Dr. Joe Gothard, incoming superintendent of the Madison Metropolitan School District now adds qualified Pencil Buster to his impressive resume! He summarizes his introductory framework very simply: people. purpose. pride. His primary commitment is to engaging in open dialogue with the community, so that the school district reflects the community it is meant to represent. Dr. Joe commits to making the small, necessary changes to the structure of school so that every child can flourish, with full pride in who they are. He emphasizes that we need to be asking a simple question to get to the heart of issues in school: how are the children? We so look forward to seeing the positive growth Dr. Joe will bring to MMSD!

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