Madison City Schools to Host Webinar on Building Executive Functioning Skills

The free webinar aims to help parents support their children and teens with planning, time management, and decision-making.

Published on Mar. 11, 2026

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Madison City Schools is hosting a free webinar on April 7th titled 'Building Executive Functioning Skills.' The webinar is designed to help parents learn about the importance of emotional regulation skills and strategies to help build these skills in their children and teenagers. The session will cover common challenges parents face, such as issues with organization, planning, time management, self-control, and attention.

Why it matters

Developing strong executive functioning skills is crucial for academic and social success in children and teens. This webinar provides an opportunity for parents to learn practical techniques to support their kids in these areas, which can have a lasting positive impact.

The details

The one-hour webinar will be presented by the Enrichment Center, a school-based counseling program for mental health in Madison City Schools. Parents will learn about executive functioning skills and specific practices they can implement at home to help build these skills in their children. Registration is required to receive the link to access the live webinar, and the recording will be made available afterwards.

  • The webinar will be held on April 7, 2026 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The players

Stephanie Allen

MCS District Mental Health Coordinator, who is promoting the upcoming webinar.

The Enrichment Center

A school-based counseling program for mental health in Madison City Schools that will be presenting the webinar.

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What they’re saying

“Don't miss our latest virtual learning series. The webinar can help your child in planning skills, time management, paying attention and decision making.”

— Stephanie Allen, MCS District Mental Health Coordinator (themadisonrecord.com)

“Building Executive Functioning Skills' is a webinar session designed to support these common concerns parents are facing that can impact students both academically and socially.”

— Stephanie Allen, MCS District Mental Health Coordinator (themadisonrecord.com)

What’s next

Parents can register for the free webinar by visiting the MCS website and clicking the link in the 'Mental Health Matters' section.

The takeaway

This webinar provides an important opportunity for parents in the Madison community to learn strategies to help their children and teens develop critical executive functioning skills, which can support their academic, social, and emotional well-being.