Innovation

Madison City Schools 2026-2027 Course Offerings

Dr. Heather Donaldson Chief Academic Officer Madison City Schools At the February 5th Board of Education meeting, the 2026-2027 middle and high school course offerings were approved. Madison City Schools (MCS) revises the course offerings annually making changes to our existing courses, adding courses, or removing courses to ensure that we offer a viable curriculum, innovative programs, and experiences that provide the greatest opportunities for our students to excel. Revisi

Feb 64 min read

Madison City Schools 2025-2026 Course Offerings

Dr. Heather Donaldson Chief Academic Officer Madison City Schools At the February 6 Board of Education meeting, the 2025-2026 middle and...

Feb 7, 20254 min read

Preparing Today for the Workforce of Tomorrow

Dr. Heather Donaldson Chief Academic Officer Madison City Schools Since Madison City Schools (MCS) became a district in 1998, we have had...

Feb 22, 20223 min read

Credentialing the Workforce of the Future

Dr. Heather Donaldson Chief Academic Officer Madison City Schools Over the years, Madison City Schools (MCS) has expanded the Career...

Feb 3, 20221 min read

Curriculum - Many Steps with One Goal: High-Quality & Engaging Classes

As everyone adds preparing for the winter break to his/her responsibilities, secondary instruction has been working diligently to plan...

Dec 4, 20192 min read

All Means ALL

“You keep planting seeds! The harvest will be great!” (@sheilaholt19) It always amazes me how some ideas just blossom into an incredible...

Jan 11, 20192 min read

If There's a Problem, Yo, They'll Solve It!

Seventeen teams from area high schools met at UAH on October 25th to compete in the first ever BeEntreprenurial competition for high...

Nov 7, 20181 min read

Virtual Reality Fire Education

If all you've ever experienced with virtual reality is a small headset with a mobile phone inserted, then you've got to experience this...

Aug 17, 20182 min read

FAST FORWARD - Weava New Way to Research

Michelle and George travel from Hong Kong to Madison, AL to meet with students and teachers using their chrome web app, Weava, which is a...

Apr 6, 20181 min read

Digital Portfolios: The Whole Child, The Whole Story

A documentary and folder full of free resources to help anyone, anywhere get started with digital portfolios. We present to you our...

Apr 5, 20181 min read

FAST FORWARD - Virtual Reality

Bob Jones High School graduate, Fred Williams, brings the wonder and awe of virtual reality to the instructional leaders of Madison City...

Apr 5, 20181 min read

FAST FORWARD - Think Global, Act Local

Dixie Paschal and a team of students at Rainbow Elementary School in Madison, AL work together to create a new recycling initiative at...

Apr 5, 20181 min read

FAST FORWARD - Speakeasy

Library media specialist, Missy King, and the English department at Discovery Middle School in Madison, Alabama recreate a 1920's-style...

Apr 5, 20181 min read

Madison City Schools 2026-2027 Course Offerings

Say What You Mean: The Power of Math Vocabulary

Recently, our middle school teachers participated in OGAP training, and one theme echoed across every content strand: mathematics is a language. Like any language, understanding depends on consistent and meaningful vocabulary — not just introducing terms, but intentionally maintaining them across lessons, units, and grade levels. A perfect example appears when students learn to divide fractions. In middle school, we carefully teach students that dividing by a fraction means

Equipping Secondary New Teachers for Success

Every year, Madison City Schools welcomes many new middle and high school teachers to the district. Some teachers join our district with decades of classroom experience from other districts and states; some are recent college graduates; and some come from entirely different careers. We are so excited to welcome our new teachers, and our district and schools work hard to equip them for success in sharing our instructional priorities and best practices through our New Teacher P