Two-Generation School Model

Through our Two-Generation School Model, we work alongside our families to address their personal, family and professional needs and aspirations, to the extent we are able and is appropriate.

We have worked directly with employers and employment agencies, such as the Urban League of Greater Madison, to help our parents secure employment and job training.

We have helped parents secure faculty positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, management positions at local retail stores, seasonal employment during summers and holidays, and access to job training programs across the city.

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We have helped parents access family, marital, mental health and substance abuse counseling, and financial planning.

We have also worked with local agencies and hotels to help our parents secure long-term and temporary housing, and have partnered with organizations like Access Community Health to ensure all of our families (and team members) have access to quality health and dental care.

Additionally, we help our parents access recreational, educational and community supports and extended learning opportunities for themselves and their children, including their older children who are not enrolled in our schools.

Many of our families have been able to attend University of Wisconsin-Madison sporting events and Broadway plays at the Overture Center for the Arts, and secure low-costs admissions to the Madison Children’s Museum and a number of other activities via the donations of tickets and funding by our generous donors and partners.


For Example

The Rotary Club of Madison has hosted a special night out for our families at Madison’s popular Concerts on the Square since 2018. Our parents have also represented One City in annual community events hosted by local community organizations such as the 100 Black Men’s Annual Golf Outing, the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, Madison Black Chamber of Commerce and Latino Chamber of Commerce dinners and galas, Frostiball and Black Women’s Wellness Day.

We do these things and go the distance with our families because we understand that the health, strength, trajectory and success of children is usually tied to the health, strength, trajectory and success of their parents and the families that raise them.

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It is important for families to feel connected, verses isolated, in our community, to have access to recreational, networking and cultural activities in our region, to have opportunities to promote and celebrate their unique cultures as well, to be able to gain access to important education, employment and professional growth opportunities, and to have a network of support that they can rely on and contribute to when needed.

Our goal at One City is to be a resource for these things for our families, and this is what we do every day. There is no other school in Dane County that goes as far as we do with building community with our families.


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2012 Fisher St, Madison
Wisconsin 53713
(608) 268-8004

