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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


Morphology Magic
This school year, MCS implemented the new 2021 Alabama English Language Arts Course of Study. The new standards are grounded in the...
Feb 1, 20233 min read


MCS Reaches 100 National Board Certified Teachers
Dr. Heather Donaldson Chief Academic Officer Madison City Schools In December, the National Board released the list of new National Board...
Jan 24, 20232 min read


Middle and High School Curricular Offerings for the 2023-2024 School Year
Dr. Heather Donaldson Chief Academic Officer and Career Tech Director Madison City Schools Each year Madison City Schools makes changes...
Jan 24, 20235 min read


Speaking the Language of Mathematics
Are you able to solve 26 + 27 using mental math? How about 32 x 15? When given the freedom to do so, students naturally find creative and...
May 2, 20222 min read


Leadership, Learning, Resources Among the Focus of the MCS Accreditation Review
Dr. Heather Donaldson Chief Academic Officer Madison City Schools During the week of March 7, 2022, Madison City Schools went through the...
Mar 10, 20223 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


National Board Certification
Dr. Heather Donaldson Chief Academic Officer Madison City Schools In December 2021, National Board released the list of newly certified...
Feb 3, 20222 min read


2022-2023 Secondary Curriculum
Dr. Heather Donaldson Chief Academic Officer Madison City Schools I am excited to share that the middle and high school curriculum was...
Jan 7, 20223 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


How to save a life...
James Clemens High School, HOSA-Future Health Professionals, formerly known as Health Occupations Students of America, partook in their...
Nov 19, 20182 min read


ASSESSMENT, COLLABORATION, & STUDENT IMPROVEMENT: PUTTING THEORY INTO PRACTICE AT DISCOVERY MS
“When both the creation of assessments and the evaluation of student work are the result of collaborative processes, teachers and school...
Nov 16, 20182 min read


MCS Chemistry Students Goggle Up!
The Chemistry Departments at both Bob Jones and James Clemens are proud that Madison City students are proficient in laboratory knowledge...
Aug 28, 20182 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


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


EL Parent Night: More Than Just a Night for Parents
Art and video projects make the night a blast for everyone involved!
Apr 5, 20181 min read


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


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
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