Madisonville Consolidated Independent School District

Superintendent Keith Smith Board of Trustees Todd Faries, President Joel Shaw, Vice President Steve Andrews, Secretary Dr. Mark Bennett Greg McBee Dennis McWhorter David Stiver

Madisonville CISD

The mission of Madisonville CISD is to ensure that each student will learn to his/her maximum potential.  

The ABC's of Madisonville CISD

There's more to teaching children than just books... Children are Number One!

Madisonville CISD is committed to the philosophy that every child can learn, and that it is our task to help each student to become a well-rounded individual by helping them to develop to their fullest potential mentally, physically, and morally.

District-wide Facts

• Student enrollment is over 2100. We are growing at a rate of 2.5%-3% each year.

• The District has four campuses: Elementary: grades EC and PK-2; Intermediate: grades 3-5; Jr. High: grades 6-8; and High School: grades 9-12.

• The District has a total of 412 sq. miles of property, which includes the towns of Madisonville, Midway, and Bedias. The district is located in the eastern portion of Madison County and extends into Grimes County to the south.

• The economy of our district is based on agriculture, mineral production and manufacturing.

• The tax rate in MCISD is very comparable to the rates among our neighboring districts with the same property values. The District does not have to incur short term debt to fund current operations at any time of the year.

• Delinquent property tax collections have increased in the past two years and our district is proactive in our dealings with delinquent taxes.

• Administrative costs are substantially lower than the maximum acceptable level set by the Texas Education Agency.

• Seventy-six percent of the teaching staff have eleven or more years in the profession and thirty-five percent of the staff have a master's degree.

• The average number of years experience for our teaching staff is fourteen and the average time in our district is nine years.

• Student enrollment in different programs include: Special Education, 11%; Career and Technology Education, 22%; Bilingual/ESL Education, 10%; and Gifted and Talented Education, 5%.

• Our demographics include the following ethnic breakdown: Hispanic: 25%; African/American: 22%; and White: 53%.

• The annual attendance rate has increased and is currently at 96%. Our goal is to achieve a 97% attendance rate.

• Our District Wide Educational Improvement Council (DWEIC), comprised of parents, educators, business and community members, and representatives from all campuses meets regularly to participate in planning for district wide improvement and to provide assistance in the areas of budgeting, curriculum, staffing patterns, and school organization.

• Our Board goals include high expectations in the following areas: Human Resources: a Highly Qualified Staff who are role models, Discipline and School Safety: a Safe Environment where students can achieve to their maximum potential, School Community Relations: Effective Communications and Stakeholder Relationships resulting in student achievement, Students: opportunity for Students to become successful and productive citizens, Curriculum: aligned curriculum and high expectations for all programs resulting in an exemplary school district

• All campuses have a computer lab and various other computers available for computer assisted instruction within the classroom.

• The District offers a variety of school-wide enrichment programs, i.e., accelerated reading, TAKS intervention and remediation, computer labs, summer school, and field trips. Honors classes are offered in Math, Science, Social Studies and English for students with advanced academic achievement for grades 6-12 and a gifted and talented program is offered for the most advanced students.

• The District Technology Department has successfully implemented internet connectivity, plus computer systems in the areas of student attendance, finance, time card management, cafeteria, scheduling, and grade reporting.

• All teachers have a multimedia classroom computer and all campuses have an automated library system and a computer lab for every grade level.

• Our Special Education Department serves over 260 students with special needs. Content mastery and learning labs are a means of benefiting these students.

• A Scottish Rites Dyslexia program is available for students, fourth through twelfth grades, who have been assessed as having moderate to severe dyslexic reading problems.

• Tutorial programs are available at every campus and a mentoring program has been entered into with Madisonville High School students becoming "reading partners" with elementary level students.

• MCISD has a well rounded athletic program, competing in golf, softball, baseball, track, power lifting, tennis, volleyball, basketball and football. The athletic program is ranked very high and most athletic teams advance beyond the district level of competition. MHS students are named to the Academic All District Teams in each sport at a higher percentage than any other school in our UIL district.
  The Mustang Band has received the ranking required in music and marching the past two years to advance to state competition.

• MCISD campuses have active PTO and Volunteer organizations.

• MCISD senior citizens, 65 years or older, are entitled to a Gold Card allowing them free admission to home athletics and fine arts events.

• Madison County is the Horse Capital of Texas and the home of the famous Sidewalk Cattleman's Association.

Adult Education and Alternative Education Programs

• MCISD’s Adult/Community Education Program provides counseling services and delinquency prevention programs for at-risk students and their families.

• Our GED Program is actively involved with our community and surrounding communities. There were over 450 participants in our GED program and 150 graduates participated in our GED graduation ceremonies.

• Our Adult/Community Education Program has served over 1200 patrons in our district during the last year, offering courses in computers, stained glass, welding, nurse’s aide, substitute teaching, quilting, continuing education and many more.

• Our AEP has pioneered computer assisted instruction, accelerated instruction, and self-paced learning for at-risk students.

• MCISD provides DARE, Gang Intervention, and other anti-drug programs for our students in grades K-12. There is an In-School Suspension (ISS) on each campus which includes student/parental counseling, modified grading system, zero tolerance, and a positive intervention program.

