Traditional Academy
Traditional Philosophy
The only K-8 school in the district, MTA provides a traditional advanced curriculum for those families wanting a researched based and historically proven methodology of instruction for their children.
Madison Traditional Academy (MTA) focuses on cultivating a solid foundation of fundamental and higher-level thinking skills through a structured and sequential curriculum. Students are challenged to excel academically through a rigorous program, working one year above grade level in math and engaging in an advanced language arts curriculum. Instruction is grounded in direct instruction techniques and whole-class teaching methods within highly structured classrooms that maintain high academic and behavioral expectations.
At the core of MTA’s language arts curriculum is explicit phonics instruction, supported by direct teaching of comprehension skills such as summarizing, inferencing, and analyzing text structure, along with structured writing instruction that develops students’ ability to express ideas clearly and coherently across content areas. In mathematics, Reveal Math supports advanced learning through a rigorous, problem-based approach that emphasizes conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and real-world application, preparing students to think critically and solve complex problems."