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Madison staff describe attendance, behavior and MTSS goals, iPad pilot and ICU schedule
Summary
Madison Middle School leaders presented a site plan emphasizing improved attendance, reduced major referrals, strengthened MTSS data practices, an all-staff iPad pilot and a new in‑school intervention block called ICU.
Madison Middle School leaders outlined goals and classroom-level changes they said are intended to boost attendance, reduce major office referrals and strengthen academic supports.
Madison staff member Mrs. Volley told the board that the school set an attendance goal to increase the percentage of students with fewer than 10 absences to 78% (up from 73%). She said Madison’s year-to-date result is 79% of students with 10 or fewer absences and that staff have written 22 attendance plans and filed six truancy petitions as part of a county-attorney pilot program.
Volley described a behavior goal: “By the end of the 24‑25 academic year, Madison Middle School aims to achieve a 10% reduction in major office referrals compared to the previous year.” She said the goal had not yet been met and that 24% of students had one major referral and about 1% had three or more. The top referral categories were technology violations, physical aggression and disruptions.
On tiered supports, Madison staff said monthly MTSS meetings and staff data-tracking sheets are being used to follow students and pass progress information to Adams (the receiving school) so supports carry forward. Volley said verified special-education caseloads had fallen by roughly 24% and speech caseloads by about 56%, and that many students returned to general education and are “doing really, really well.”
In technology and instruction, Madison is running an iPad pilot. “Every teacher at Madison has been given an iPad and a stylus,” a Madison presenter said, noting Apple learning coaches have visited and that special-education progress monitoring has become faster and more digital. Staff described the devices as a “time saver” for collecting and analyzing student progress.
The school also described a new daily block, called ICU (intensive care unit), aimed at students who need time during the school day to complete missed classwork or homework. Staff explained a proposed device management routine in which students check in and out cell phones and district Chromebooks to reduce in‑class distraction and encourage social interaction during the school day.
Board members asked whether building-level data is shared with Adams and how the plan will be sustained; staff said data and MTSS documentation will be transferred so the receiving school can “not start from scratch.”
Madison leaders asked the board to note the school’s progress and to support continued rollout of the iPad pilot and ICU scheduling in the coming year.
