In celebration of Better World Day, students at Leopold Elementary took the lead in promoting literacy and spreading joy through storytelling.
Engagement, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The Department of Engagement, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion advances diversity, equity, and inclusion via strategic engagement efforts that align with the Community School Model Pillars, to support the district’s three Strategic Framework Goals.
Family Youth & Community Engagement
Family Youth & Community Engagement promotes strong youth-family-school-community partnerships and advocacy that lend to student success. This focus is rooted in MMSD’s commitment to equity and anti-racism, and is reflected in our use of a targeted universalism framework that centers the needs of our historically marginalized and underserved family and student groups.
Village Builder Project
The Educational Assistant, referred to as Village Builders, are a strategically created surge position that intentionally recruits a warm, nurturing adult from the community for Additional Targeted Support and Improvement and Targeted Support and Improvement elementary school, to support students who entered school during the COVID-19 pandemic and have yet to experience “normal” socialization and belonging in a school and classroom community.
Partnerships
The Department of Strategic Partnerships actively collaborates with Madison's community to meet common goals and accomplish together what one organization cannot do alone. We leverage local, regional and national resources and support teams to develop and implement high-quality, research-based, innovative strategies that prepare all students for college, career and community.
Volunteering
When you become a volunteer, your work takes on special significance — though you are not part of the staff, you do share the same responsibilities of keeping students safe. School volunteers may be parents or community members. Volunteers can be utilized in a variety of situations in schools, ranging from one time only events to monthly, weekly or daily commitments. They may provide tutorial help, monitor lunchrooms, assist in the libraries, lunchrooms or playgrounds.
Black Excellence
Black Excellence may mean something different to everyone. We will not define what it means to you. We know that Black Excellence is grounded in the understanding that it already exists. For some, it may be a process of discovery to uncover and nurture it. For others, it only needs to be affirmed and supported. Black Excellence begins with beliefs and a mindset, guided by our core values as a district.