MADISON — A majority of Madison School Board members last Tuesday voted to support an article to move the school district from SB 2 form of government to traditional annual meeting.
The school board and the advisory budget committee held a hearing on the school board’s article on Tuesday evening. About 20 people attended.
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Please NOTE; However, that comment by Epstein also was stated from attendance 20 years ago... residents were more active, now more busy & committed to more life obligations, so NOT valid statement; "Epstein said that before Madison switched to SB 2, the average attendance of an annual school meeting was about 300 people,"
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