Careers

As the first person to ever hold the role, Bryanna Krekeler sees opportunity in charting a new course for MMSD’s sustainability efforts.

For Kenny Ellis, music has always been more than just notes on a page—it’s been a lifelong passion that has shaped his journey as both a musician and an educator. 

Kate Schedler was recognized by National At-Risk Education Network (NAREN)–Wisconsin for her outstanding work with vulnerable students.

Meet Johnnie Milton, a longtime multicultural student services coordinator, and learn about the positive impact he has on students at La Follette High School

Scott Swanson’s deep connection to MMSD reflects his family’s multi-generational history with the La Follette community.

MMSD’s lineup of award-winning staff continues to grow! This week, educators earned the UW-Madison Rockwell Awards and a Madison365 Leadership Community Choice Award.

It’s award season for MMSD staff! This month, MMSD staff members across the district have earned three awards for their dedication to students and the community.

Amy Kazda was recently named a Teacher Fellow by the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation, an honor that puts her in the running for Wisconsin Teacher of the Year.

A former MMSD student himself, Eliav Goldman returned to the district to teach music at Toki Middle School. This spring, he earned the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation’s Teacher Fellowship award.

With graduation around the corner, College and Career Coach Mackenzie Swanson is busy helping prepare students for their future success.

As a former social worker, teacher, and now the associate superintendent of teaching and learning, Cindy Green has been committed to closing educational inequalities.

Dr. Hicks' ties to MMSD started as a first grade student at Leopold Elementary. Now the associate superintendent for middle schools, her decades of experience help shape the next generations.

It's Women's History Month, but throughout the entire school year, Jefferson teacher Jen Vena Levesque demonstrates the positive impact of meaningful connections with students.

An internally developed software application is changing the way MMSD signs in and accounts for late-arriving high school scholars.

For the Girls Varsity Basketball team, Head Coach Marques Flowers uses the sport to build relationships and empower students.

Two MMSD elementary teachers were honored with UW-Madison’s School of Education Rockwell Awards during an education celebration Nov. 12. The Rockwell Awards recognize excellent educators who have chosen to pass on their expertise by providing professional experiences for UW-Madison student teachers.

This October, East High teachers put their creativity and artistic talents on full display, to the delight of students, colleagues, and visitors alike.

Like many MMSD staff, Dr. Ebbe has been fighting for equity in education. This commitment earned her Wisconsin's 2022 secondary principal of the year and she received a 2022 Herb Kohl Foundation Award. Under her leadership, Sherwood Hills Elementary was designated a national blue ribbon school for its academic achievement. 

The National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) announced Madison East High School Business and Media Teacher, April Van Buren as one of only three teachers in the United States to receive its prestigious Pioneer award.

New MMSD staff member Anthony Cox has returned to his elementary school because of the impact current Principal Andrea Kreft made on him as a student.

Jeremy Thornton, class of 2004 East High School, special education teacher, as well as the head football coach at Madison East High School shares what it means to have Eastside Pride.

Nury Castillo Crawford has been named Executive Director of Alternative Schools & Innovation. She will provide direction and oversight of the district’s numerous personalized learning environments and programs, including the Office of Youth Re-Engagement, as well as microschools, Capital High, and Malcolm Shabazz City High School.

Memorial High School automotive and engineering teacher Miles Tokheim is one of 50 finalists for the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. A total of $1.25 million in cash prizes will be awarded in October, when the field is narrowed down to 20 winners.

Alisa Brown walked the halls of La Follette High School every day as a student before graduating in 2003. Today she’s walking the same hallways, but this time as an architectural assistant in MMSD, designing and organizing the school’s 2020 referendum construction.

Congratulations to the 2022 Herb Kohl Foundation award recipients, including six honorees from the Madison Metropolitan School District. Cherokee Heights Middle School Principal Anu Ebbe, Hawthorne Elementary teacher Brenda Kallies, and four seniors were named.

This week in his statistics class, Memorial High School math teacher Steve Collins taught his students about the binomial distribution formula. Full of variables and exponents, the formula is used to determine the probability of a two-option outcome: heads or tails, pass or fail, or win or lose.

In Nathan Hutchins’ Modern US History–African American Experience course at Memorial High School, students takeaway impactful lessons through interactive, project-based learning. 

Alida LaCosse, music teacher at James C. Wright Middle School, was awarded Teacher of the Year by the Madison Area Music Association (MAMA) for her outstanding commitment to music education.