One City Elementary School

450 Coyier Lane
Madison, WI  53713
(608) 268-8004

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School Calendar

2020 - 2021

MONTH
Preschool
Expeditionary
Mon
31
to
Mon
31
1st Day of School for all Scholars
Beginning of First Trimester
Beginning of First Trimester
August 2020
Mon
31
to
Mon
31
Beginning of First Trimester
August 2020
Sun
06
to
Sun
06
Labor Day
No School
No School
September 2020
Tue
15
to
Tue
15
Monthly All Parent Committee
September 2020
Tue
22
to
Tue
22
School Picture Day
September 2020
Tue
20
to
Tue
20
Monthly All Parent Committee
October 2020
Fri
23
to
Fri
23
Staff Only Day
No School
No School
October 2020
Tue
27
to
Tue
27
Fall Family Fun Event!
October 2020
Tue
03
to
Tue
03
Fall Presidential Election
Please Vote!
Please Vote!
November 2020
Tue
17
to
Tue
17
Monthly All Parent Committee
November 2020
Wed
18
to
Fri
20
Parent/Teacher Checkpoint #1:
Zoom Meeting
Zoom Meeting
November 2020
Wed
25
to
Fri
27
Thanksgiving Holiday
Plus One Teacher Compensation Day
Plus One Teacher Compensation Day
November 2020
Mon
07
to
Mon
07
Staff Only Day
No School
No School
December 2020
Mon
21
to
Fri
01
Winter Break
No School for Staff and Students
No School for Staff and Students
December 2020
Mon
04
to
Mon
04
Staff Only Day
No School
No School
January 2021
Tue
05
to
Tue
05
First day back at school
School resumes
School resumes
January 2021
Mon
18
to
Mon
18
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
No School
No School
January 2021
Tue
19
to
Tue
19
Monthly All Parent Committee
January 2021
Mon
25
to
Mon
25
Beginning of Second Trimester
January 2021
Fri
12
to
Fri
12
Staff Only Day
No School
No School
February 2021
Tue
16
to
Tue
16
Monthly All Parent Committee
February 2021
Wed
24
to
Fri
26
Parent/Teacher Checkpoint #2
Zoom Meeting
Zoom Meeting
February 2021
Mon
01
to
Mon
01
Preschool Enrollment Begins
2021-22 Enrollment for 4K and 5K
2021-22 Enrollment for 4K and 5K
March 2021
Tue
16
to
Tue
16
Monthly All Parent Committee
March 2021
Fri
19
to
Fri
19
Staff Only Day
No School
No School
March 2021
Mon
29
to
Fri
02
Spring Break
No School
No School
March 2021
Mon
05
to
Mon
05
First day back at school
School resumes
School resumes
April 2021
Tue
20
to
Tue
20
Monthly All Parent Committee
April 2021
Mon
26
to
Mon
26
Staff Only Day
No School
No School
April 2021
Fri
07
to
Fri
07
One City Mother’s Day Brunch
May 2021
Sun
09
to
Sun
09
Mother’s Day
May 2021
Fri
28
to
Fri
28
Staff Only Day
No School
No School
May 2021
Mon
31
to
Mon
31
Memorial Day
No School
No School
May 2021
Fri
11
to
Fri
11
Staff Only Day
No School
No School
June 2021
Fri
11
to
Fri
11
End of Second Trimester
June 2021
Mon
14
to
Fri
18
Trimester Intersession Break
No School
No School
June 2021
Sun
20
to
Sun
20
Father’s Day
June 2021
Mon
21
to
Mon
21
Beginning of Third Trimester
June 2021
Tue
22
to
Tue
22
One City Father’s Day Brunch
June 2021
Wed
30
to
Fri
02
Parent/Teacher Checkpoint #3
Zoom Meeting - Yearly wrap-up / transition
Zoom Meeting - Yearly wrap-up / transition
June 2021
Mon
05
to
Mon
05
Independence Day
No School
No School
July 2021
Tue
20
to
Tue
20
Monthly All Parent Committee
July 2021
Fri
30
to
Fri
30
End of Second Trimester
End of School Year
End of School Year
July 2021
Fri
30
to
Fri
30
5K Graduation and Community Barbecue
A Community Celebration
A Community Celebration
July 2021
Fri
13
to
Fri
13
Last day of school
August 2021
Open Calendar File
Mon
31
1st Day of School for all Scholars
Beginning of First Trimester
August 2020
Mon
31
Beginning of First Trimester
August 2020
Sun
06
Labor Day
No School
September 2020
Mon
14
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
September 2020
Tue
15
Monthly All Parent Committee
September 2020
Mon
21
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
September 2020
Tue
22
School Picture Day
September 2020
Mon
28
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
September 2020
Mon
05
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
October 2020
Mon
12
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
October 2020
Mon
19
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
October 2020
Tue
20
Monthly All Parent Committee
October 2020
Fri
23
Staff Only Day
No School
October 2020
Mon
26
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
October 2020
Tue
27
Fall Family Fun Event!
October 2020
Mon
02
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
November 2020
Tue
03
Fall Presidential Election
Please Vote!
November 2020
Mon
09
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
November 2020
Mon
16
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
November 2020
Mon
16
Parent Teacher Conferences #1
On Fall Checkpoint
November 2020
Tue
17
Monthly All Parent Committee
November 2020
Mon
23
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
November 2020
Wed
25
Thanksgiving Holiday
Plus One Teacher Compensation Day
November 2020
Mon
30
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
November 2020
Mon
07
Staff Only Day
No School
December 2020
Tue
08
Winter Academy Showcase
Zoom Meeting
December 2020
Mon
14
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
December 2020
Mon
21
Winter Break
No School for Staff and Students
December 2020
Mon
04
Staff Only Day
No School
January 2021
Mon
04
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
January 2021
Tue
05
First day back at school
School resumes
January 2021
Mon
11
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
January 2021
Mon
18
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
No School
January 2021
Tue
19
Monthly All Parent Committee
January 2021
Mon
25
Beginning of Second Trimester
January 2021
Mon
25
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
January 2021
Mon
01
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
February 2021
Mon
08
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
February 2021
Fri
12
Staff Only Day
No School
February 2021
Mon
15
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
February 2021
Tue
16
Monthly All Parent Committee
February 2021
Mon
22
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
February 2021
Mon
22
Parent Teacher Conferences #2
On Winter Checkpoint
February 2021
Mon
01
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
March 2021
Mon
01
Expeditionary School Enrollment Begins
2021-22 Enrollment
March 2021
Mon
08
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
March 2021
Mon
15
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
March 2021
Tue
16
Monthly All Parent Committee
March 2021
Fri
19
Staff Only Day
No School
March 2021
Mon
22
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
March 2021
Mon
29
Spring Break
No School
March 2021
Mon
29
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
March 2021
Mon
05
First day back at school
School resumes
April 2021
Mon
05
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
April 2021
Mon
12
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
April 2021
Mon
19
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
April 2021
Tue
20
Monthly All Parent Committee
April 2021
Mon
26
Staff Only Day
No School
April 2021
Mon
26
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
April 2021
Mon
03
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
May 2021
Fri
07
One City Mother’s Day Brunch
May 2021
Sun
09
Mother’s Day
May 2021
Mon
10
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
May 2021
Mon
17
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
May 2021
Tue
18
Spring Academy Showcase
Zoom Meeting
May 2021
Mon
24
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
May 2021
Fri
28
Staff Only Day
No School
May 2021
Mon
31
Memorial Day
No School
May 2021
Mon
07
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
June 2021
Fri
11
Staff Only Day
No School
June 2021
Fri
11
End of Second Trimester
June 2021
Mon
14
Trimester Intersession Break
No School
June 2021
Mon
14
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
June 2021
Sun
20
Father’s Day
June 2021
Mon
21
Beginning of Third Trimester
June 2021
Mon
21
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
June 2021
Tue
22
One City Father’s Day Brunch
June 2021
Mon
28
Early Release Mondays
Staggered class dismissal - 4 hours after morning drop-off
June 2021
Mon
28
Parent Teacher Conferences #3
On Summer Checkpoint
June 2021
Mon
05
Independence Day
No School
July 2021
Tue
20
Monthly All Parent Committee
July 2021
Fri
30
End of Second Trimester
End of School Year
July 2021
Fri
30
5K Graduation and Community Barbecue
A Community Celebration
July 2021
Fri
13
Last day of school
August 2021
Open Calendar File
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