Madison Community Invited to Jan. 15th Forum on Future of Schools

MADISON, CT - All members of the Madison Public School Community are cordially invited to participate in an interactive public forum on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Polson Middle School, the purpose of which is to help solve the school facilities problem facing our community.

As you may be aware, the Board of Education recently adopted a long-term capital maintenance plan to address the numerous facilities needs in our aging schools. This plan will cost upwards of $100 million over a 10-15 year time period. In response to this pressing need, an idea was proposed to form an active working group among elected officials to identify other potential alternatives to this maintenance plan that would be more fiscally responsive to the needs of the community, while providing 21st Century learning spaces for our students and staff.

Six elected officials across the Boards of Education, Finance and Selectmen were appointed to serve on the Tri-Board School Facilities Working Group.

Their first interactive public forum, held on November 28, 2018, was attended by over 80 community members, resulting in a very active event which produced a great deal of community feedback. Please do what you can to accommodate your calendar and join us on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in the Polson Auditorium. Please be prepared to actively participate in solving this vexing community problem.

Thomas Scarice, Superintendent of Schools