• MCISD has made a commitment to have a safe and disciplined school system. We have accomplished this by providing a closed campus during all lunch periods, adding a security officer to the district staff, fencing all campuses to maintain a safe traffic flow during school hours and closing the campuses after school hours. We have added staff to insure a safe environment at all campuses. A security monitoring system has been installed at all campuses. All staff and students have identification badges, and students in grades 7-12 must wear the badge at all times. A student discipline management plan has been implemented that emphasizes student learning in a non-disruptive environment with firm and consistent rules and procedures. 

Ancillary Services

• Durham Transportation is in charge of our buses and transportation needs. We have eighteen bus routes that cover over 245,000 miles each year with an average of 329,040 child rides per school year. The cost of each school route is approximately $36,000.

• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has stated that school bus transportation is the safest form of ground transportation.

• Durham Transportation’s strong vehicle maintenance program allows an average useful vehicle life of 17 years compared to the national average of 14 years. This reduces cost of the capital expenditures to taxpayers by 10%.

• To meet the nutritional needs of students, MCISD has a full line cafeteria at all campuses. The high school cafeteria also has a snack bar. A la carte menu items are available at all campuses.

• The district’s investment in a computerized energy management system helps cut utility costs through a combination of true dollars saved and cost avoidance to achieve approximately $67,000 in annual savings.

• MCISD Custodial Department provides a clean environment for students to learn. A custodian cleans an average 21,200 sq. ft. per night. This is equivalent to cleaning fourteen (1500 sq. ft.) homes per night.

• MCISD has a firm commitment to strict enforcement of all Federal and State environmental laws governing schools, providing a safe and healthy learning environment for all students.

• MCISD provides for the health and welfare of all students by having a nurse’s aide on all campuses that is supervised by a registered nurse.

• Our school district actively recruits the best qualified staff in our area and provides the following benefits to our employees: health insurance; flexible benefits plan; other insurance plans are available; two additional personal sick days for all professional staff members; paid staff development workshop days; and a caring atmosphere in which to work.

Elementary School

• In 1994-95 and 1995-96, the elementary school achieved a Recognized Rating for student academic performance from the Texas Education Agency.

• Our pre-kindergarten program provides school experiences for four-year olds in an effort to reach more students through early intervention. Both pre-kindergarten and kindergarten are full day programs and are essential to provide necessary learning skills for a child to be successful in school.

• Madisonville Elementary has a mentoring program in which interested community members, parents, or older students become mentors to help students in a variety of ways.

• The curriculum is student based with Classroom Phonics, Accelerated Reader, Spanish, basic math program, enrichment activities, Dyslexia Program, Special Population programs, Early Childhood programs, music and art programs, Limited English Proficiency programs, and many more. In 1996-97, the elementary school was recognized as a Title I Honored School by the Texas Education Agency and received a four star rating from Texas Monthly (the only school in the Brazos Valley to receive this rating).

Intermediate School

• Students are given an opportunity to be part of the Natural Helpers program designed to resolve conflicts with student mediation and input.

• Kid University is a program that gives students an opportunity to experience different classes and challenges that are unique, creative, and innovative in nature. It provides a new world for the students to experience during this time of their lives.

• Achievement on the state mandated TAAS tests has increased the past two years and tutorial sessions are given to all students. Parent training for this test is given by the faculty at our PTO meetings and has been a valuable tool to increase these scores. TAAS Intervention includes: TAAS Data Analysis, TAAS Frameworks and Assessments, Adopt-a-Student Program, Reading Buddies, Writing Partners, Computer Labs, PALS, Summer School Program, and CORE Team.

• Other activities include Mental Gymnastics, Computer User Cards, Family Reading Night, Outdoor Education Day, Terrific Tuesdays (recognition of students), Science Club, Cultural Heritage Day, Accelerated Reading, UIL Competition, Map Program (motivation for academic performance), National Geography Bee, President’s Award for Educational Excellence, Writers’ Round-up, and Internet Access.

Junior High School

• A TEA “Recognized” campus for several years.

• Students that participated in our Algebra I program in the eighth grade passed the end-of-year exam.

• Curriculum offerings include Pre-AP classes, Technology, High School Credit classes, Accelerated Reading, Art, Band, Music, Algebra I, Math, English, Reading, Social Studies, Ag, Shop, Speech, Theater Arts, Teen Leadership, and Character Education. Also offered, are academic after-school tutorials.

• MJHS has an active Youth for Christ, Honor Society, and Student Council. Extra-curricular UIL academics and sports competition are available. They include Band, One Act Play, Cross-country, Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Track, and Golf. All of these activities help to enrich the students’ learning process.

High School

• MHS offers Dual Credit courses in History, Mathematics, English, and Government.

• The Future Farmers of America (FFA) and Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) organizations are very active in our school, community, region, and state. The FFA teams were 2008/09 National Champions. The Madison County Fair Association works very closely with these groups, and our 4H organizations, to help our students with scholarships and fair projects.

• MHS is proud that the district has been able to be pro-active and keep gangs out of our school and has taken a firm approach to discipline to ensure an orderly and safe environment for our students and staff. The Madisonville CISD Police Department has helped all of our students.

• MHS participates and advances in many aspects of UIL competition, including Academic Events, DECA, Choir, Band, and One Act Play.

• MHS has an active Honor Society and Student Council.

• Madisonville HS has been rated a TEA “Recognized” campus.