Tim Lemonds News Today

In the face of pressure from current and former employees, the district has agreed to hire an outside investigator to look into complaints involving the top administrators at Southside Elementary.

MMSD has been without a communications director since the departure of Tim LeMonds amid public controversy last year. His replacement, Edell Fiedler, promises transparency and accountability.

‘As a board we established a shared purpose early on in this search process to really lead a transparent process, a process that was accessible and guided by the input of our greater Madison community,’ said Nichelle Nichols, school board president.

The list of criteria used in the search for a new Madison superintendent does not require a track record of actually improving education or improving test scores.

Five memorable quotes from Madison newsmakers.

This feedback will be used to create a leadership profile and job posting for the position. The School Board is slated to hire a new superintendent by March

Three public input sessions are scheduled this week regarding what characteristics and priorities the districts new leader should have.

Why does it cost thousands of dollars to obtain records of employee workplace bullying complaints and investigations from the Madison school district?

MADISON, Wis. — The Madison Metropolitan School District commissioned a second investigation of then-communications director Tim LeMonds in May, the findings of which recommended his termination, according to investigation records

An investigation by an outside law firm hired by the Madison school district found that former spokesman Tim LeMonds “engaged in retaliation against and bullying toward” district employees and that he “was dishonest...and insubordinate."