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Board renews Badger Rock Middle School charter for five years
Summary
The MMSD Board approved a five-year renewal of Badger Rock Middle School's charter, setting enrollment capacity targets and directing the school to implement a recruitment plan to reach agreed enrollment levels.
The Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education voted May 19 to renew Badger Rock Middle School’s charter for five years, from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030.
Key points: the contract sets a target capacity of up to 100 students in grades 6–8, and states the school will attempt to maintain enrollment between 95 and 100 students. Administration and Badger Rock leadership negotiated the target after reviewing instructional design and capacity; administration said the building could physically hold more than 100 students, but the school’s multi-age, project-based instructional model and desire to keep grade-group balance supported the 100-student target.
Why it matters: the renewal preserves Badger Rock’s charter model in Madison and requires a renewed community recruitment plan for incoming sixth graders and available seventh and eighth-grade seats.
Decision: the charter renewal motion passed unanimously in the meeting record. Board members thanked Badger Rock for information provided during the renewal process.
Ending: administration and Badger Rock will implement the recruitment strategy called for in the contract and will monitor enrollment as the school grows toward the established target.
