Madison's charter schools offer unique options

Andy Hall:

n its fourth year, the Madison school district's Spanish-English charter school is so popular that the parents who helped found the East Side school are having trouble getting their children in and there's talk of expanding the program.

The district's other charter school, Wright Middle, is one student above capacity and this year has a waiting list for the first time.

A growing number of residents say Madison needs more places, like charter schools Nuestro Mundo and Wright, that offer unique options to students. In response, the School Board has begun probing possibilities.

"The critical issue is, 'What do we need to do to engage a broader range of students in what's happening in school?'" board member Carol Carstensen said at an Oct. 22 Performance and Achievement Committee meeting that examined ways the district could create programs or schools.

In Dane County, charter schools operate in the Madison, Verona, Middleton-Cross Plains, Monona, Marshall and Deerfield districts.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at October 29, 2007 6:45 PM
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