School Start/Dismissal Times | Madison Metropolitan School District

FAQ

Where are we now?

This fall (September 2019) we 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!

Fall Bus Routes

Find fall bus routes on the website.

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.