District News

At its annual Academic Signing Day on May 5, Madeira High School (MHS) announced the 52 members of its Class of 2026 who have been named Top Seniors - students who will graduate with a 4.0 or above GPA.

The MHS Class of 2026 Top Seniors and their future plans are:

George Aziz (Purdue University), Silas Baird (Ohio State University), Jacob Ballman (University of Cincinnati), Joseph Bishop (Miami University), Keene Buckner (Ohio State University), Brooke Burnet (University of South Carolina), Matteo Caggioni (Notre Dame), Madeline Cecil (University of South Carolina), Cora Chalfie (University of California (UCLA), Evan Cissell (Harvard University), Makayla Davenport (University of Cincinnati), Natasha Davis (University of Cincinnati), Owen Donovan (University of Alabama), Luke Feldmeyer (University of Cincinnati), Pasquale Galioto (University of Cincinnati), Charles Gaugh (Eastern Michigan University), Tanya Gupta (Miami University), Adam Harms (University of Virginia), Dylan Harris (University of Cincinnati), Simon Hemmerick (University of Cincinnati), Jacob Hoffman (Villanova University), Marissa Jordan (University Of Alabama), Grace Kellett (Ohio State University), Annabelle Larson (Taylor University), Matthew Lauterbach (Ohio State University), Robert Lewis (Ohio State University), Peter Mattson (Belmont University), Luke Miller (University of Cincinnati), Ella Muhlen (Ohio University), Pablo Ramirez-Laverde (Ohio State University), Anica Rane (United States Military Academy - West Point), Benjamin Reed (University of Georgia), Fiona Ritchie (University of Dayton), Andrew Roy (Ohio University), Luke Ruehlman (Miami University), Isabella Sammut (Loyola University – Chicago), Annalyse Shields (Ohio State University), Emily Shinn (University of Southern California), Scarlett Shonk (West Virginia University), Shane Spencer (University of Maryland), Alexander Telesz (Ohio University) Troy (Kane) Temar (University of Alabama), Blake Torggler (Ohio State University), Michael Vallis    (OSU or Canadian School), Braeden Wallace (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Benjamin Wetzel (Ohio State University), Matthew Wetzel (University of Cincinnati), Gus White (Ohio State University), Wade Wischer (University of Cincinnati), Harrison Woolwine (University of Alabama), Gavin Zieverink (University of Cincinnati), and Madeline Zoeckler (Miami University).

 

After the most recent audit of Madeira City Schools by the Auditor of State’s office, the Madeira City School District earned the Auditor of State Award for managing the district’s funds. Only 13% of the entities audited receive this award.

An ongoing goal of the Madeira School Board is to manage district resources in a cost effective manner. As a group, they research and review all expenses to make sure that the students in Madeira are getting the best education with the most efficient use of their resources. 

Caring for those resources is critical to a school district’s success. The Treasurer is the Secretary and the Public Records Officer for the Board of Education, as well as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the district. Madeira City School’s Treasurer/CFO, Emily Hauser, presents monthly financial reports to the Board of Education, which are formally approved at each meeting. At the close of the fiscal year, financial reports are prepared and presented for audit. When the State of Ohio Auditor of State has completed reviewing all audit workpapers and financial reports, the Final Audited Financial Reports are published.

The Auditor of State Award is presented to local governments and school districts upon the completion of a successful “clean audit report” with no findings of significant deficiencies or concerns. The report must not contain any findings for recovery, material citations, material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, Single Audit findings or questioned costs. The entity’s management letter cannot contain comments related to ethics referrals, questioned costs less than $10,000, lack of timely report submission, reconciliation, failure to obtain a timely single audit, findings for recovery less than $100, and public meetings or public records.

District Treasurer/CFO Emily Hauser stated, “The Auditor of State’s Award represents the understanding of the importance of following best practices in financial controls. Our district receiving this award is due to the fiscal responsibility of our Board of Education, all our employees, and particularly the Treasurer's office staff."

This is the fourteenth year the Madeira City School District has received this award.

Pictured below is Madeira City School's Finance Department (l to r): Seana Whapam (Administrative Assistant to the Treasurer/Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable), Emily Hauser (Treasurer/CFO), Bobbi Wagner (Payroll & Benefits). Not pictured: Melody Gregory (Payroll & Benefits)

 

Madeira Middle School eighth grade science teacher Kirby Slater has been named the Madeira City School District’s 2026 Educator of the Year. He will represent the district at the Hamilton County Education Foundation’s 2026 Celebrate Excellence event in May.

The Hamilton County Education Foundation (HCEF) sponsors the event which recognizes and honors excellent educators throughout all 25 public school districts of Hamilton County. Madeira staff, parents, and community members were asked to nominate a district educator who possesses a high commitment to student achievement, can challenge students at all levels, and extends him or herself to make a positive difference.

Mr. Slater is the ninth Madeira representative to attend HCEF’s annual educator recognition event since the district began participating in the in 2015. Previous Madeira honorees in the Celebrate Excellence Awards Program were Nicole Prater (2025), Vince Rahnfeld (2024), Tammy Roberts (2023), Kristina Wanstrath (2019), Jennifer Bruening (2018), Tracy Alley (2017), Kelly Wing (2016), and Megan McKee (2015). The 2020, 2021, and 2022 events were cancelled due to the pandemic.

Madeira Schools Superintendent Kenji Matsudo commented, "It’s my privilege to recognize someone who exemplifies the heart of our mission every day. Our Educator of the Year, Kirby Slater, brings passion, creativity, and unwavering dedication to every student and every day. We are beyond grateful for the impact he makes.”

Mr. Slater has been a teacher at Madeira since 2021.

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Parents will be using our online registration process to register their students for the 2026-2027 school year. Please use the information below to ensure your kindergarten registration is accurate and complete.  To be eligible for enrollment, you must reside within the school district boundaries and demonstrate proof of residence as outlined in the online registration process.  In order to register for kindergarten, your child must be five years old on or before September 30, 2026. Please see Kindergarten Registration for more.

Preschool registration Policy: Priority registration for placements will be given to currently enrolled Madeira Preschool students, siblings of current Madeira Preschool students, and Madeira City Schools staff children. Once these placements are made, new families (must be Madeira residents) will be placed based on availability. When there is a waiting list within the programs, placements will be made based on the date/time stamp of when online registrations were received. See Preschool Registration for more.