MADISON, Wis. — Two Madison Metropolitan School District referendum projects have earned the 2025 Dane County Climate Champion awards. 

The projects Samuel Gompers Elementary/Black Hawk Middle schools and Sherman middle/Malcolm Shabazz City High schools received four-star recognition in the Building Design category. 

The two projects are part of Phase 1 of MMSD’s voter-approved 2024 facilities referendum

The climate champion awards are presented every year by the Dane County’s Office of Energy and Climate Change to organizations that make measurable progress towards the goals of the county’s Climate Action Plan. 

For information regarding 2024 referendum work, visit the MMSD website. 

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