM
Dismissal: 3:30 PM

2021-2022

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:20 PM
Dismissal: 3:52 PM

3-Year Process

Black Hawk Middle

Current

Start: 7:35 AM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

2019-2020

Start: 7:35 AM
Monday: 1:47 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

2020-2021

Start: 7:35 AM
Monday: 1:47 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

2021-2022

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:20 PM
Dismissal: 3:52 PM

3-Year Process

Cherokee Middle

Current

Start: 7:35 AM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:20 PM
Dismissal: 3:52 PM

*One-time Change

Hamilton Middle

Current

Start: 7:35 AM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2019-2020

Start: 7:35 AM
Monday: 1:42 PM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2020-2021

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:20 PM
Dismissal: 3:52 PM

*And Beyond

Jefferson Middle

Current

Start: 7:35 AM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:20 PM
Dismissal: 3:52 PM

*One-time Change

O'Keeffe Middle

Current

Start: 7:35 AM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2019-2020

Start: 7:35 AM
Monday: 1:52 PM
Dismissal: 2:52 PM

2020-2021

Start: 7:35 AM
Monday: 1:52 PM
Dismissal: 2:52 PM

2021-2022

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:20 PM
Dismissal: 3:52 PM

3-Year Process

Sennett Middle

Current

Start: 7:35 AM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2019-2020

Start: 7:35 AM
Monday: 1:42 PM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2020-2021

Start: 7:35 AM
Monday: 1:42 PM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2021-2022

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:20 PM
Dismissal: 3:52 PM

3-Year Process

Sherman Middle

Current

Start: 7:35 AM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

2019-2020

Start: 7:35 AM
Monday: 1:47 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

2020-2021

Start: 7:35 AM
Monday: 1:47 PM
Dismissal: 2:47 PM

2021-2022

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:20 PM
Dismissal: 3:52 PM

3-Year Process

Spring Harbor Middle

Current

Start: 7:35 AM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2019-2020*

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:20 PM
Dismissal: 3:52 PM

*One-time Change

Toki Middle

Current

Start: 7:35 AM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2019-2020

Start: 7:35 AM
Monday: 1:42 PM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2020-2021*

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:20 PM
Dismissal: 3:52 PM

*And Beyond

Whitehorse Middle

Current

Start: 7:35 AM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2019-2020

Start: 7:35 AM
Monday: 1:42 PM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2020-2021

Start: 7:35 AM
Monday: 1:42 PM
Dismissal: 2:42 PM

2021-2022

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:20 PM
Dismissal: 3:52 PM

3-Year Process

Wright Middle

Current

Start: 8:13 AM
Dismissal: 3:24 PM

2019-2020

Start:8:13 AM
Monday: 2:24 PM
Dismissal: 3:24 PM

2020-2021*

Start: 8:40 AM
Monday: 2:20 PM
Dismissal: 3:52 PM

*And Beyond

Choose Your School From the List Above or view the full list in PDF Format!

Implementation Plan

We'll have a planning year in 2018-2019 and a phased-in approach over three years:

MMSD Voices

In case you missed them, we have two podcast episodes on the upcoming change to school start/dismissal times.

“It takes a village (to change school start + dismissal times)”
“You snooze, you...learn”

Listen in iTunes, TuneIn, Google Play, Stitcher or Spotify.

Presentation

View this presentation to learn more about the school start times plan.