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Madison Local highlights student achievements and shifts middle‑school Chromebook policy
Summary
The board recognized student chorus and published student authors, honored retirees and announced Madison Middle School earned the Purple Star designation. Administrators also said middle‑school Chromebooks will remain in classrooms to reduce damage; 2,600 devices will reach end‑of‑life within three years.
The Madison Local Board of Education opened its meeting with several recognitions, then turned to instructional and technology updates that the district said aim to sustain student programming while addressing equipment costs.
Mr. Conway and Mr. Green led acknowledgements for the Madison High School women's chorus, noting five consecutive years of state competition results and ‘‘straight superior’’ ratings. Mr. Conway called the program a tribute to Mr. Green’s work and the students’ commitment. "I would like to say as a community member, as a parent, as a colleague, I want to say it is been very exciting to watch how wonderful this program has developed," Mr. Conway said. Mr. Green responded: "It's a camaraderie. It's a family. Some of those kids I have for four and five years in a row and they they hunger for that something to be a part of and be successful."
Administrators also recognized several high-school students published through college‑credit classes directed by Miss Thomas and listed the student authors accepted by Ashlin University outlets. The board honored eight retirees with a combined 251 years of service and presented Madison Middle School with the Ohio Purple Star Award for its work supporting military‑connected students; building liaisons, trainings and a planned peer‑mentoring program were among the initiatives described.
On technology, Mr. McVicker said the district will stop issuing take‑home one-to-one Chromebooks to middle-schoolers and keep devices in classrooms to reduce damage and repairs. He cited third‑party repair costs and estimated that doing screen replacements in‑house this year would have cost more than $78,000. Mr. McVicker also warned that roughly 2,600 Chromebooks will reach end‑of‑life within the next three years and estimated replacement at $450–$500 per device, with staff laptops priced at about $1,400–$1,450 each.
Music boosters president Tiffany Winters described fundraising and recent purchases that support band and choir travel and uniforms; donors and volunteers were thanked for recent equipment and uniform support.
District leaders said these recognitions and technology decisions reflect an effort to balance program quality with rising replacement costs and stated plans to continue monitoring device lifecycles and funding options.
