Thank you Madison!

Mary Burke

Thank you for visiting my site.

I’m sure you are here because our children, our schools and our community are important to you.

The most important thing I can share is that I care about the children in our community. This is why I am running for Madison School Board. While I don’t have children of my own, I have spent thousands of hours over the last 13 years volunteering in classrooms, tutoring and mentoring children, working with teachers, schools, the School District and non-profits so that Madison children are learning, engaged and thriving.  

I will bring to the Board of Education the experience, skills and partnerships needed to move us forward. I know we can build on our strengths, focus on what works and do better for our children.

I am excited to hear from you, what your goals are for your child’s education, what you would like see to your school address, and hear your vision for Madison schools.

5 Goals for Madison Schools

  • Ensure challenging, engaging education for all students. All families should be confident their child is learning and getting the support they need to thrive and succeed.
  • Ensure we have the best teachers for our students by creating a positive, supportive and highly motivating work environment.   Teachers are the heart and soul of our public schools.  We can achieve great things only with great teachers.
  • Ensure adequate funding and effective use of resources.  We need to focus on what is working and make change where needed, so that tax dollars most effectively serve students’ education.
  • Actively engage parents, of current and future students, in our public schools and in their children’s learning.
  • Build partnerships and collaborations that benefit our public schools and our students.  We have a wealth of opportunity to work with city, county, colleges and universities, non-profits and businesses in new ways that add resources and provide a breadth of experience.

We have an opportunity right now to bring our community together and make public education the top priority for Madison as a whole. We can rise to the challenges with leadership, a commitment to do better and a spirit of working together.