The district “had identified early on, for the thousands of people who now live there, that there would be a school in that area. Here we are, 25 years later, with nothing there,” Gothard said at a November School Board meeting. “Part of our impetus for doing this work is to avoid ever having that happen again in MMSD.”
In survey comments obtained by the Cap Times, dozens of respondents called on the district to make boundary changes to reduce overcrowding at Kennedy Elementary, while others asked for a new east side school following development in the area.
“We have seen the population at Kennedy Elementary grow and change. It looks like there will be more housing developments starting up past Sprecher Road, which means there could be even more students coming to the area,” one respondent wrote. “Please consider balancing populations evenly if there is foreseeable growth in the future. Consider the possibility of needing a new elementary school.”
The idea of a new school at Sprecher Road received a cool reception this week from some participants at a district-hosted listening session at Kennedy Elementary. Parents, teachers and staff at the school have advocated in recent years for more support to help its student population, which includes many students of color and economically disadvantaged students.
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Early Literacy Screener Map.
3,887 Madison 4 year old to third grade students scored lower than 75% of the students in the national comparison group.
Madison taxpayers have long supported far above average k-12 tax & $pending. This despite our long term, disastrous reading results. May, 2026: 7,095 Staff for 25,003 students; $pending > $26k per student!
Madison Schools: More $, No Accountability
The taxpayer funded Madison School District long used Reading Recovery…
The data clearly indicate that being able to read is not a requirement for graduation at (Madison) East, especially if you are black or Hispanic”
A.B.T.: “Ain’t been taught.”
My Question to Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Teacher Mulligans and our Disastrous Reading Results
2017: West High Reading Interventionist Teacher’s Remarks to the School Board on Madison’s Disastrous Reading Results
Madison’s taxpayer supported K-12 school district, despite spending far more than most, has long tolerated disastrous reading results.
“An emphasis on adult employment”
Wisconsin Public Policy Forum Madison School District Report[PDF]
WEAC: $1.57 million for Four Wisconsin Senators
Friday Afternoon Veto: Governor Evers Rejects AB446/SB454; an effort to address our long term, disastrous reading results
Booked, but can’t read (Madison): functional literacy, National citizenship and the new face of Dred Scott in the age of mass incarceration.
When A Stands for Average: Students at the UW-Madison School of Education Receive Sky-High Grades. How Smart is That?