Madison County Schools visit Monrovia Elementary; principal cites new playground and planned HVAC upgrades, board honors Spartan wrestler

The Madison County Schools board held its final school‑year “road show” visit at Monrovia Elementary on April 23, 2026. Principal Kelly Rezner, who said this is her first year at Monrovia, described recent campus improvements and thanked the parent‑teacher organization for fundraising that paid for a new pre‑K/kindergarten playground.

"My name is Kelly Rezner. I'm the principal at Monrovia," Rezner said, noting the PTO “raised enough money to start our prek kinder playground.” She told the board the school has added two playgrounds and plans to address play‑area needs for older students next. Rezner also said the school will install new heat and air this summer in “eight plus classrooms down the kindergarten prek hall” that have relied on portable heating and cooling units.

The visit included brief remarks from board members about school year highlights and athletics, followed by a recognition of a student athlete. Athletic Director Vent Rogers introduced and praised Sparkman High’s MJ Contraras for her wrestling season and postseason performance, saying Contraras combined strong academics with on‑mat consistency. Rogers noted Contraras entered the postseason unranked but compiled a season record that helped Spartan teams at the state tournament.

Coaches Dylan Miller and Cody Shrock were acknowledged for their roles in the program. Board members gathered for photos and thanked Monrovia staff and students for hosting the meeting.

The board recessed later in the meeting for an executive session; no votes on the Monrovia improvements were recorded during the public portion of the visit.