MADISON, Ala. — Madison City Schools announced that it will continue the schedule its current schedule through President's Day week. Elementary school-based students will attend in-person Tuesday through Friday next week with no virtual day. Middle and high schools will be on an A/B A/B schedule Tuesday through Friday next week without a virtual day.
Superintendent Dr. Ed Nichols says the district's free and reduced lunch application numbers are still down from 18.6% to 12.4%. Nichols urges families who are in need of meal assistance to take advantage of this program. Funding for some of student instruction and support programs, like tutoring, mental health counseling, summer learning programs, are based on the number of students who receive free or reduced-price meals. If you think your family could qualify, complete an online lunch application as soon as possible, to help the school collect the most accurate lunch data and receive appropriate funding. The online lunch application is available via this link.
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During the recent State of the Schools Address, Dr. Nichols spoke about some of the challenges of this school year, saying, "Our teachers and our building level staff and our district staff put out 6,500 laptops in days, and they put out 800 hot spots so those students that needed Wi-Fi could have it."
He also spoke about two new schools that will be built: Midtown Elementary and Journey Middle. The money will come from a property tax that passed in 2019. "We are able to take about 8 mill of that or about $8 million," said Dr. Nichols. "We've been able to bond that money for a new elementary school, Midtown Elementary, that will go online next year and then a new middle school, Journey Middle School, that will go online the following school year to help us because of the overcrowding that we currently are experiencing."
