Votes at a glance: Lexia addendum, Edgewood partnership, HR report, boundary transfer, UHT plan approved
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Summary
At its Nov. 24 meeting the Madison Metropolitan School District Board approved a package of consent items including a Lexia Core5 addendum ($6,445.83), a $90,000 partnership with Edgewood University for dual‑credit math instruction, the November HR transactions report, a statutory boundary transfer with Middleton‑Cross Plains under Wis. Stat. 117.12, and an unusually hazardous transportation plan; all passed by recorded unanimous votes in the transcript.
The Madison Metropolitan School District Board approved multiple consent items on Nov. 24 as part of a consolidated consent agenda; three items (10.6, 10.7, 10.18) were pulled for brief discussion but ultimately passed.
Key outcomes:
- Lexia Core 5 addendum (10.6): Approved. The board approved an additional expenditure of $6,445.83 for a Lexia Core5 subscription addendum to be charged to individual school budgets for 2025–26. Board members emphasized the importance of timely access for schools and the implications for special education.
- Edgewood University partnership (10.7): Approved. The board approved $90,000 to fund a first cohort of teachers to receive contracted services from Edgewood University for dual‑credit accreditation in high‑level math under the career, college and community readiness budget.
- Human resources transaction report (10.18): Approved. The board approved the November HR transactions report (items 1–11). The HR discussion generated detailed questions on substitute staffing, the use of an unallocated pool, and the district’s plan to prioritize teacher salary compression in a forthcoming RFP.
- Middleton‑Cross Plains attachment/detachment (Wis. Stat. 117.12): Approved. The board approved the statutory resolution to alter attachments and detachments between MMSD and Middleton‑Cross Plains with the caveat that final parcel lists conform to the 1999 agreement and city processes.
- Unusually Hazardous Transportation plan (UHT): Approved. The board approved a UHT plan for a Schrader Road crossing and authorized staff to submit the UHT to DPI and coordinate mitigation with city partners.
All motions were recorded in the transcript as passing unanimously; student representative advisory votes were recorded as 'Aye.'