Madison Board approves consent agenda, student-discipline policy and several donations

The Madison School District Board of Education approved routine business and several action items at its Dec. 9 meeting, including the consent agenda, a student-discipline policy and three donations totaling $15,524.60.

After the superintendent—s report, the board moved and voted to approve the consent agenda, which included budget expenditures as of Dec. 31, 2025, and the December 2025 personnel report. "All in favor? Aye," the board recorded, and the motion carried.

On policy business, the board approved policy 5110.4 on student discipline following a motion and vote. The board also voted to waive a second reading and approve several policies that the policy committee had revised to comply with state statutes: policy 4119 (reports of suspected abuse or neglect of children or reports of assault by school employees), policy 5180.1 (confidentiality and access to education records), policy 6130.202 (curricular exemptions) and policy 6050 (parental access to instructional material). The administration—s policy packet and legal-review notes were included in the meeting materials.

The board accepted three monetary donations: Steady Photography donated $3,208.50 to Neck River Elementary for staff development; an anonymous or vendor donation of $2,316.10 was approved for Polson Middle School to support student activities; and the Madison Foundation donated $10,000 to Daniel Hand High School to help offset costs for a spring 2026 international trip. Board members discussed refunding or repurposing funds if the trip was canceled; the superintendent said refunds would depend on trip circumstances.

Each of these items passed by voice vote during the meeting and were recorded as carried.