Madison Preparatory Academy - School Information System

After Madison Prep is authorized and the Principal is selected, appropriate data management and personnel
evaluation systems will be selected for monitoring the progress, performance and professional development of
students and staff. As an MMSD authorized school, Madison Prep will seek to utilize the District’s Infinite
Campus Student Information Management System to warehouse, monitor and track student performance data
and communicate with parents.
6. Extended School Day and Year
Madison Prep Scholars will attend school for both an extended school day and extended school year. The
school day will run from 8:00am to 5:00pm and students will attend school for three semesters. The school
year will be divided into an orientation period and three school semesters.
New Student Orientation will begin
on Monday, August 20, 2012 and
the first official day of school will
begin Tuesday, September 4, 2012.
New students will attend 210 days
of school during their first year, due
to the two-week orientation, and 200
days every year thereafter. The first
semester will last from September 4,
2012 through Friday, January 18,
2013. The second semester will last
from January 12, 2013 through June
14, 2013. The third semester will
begin on Monday, July 1, 2013 and
conclude Tuesday, July 30, 2013.
All Madison Prep students will be required to attend a two-week orientation prior to starting their first regular
school year at Madison Prep (2012-13). Orientation will include testing and placement (though most students
will have completed this in May of the previous school year), introduction to the IB curriculum or Prep Year,
Destination Planning, team building with their peers, relationship building Madison Prep faculty and staff,
field trips and fun activities. The ultimate objective is to help students (and faculty/staff) adopt a set of habits,
relationships, mindset and a personalized achievement plan that are consistent with the culture, goals and
objectives of Madison Prep.
Students will be able to arrive at school as early as 7:30am each day for breakfast. The official school day will
start at 8am each day. On Mondays, students will be dismissed early at 2:55pm to allow time for teachers to
plan, collaborate with each other and participate in professional development. From Tuesday through Friday,
school will end at 5:00pm. For 35 minutes on early release Mondays and 60 minutes from Monday through
Friday, all students will participate in academic tutoring or enrichment. Each day, the first 20 minutes will be
dedicated to taking attendance, uniform inspection, school announcements, student and staff recognition,
recital of the school pledge and Pledge of Allegiance and getting students into the mindset of being ready for
learning. The last 10 minutes will be used to help ensure students are organized for homework and school the
next day.
On Early Release Mondays, students will receive 275 minutes of instruction and instructional support. During
the normal Tuesday through Friday schedule, students will receive 420 minutes of instruction and
instructional support. Instructional support in the chart above is referred to as tutoring. Tutoring at Madison
Prep will involve skilled and trained volunteers, but will be guided by classroom/subject area teachers in
collaboration with the Skills Mastery Center Coordinator and Director of Teaching and Learning. On Early
Release Mondays, students will receive an additional 35 minutes of instructional support or enrichment,
depending on their learning needs. The rest of the week, students will receive 60 hours of support.
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