MADISON —A new Madison School District program hopes to expand and enrich the students’ curriculum.
On Tuesday, program coordinator Richard Benz presented to Madison School Board members, the Madison Learning Enrichment Program, which includes a new lecture series.
“The idea is that we want to make our students lifelong learners,” Benz said. “It’s not a program only for gifted students.”
Resident Fred Close funds the program through a Web site with links and information to enhance lessons outside the classroom, and additional funds are being sought. Eight Madison teachers are on the advisory board. Close is adviser, Angela Smith is the curriculum coordinator, and high school Principal Bill Fisher serves as administrator.
“We want to continue to build this,” Fisher said of the program, which is in its beginning stages. “We’re really looking for any ideas that will go beyond what we learn at school.”
The first lecture, which is 7 p.m. Monday at the high school, includes how Cleveland was chosen as the site of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. On March 1, “So You Want to Go to College” will be presented, and on March 29 Fred Close and Alex Bevan will discuss the “artful life.” On April 26 “Getting Elected. Why Bother?” will be presented. Madison students in grades seven through 12, their parents and the community are invited to attend the lectures. For further information, call 428-2166.
In other
school-board business:
n Two donations were accepted: $50 from French Chiropractic for school supplies, and photographic enlarger equipment for the high school, valued at $450, from Sherri Powell;
n Cherie Gregory will perform the teaching duties of Jill Myers from Friday to March 11;
n Two one-year contracts were approved for Pamela Davis-Guerra and Doug Thomas, as North Madison Elementary School Science Club co-advisers at a rate of $540;
n Two casual day-to-day substitutes were approved: Lorie Rochford and Brenda Swit;
n Twelve substitute teachers were approved: Don Strothers, Cherie Gregory, Nicholas Grande, Jeffrey Hull, Colleen Grams, Andrew Fabel, Kelly Reed, Jonathan Breech, Mark Hartshorn, Stephanie Lauer, Kristi Welch and Vaiva Laniauskas;
n Scott Zirm was approved as an unpaid volunteer wrestling coach for the high school team; and
n Five teachers’ salaries were approved, as negotiated: Chard Burgard $65,383, Micheline Guerriero $43,085, Vicki Oliver $73,597, Shannon Sampson $47,407, and Jennifer Wentz $71,183.
The next regular school board meeting is 6 p.m. Feb. 16 at Madison High School.
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