The Board of Education voted tonight to finalize the district’s calendar for the 2013-2014 school year. 10 minutes per day will be added to the day beginning Wednesday, April 23. The last day of school for students will be Friday, May 30. Closing day for employees will be Thursday, June 5. Professional Development days are scheduled for Tuesday, May 20, and Monday, May 26.

Madison County Schools has scheduled some additional kindergarten registration dates. Those dates are June 4 and 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and July 23 and 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registeration in June will be at all four kindergarten academies - Mayfield, Shannon Johnson, Waco and Kingston elementary schools. Registration in July will be at Mayfield and Shannon Johnson elementaries only. Click HERE for a printable version of this information.

Travis Conley places 1st and Chris Everitt wins 5th in Pre-Calculus Math Competition at University of Cumberlands.

Rachel de Rosset won 3rd place in an essay contest in conjunction with the Governor's Mansion Centennial.

Madison County Schools has scheduled some additional kindergarten registration dates. Those dates are June 4 and 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and July 23 and 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registeration in June will be at all four kindergarten academies - Mayfield, Shannon Johnson, Waco and Kingston elementary schools. Registration in July will be at Mayfield and Shannon Johnson elementaries only.

Last week, the Renaissance and PTO at Clark-Moores Middle School held a "Torture Your Teacher" penny war. Old fashioned penny war rules were used. Each penny brought in and placed in a teacher's bucket counted as one point.. Each piece of silver coin or paper bill counted as negative points. Five teachers agreed to be "tortured" if they won the competition.

A group of teachers and staff at Kingston Elementary recently completed a 6-week “Fuel Up to Fitness” challenge. The participants each put $10 into the “pot” which was won by the person losing the biggest percentage of body weight. As part of the challenge, each participant committed to 2 exercise classes a week – one led by Onieta Stewart of the Richmond Athletic Club and one by certified personal trainer Tonya Pisula. All classes were held at Kingston after school in the Fitness Lab or gym. Participants completed Kettlebell Amp’d classes, Zumba, and HIIT (high intensity interval training).

Madison Southern High School's chapter of Tri-M (Modern Music Masters) conducted a coat drive and collected coats for the Richmond Post of the Salvation Army this month. The group collected and delivered 120 coats and blankets to the Salvation Army to be distributed to those in need in our community.

As of Wednesday, March 5, 2014, students have missed fifteen (15) days of school for inclement weather – Dec. 10; Jan. 6, 7, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24; Feb. 3, 6, 10, 26; and March 3, 4, and 5. When the calendar was developed for this school year, administrators “built in” time for four (4) school days. That time has been used and we are now making adjustments to the calendar. Students attended school on Presidents Day (Feb. 17), which was in the original calendar as a holiday. Students will attend school on Friday, March 21, which was in the original calendar as a professional development day. The original last day of classes was scheduled for Friday, May 23. The last day of classes for students will now be Friday, June 6. The calendar will continue to be updated as we move through winter. An updated calendar can be found by clicking here.

Madison County Schools is pleased to announce its support for Let’s Move! Active Schools. Let’s Move! Active Schools is a comprehensive program that empowers school champions – physical education teachers, classroom teachers, principals, administrators and parents – to create active environments that enable all students to get moving and reach their full potential. The district was recognized at the Kentucky Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance conference.

Madison County Schools Superintendent Elmer Thomas announced Thursday evening that Shelly Boulden will serve as principal of the Richmond-area kindergarten academy beginning next school year. Boulden is currently principal at Mayfield Elementary.

Please click "Read More" to access the schedule of dates for Volunteer Confidentiality Training for the 2013-14 school year.