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New elementary school opening to help deal with Madison City Schools growth The school district expects to have more than 12,000 students this school year. Posted: Jul 28, 2021 3:36 PM Updated: Jul 28, 2021 6:27 PM Posted By: Alex Torres-Perez The Madison City School System is seeing a student population boom! For the first time ever, it s expecting more than 12,000 students this school year. That s why the system built a new elementary school to help with the growth. Teachers got their first look inside the new Midtown Elementary School Wednesday morning. I am over the moon excited! 2nd grade teacher Heather Sweeney said. She says the new school will definitely help with all the recent growth she s seen. ....
Madison City Schools announces masks are optional for summer The change goes into effect June 1st. Posted: May 23, 2021 8:11 PM Posted By: Alexis Scott WAAY-31 learned the reason behind these changes and how some parents are reacting. The district says they re going with the data, and right now, it s trending in the right direction. Masks are now optional for students and employees. Some parents feel excited while others are still on the fence. My kids, personally, are extremely excited to be saying goodbye to the masks and looking forward to seeing their teacher s faces and their classmates faces, said Carrie Giles. ....
Madison City Schools superintendent says he has plans for student population growth Future plan for Madison City School District By Tiffany Thompson | December 30, 2020 at 11:33 PM CST - Updated December 31 at 2:05 PM MADISON, Ala. (WAFF) - Earlier this week some Madison City residents expressed their concerns about the cityâs growth leading to overcrowding in the school system. Present in that city council meeting where residents spoke out was Madison City School District Superintendent Dr. Ed Nichols. He also spoke with city council during that meeting. On Wednesday our crews sat down with Dr. Nichols to talk about how the growth of the city will impact the schools. ....