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Madison Local board accepts donations, approves personnel actions and graduation list; passes teacher‑appreciation resolution
Summary
The school board accepted several donations, approved multiple resignations, retirements, transfers and limited contracts, authorized the high‑school graduation list, and adopted a teacher‑appreciation week resolution during its May 6 meeting.
The Madison Local School District Board of Education accepted multiple donations, approved personnel actions and the list of graduates for the class of 2025 during its May 6 regular meeting.
Administrators asked the board to accept donations including building materials from Carter Lumber for a student service‑learning project; $400 and $200 gifts from Progressive Insurance earmarked for North Elementary PBIS and PTO needs; $3,000 from the Madison Booster Club for Madison High School classes; $100 from Stephanie Jo Pierce and an additional $160 from Bill and Joe Hudson for senior fees; $600 from Progressive Insurance via charities for a middle‑school Garden Club; $2,000 from RMS Empower Inc. for ecology projects; $200 from Mack and Catherine Mandigiello for senior fees; and an unnamed donation described as “25 doll hundred dollars” from Molten Metal Equipment Innovations (amount unclear in the transcript). The board moved and approved acceptance of the donations by roll call vote.
On personnel, the board accepted retirement resignations from Debbie Green (South Elementary, first‑grade teacher, effective Aug. 1, 2025, 18 years of service); Janice Hart (Madison Middle School, English teacher, effective July 1, 2025, 32 years); Vince Bales (Madison Middle School, social studies teacher, effective June 1, 2025, 30 years); Sherry Blaylock (Madison Middle School, social studies teacher, effective Sept. 23, 2025, 23 years); and Tammy Dodd (special‑needs assistant, 30 years). The board also accepted resignations and other employment recommendations, approved limited supplemental and service contracts for the 2024–25 or 2024–25 contract year (including musical staff and substitute lists), and approved a transfer of Cheryl Radaban to a building secretary position effective Aug. 1, 2025.
The board granted the administration authority to remove any student from the graduation list if the student did not meet requirements established in board policy 54 60 or had excessive absences or behavior issues as defined in board policies 5,200 and 5,500. The board approved the seniors’ list for graduation on May 17, 2025, and accepted a teacher‑appreciation week resolution recognizing staff across the district.
Board members thanked retiring staff and thanked donors. The retiree resolutions for Norma Wright, Kathy Gould, Janice Hart, Debbie Green, Vince Bales, Sherry Blaylock, Greg Clark and Tammy Dye were approved by roll call. Specific dollar amounts and some donor names were read into the record by administrative staff; when amounts were unclear in the transcript (for example the “25 doll hundred dollars” item), the board record should be consulted for the precise figure.
