Instruction work group previews yearlong scope; board asks to elevate class-size and allocation discussions

The Madison Metropolitan School District Instruction Work Group reviewed a draft scope and sequence for the 2025–26 school year and directed staff to make several changes: elevate class-size reporting from a memo to a full discussion item, schedule substantive discussion of the allocation process rather than treating it as a memo, and clarify how the district will measure family experience and special education outcomes.

Assistant Superintendent Cindy Green walked the group through a month-by-month draft that includes September launch items and a November update on strategic-plan milestones, with anticipated agenda topics ranging from early learning and math materials procurement to special education updates, enrollment reports and summer programming. Green said the draft is intentionally flexible and that administration will coordinate with departments to finalize…