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Madison Metropolitan School District

Current Weekly Announcements

FREE SUMMER BUS PASSES ARE BACK!

MMSD and Metro are partnering again to help students in grades 6 through 12, including recent high school graduates, access the Metro Bus for free during the summer. This year, students who already have a metro bus pass, will be able to continue to use this same pass during the summer, with no extra steps needed.  

New for 2025! If a student doesn't already have an existing pass, the Summer Youth Pass will be available virtually through the Metro Transit Fast Fare mobile app, making it easier than ever for students to ride with just a scan from their phone.

To get started: Students can email mymetrobus@cityofmadison.com from their school email address (ending in @madison.k12.wi.us) with the subject line: Summer Youth Pass. 

Physical bus passes will still be available as needed. Please contact your neighborhood office for more information. You can access the official Metro Press Release here: Metro Summer Youth Pass Press Release

2025-26 Student Enrollment

Mark your calendars for school enrollment days in August for the 2025-26 school year.

  • Thursday, August 7 from Noon - 6:00 pm (New Students to MMSD) Students who have not enrolled and selected courses must call Sherry Zander at 663-6054 for an appointment.
  • Tuesday, August 12 from 11:00am - 6:00pm for Returning Students in ALL GRADES
  • Thursday, August 14 from 7:30am - 1:00pm for Returning Students in ALL GRADES

Please note: The Online Enrollment Application will open for families on August 6. To help ensure our students, families, and staff are safe, MMSD is supporting existing and new families of elementary, middle, and high school students to complete the enrollment process 100% virtual. You must enroll each child every year. (Additional MMSD Enrollment Information)

PICTURES/IDs: Students will have the opportunity to come into the school on August 12 (11-6 pm) and August 14 (7:30-1:00 pm) to get their picture and ID picture taken by Lifetouch. Please look for more information about enrollment for all students in future correspondence that will go out over the summer.

Senior Portrait Information - Class of 2026

The deadline is NOVEMBER 7, 2025. 

Submit a vertical head and shoulder photo in high resolution (at least 2”x3” at 300 dpi or 600x900 pixels) as a JPEG, PNG, TIFF, or PDF to memorialolympian@gmail.com. Photos must follow MMSD dress code. The Olympian may reject photos that are too small or violate dress code. If no photo is submitted by November 7, the student’s Lifetouch ID photo from registration will be used.

Photos taken by students or family (even on high-quality phones) are often accepted. No need to spend money on professional photography. Contact Joe Leibforth after August 25 at jleibforth@madison.k12.wi.us with questions or if you need help getting a photo taken.

Make sure to purchase a yearbook at registration!! The best time to buy your 2026 yearbook is at registration. If you miss that, you can still purchase one later through your neighborhood administrative assistant. For more information, please visit the following webpage.

Madison Metro Customer Service

Madison Metro wants to hear from parents and students as soon as possible if a bus does not pick up a student. You or your student can call Metro Customer Service directly at 608-266-4466 if a bus does not show up. Metro can let you know if the bus is running late. If the driver made an error in a route, they often will send a bus back to pick students up.

Find bus routes and bus stop reminders, as well as additional information for students riding Madison Metro buses at mmsd.org/transportation. Students eligible for free bus passes should request one through their neighborhood office. 

No Admit List

We will again be implementing our No Admit List to encourage strong attendance during the school day so that students can attend after-school sporting events (as spectators) and dances.  Students and parents/ guardians of students with 2+ unexcused absences and/or 4+ tardies during the preceding week will receive a Monday email letting them know their attendance, as currently recorded in IC, has identified them as needing to be on the No Admit List for the upcoming week.  To read more about Memorial’s No Admit List, please refer to this information sheet.

Cell Phone Practices for the 24-25 School Year

All MMSD High Schools will continue to implement universal expectations regarding personal electronic devices in classrooms with the goal of establishing clear rules and expectations regarding the appropriate use of personal electronic devices with our high school-aged students.  Please review this information and know that teachers will be introducing and reinforcing these expectations across the school year.

Attendance Information

Absences (appointment, illness, college visit, etc.) should be reported to your student's neighborhood office administrative assistant in the morning. Contact information for the neighborhood offices is as follows:

Attendance can also be reported online through the Parent Portal in Infinite Campus. Please note the process has changed slightly from previous years. Helpful resources are below:

  • Attendance Brochure: Information about how to excuse your student, how to access student attendance and grade information in Infinite Campus, VPM’s progressive tardy practice, etc. 
  • VPM Daily Bell Schedule

This Year’s Daily Schedule

Be sure to review our 2024-2025 Bell Schedule.  Please note that high schools no longer have a Monday early release schedule.