Madison School District Requests Public Input for Referendum Projects’ Next Phase

Madison School District requests public input for referendum projects’ next phase

Four schools are the next part of a plan to build or improve schools, funded by a $507 million referendum voters approved in November 2024.

MMSD Details Phase 1 Referendum Progress and Upcoming Phase 2 Input Sessions – Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce

MADISON, Wis.—The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) continues to make steady progress on its Phase 1 facilities referendum projects, advancing planning, design and early construction work while preparing for formal groundbreakings on March 20, 2026. Phase 1 projects include replacement of the buildings that house Sherman Middle School and Malcolm Shabazz City High School, and Samuel Gompers Elementary School and Black Hawk Middle Schoo…

Higher Madison property taxes in 2026 are paying for these new schools

Two new buildings, funded by the 2024 referendum, will house four MMSD schools: Shabazz High, Sherman Middle, Black Hawk Middle and Gompers Elementary.