Madison Metropolitan School District
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Location Map Madison, WI 53703 Dane County
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District Poverty Rate 11.5% (data source)
Non-White Students 60.7% (data source)
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Last Updated December 1, 2025
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (54)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Allis ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
East HighStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Innovative & Alternative HighStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Lafollette HighStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Memorial HighStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Nuestro MundoStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
4k Pk Off SiteStep 0 No Progress 0
Badger Rock MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Black Hawk MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Capital HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Cesar Chavez ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Cherokee Heights MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Crestwood ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Elvehjem ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Emerson ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Falk ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Franklin ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Gompers ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Hamilton MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Hawthorne ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Huegel ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Innovative & Alternative MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
James Wright MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Jefferson MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Kennedy ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Lake View ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Lapham ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Leopold ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Lincoln ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Lindbergh ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Lowell ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Marquette ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Mendota ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Metro SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Midvale ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Muir ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
O'keeffe MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Olson ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Orchard Ridge ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Randall Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Sandburg ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Schenk ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Sennett MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Shabazz-City HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Sherman MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Shorewood Hills ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Spring Harbor MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Stephens ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Thoreau ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Toki MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Van Hise ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
West HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Whitehorse MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
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State Law and School Board Policy
School District Policy
Policy Notes
Wisconsin State Law Schools are required to allow students to be released for religious programs. This does not mean schools do not have the ability to create policies that protect the school's instruction time.
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Launch Steps History
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June 15, 2025
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January 4, 2025
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December 31, 2024
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September 18, 2024
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April 26, 2024
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