Students at Madison Junior High and Madison Consolidated High School continue further development of several key learning strategies.  These various components, which are implemented as part of a diversified learning experience, are designed to assist each student's exploration and development of necessary skills as they work toward the longer term goal of college and career readiness.

At the junior high level, emphasis begins on understanding student interests, strengths, and desires as they begin to align education with possible career pathways.  As students enter high school, our goal is to offer a diversified, intentional curriculum offering which is appealing to all students whether they are 2 or 4-year college bound student, technical or trade oriented, or wish to enter the job market directly following graduation.  We will strive to do this through a solid understanding of each student's strengths, abilities, and goals in order to provide personalized guidance.  With this understanding, we are better able to guide more focused career exploration, strategic alignment of course work with fields of interest, and certifications in areas of technical and skilled trades. 

In addition to core content requirements, we continue innovative, career-centric course offerings through our STEAM initiative - Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math:

• Advanced Placement (AP) and dual credit opportunities are available at the junior high and high school level.  Pre-AP course offerings are available at the middle school level as preparation for approximately 20 AP courses available at the high school level.  A cornerstone of this opportunity is our partnership with Ivy Tech Community College to offer the TGEC, which allows students to complete their first year of college while earning their high school diploma.  This saves families within our community approximately $20,000 per student in college expenses.  

• PLTW curriculum includes focused content areas in Biomedical, Engineering, and Computer Science.  These courses are part of a career pathway structure designed to provide an opportunity for career exploration and development of foundational skills in high demand job market areas.

• Fine Arts Academy enables students to further focus efforts and attention in the areas of creative dramatics, choral and instrumental music, dance, studio art, and art and music history.

• Foreign language instruction is offered to all students as a way to introduce cultural exploration and linguistic opportunity.   Spanish and Chinese are offered at the junior high level, and offerings expand to include French and German at the high school level. 

• Digital Citizenship is a priority as students continue use of technology and develop their digital footprint.  In a world full of technology, we (parents and educators) have a responsibility to teach students appropriate on-line etiquette, create an understanding of safe parameters, and develop a foundation as a responsible, life-long digital user.  

• Learning Commons transforms traditional library spaces to better incorporate exploratory learning through various methods including print resources, technology, innovation, creativity, and hands-on application.  Enhancements will include the addition of MakerSpaces which will take the collaborative learning and hands-on elements a step further.  With dedicated space, students can invent, design, create prototypes, and produce products through the use of 3-D printers and latest technology. 

• PBIS - Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports is a process for creating school environments which are more predictable and effective for achieving academic and social goals.  PBIS will enhance our current systems and practices, as well as, continue to improve our culture.

Elementary education is a time where the learning foundation and work ethic in each student is shaped.  Working with each family, if we can create an excitement, curiosity, and passion for learning early in our students, the journey for each student becomes a student-focused partnership.  With increasing confidence, a sense of accomplishment,  and personal relationships and accountability, each student and family becomes more and more invested in their education.

In addition to the research-based early literacy instruction and development, we continue grade level appropriate exploration of our STEAM initiative - Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math:

• PLTW Launch! curriculum is based on experiential learning where students work in a hands-on learning environment to explore innovation and cause and effect outcome, ultimately learning it is OK to take risks, make mistakes, and understand how to implement new learning moving forward.

• Digital Citizenship is a priority as students begin using technology and devices as learning tools in Kindergarten.  In a world full of technology, we (parents and educators) have a responsibility to teach students appropriate on-line etiquette, create an understanding of safe parameters, and develop a foundation as a responsible, life-long digital user.

• Art and Music classes, combined with Physical Education,  encourage students a weekly opportunity to begin exploration of self-expression through activity.  This creates a foundational element for further exploration of fine arts and athletics at the secondary level.

• Everyday Math is a research-based mathematics curriculum designed to provide students with maximized critical-thinking and problem-solving activities which help guide students from foundational work to mastery of each standard.

• Spanish language instruction is offered to all students as a way to introduce cultural exploration and linguistic opportunity.  Research tells us students are most apt to successfully learn a foreign language if started in the early development stages.  

• Learning Commons transforms traditional library spaces to better incorporate exploratory learning through various methods including print resources, technology, innovation, creativity, and hands-on application.  Enhancements will include the addition of MakerSpaces which will take the collaborative learning and hands-on elements a step further.  With dedicated space, students can invent, design, create prototypes, and produce products through the use of 3-D printers and latest technology. 

• PBIS - Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports is a process for creating school environments which are more predictable and effective for achieving academic and social goals.  PBIS will enhance our current systems and practices, as well as, continue to improve our culture.

Madison Consolidated Schools is committed to strategic development of curriculum from PreK through Grade 14.  Students will be challenged academically, with a minimum goal to meet state standards and the striving goal to exceed state standards at every opportunity.  Working closely with all faculty and using data-driven decision processes, curriculum is explored and developed in ways to enhance learning districtwide.  From problem solving and critical thinking opportunities to developing close reading and argumentative writing strategies, all are intentionally designed to encourage students to see a challenge and seek a solution from many perspectives.

Curricular alignment at Madison Consolidated Schools is strategic from our preschool through Grade 14.  It not only challenges students to learn the necessary subject matter, it encourages them to explore and determine ways of learning which are meaningful and long-term in nature.

Our goal is to create environments where students are excited to come to school each day, develop a curiosity and foundation for college and career readiness, and instill a passion for life-long learning.