Madison Elementary students who are feeling down or looking for a friend next year can sit in the "Buddy Bench", a bench to signal to others that you're feeling lonely.
If you're over the age of 40 there's a good chance to don't know what the computer term "code" means. But, that is what the students at Madison Elementary in St. Cloud are learning these days. The school is part of a nationwide effort called the "Hour of Code" by the organization Code.org.
The popular language immersion programs at Clearview and Madison Elementary Schools will not be expanded this year in the St. Cloud Area School District.
Next year's 5th grade class at Madison Elementary in St. Cloud will be going to school at North Junior High. Superintendent Bruce Watkins says enrollment at the school has increased by about 200 students over the past two years.
St. Cloud's Madison Elementary is losing it's Principal. Paula Henry is taking a one-year leave of absence from the district, after taking a job in Fargo.
The St. Cloud Area school board has narrowed their options in an effort to alleviate overcrowding at Madison Elementary. Superintendent Bruce Watkins says they had nine options on the table and have reduced that down to three.