I guess I should toot my own horn here. Previously, the policy stated: * A pupil under the age of ten shall not ride a bicycle to school. *
*a. The PRINCIPAL may make exception upon written request of a parent. * * * *b. The PRINCIPAL may forbid bicycles on school grounds. * I started in my position at MMSD in August 2012, and changing this policy was one of the first things I started working on. Surveys and conversations with parents and Principals at the school level showed that there was widespread awareness of the policy, and most thought it should be changed. At the District level, most administrators were unaware of the policy and/or not sure why it was there in the first place. Most other school districts in Dane County don't have any language on student bicycle use in their board policies at all. I would have preferred eliminating the policy altogether from MMSD's policies, but some of the administrators wanted Principals to have a policy they could enforce if they saw very young children riding who were obviously not ready to ride by themselves. The process to change it was very slow, but at no point did I really experience any resistance to changing it. In fact, when the Board of Education operations committee approved the change (unanimously and without discussion), they told me, "Thank you for what you are doing!" This blew my supervisor's mind, because she was not used to getting that warm reception from the BOE herself. Sonia -- Safe Routes to School Coordinator Madison Metropolitan School District 608-663-5454 [email protected] https://tnlweb.madison.k12.wi.us/saferoutes
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