Welcome Back, ALCS Families!

August 15, 2025

Dear Avon Lake City Schools Community,

It’s a whole new ball game for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year…and the entire ALCS family is excited to return and keep sailing toward our vision of becoming an ALite School District. Students in grades 1st through 12th begin school on Tuesday, August 19th and our Preschool and Kindergarten students begin on Thursday, August 21st. Meet-the-teacher nights, new staff orientations, and a variety of other school year-preview events have already taken place and the enthusiasm being generated will make this a home run school year!

To get excited about our first day of school, we’ve created First Day of School signs for each grade level at each building, and you can view the flyers on our district website. Download, print, snap a selfie, and post with the #shoremen or #shoregals to social media next Tuesday! Let’s have some fun while returning to the new school year!

Thanks to the generous support from our community, planning and design for the new Grades 5 – 8 building and elementary renovations has begun. Planning and design are already underway, and district leaders will have the chance to hear from Troy and Learwood staff, students, and other stakeholders as we move forward. Please also keep in mind that the building is not slated to open until Fall of 2028, and while that’s a few years away, intensive meetings and collaborations are taking place right now so that we knock the finished product out of the park. Please continue to be excited about this game-changing milestone in this community, but please be patient as well!

A message from the Treasurer’s Office includes a simple reminder that student fees will be due no later than October 15, 2025. Not to be confused with pay-to-participate fees, student fees account for the curriculum and technology items needed for a positive student experience. Please be sure to have your student fees paid no later than October 15th. Thank you!

Avon Lake American Legion Post 211 has awarded $40,000 in annual scholarships to ten high school seniors and first year college students whose parents/grandparents are members of the Post, that proudly and honorably serves our community. While the Legion does not directly name the recipients, they can confirm that they live in and around Avon Lake and will attend colleges in Ohio, New York, and Virginia. The Avon Lake City Schools expresses its gratitude to American Legion Post 211 for their long-term commitment of continuing support to our students and local community!

Pursuant to Ohio Rev. Code 3313.473(B)(4), we write to inform you of all health care services available to our students through the Avon Lake City School District and in connection with outside providers. See this nearby link for an itemized list of all healthcare services. As a parent, you may withhold consent or decline care on behalf of your child for any of the physical, mental, or behavioral health care services listed in the document attached below by submitting your request in writing to the building principal. Please note that withholding consent or declining access to services will not waive your right to access your child’s educational or health care records. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Let’s step into the batter’s box together as we begin the 2025-2026 school year. We’re excited to see you next week!

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Joelle M. Magyar

Superintendent of Schools

August 19 - First Day of School (1-12)

August 21 - First Day of School (PreK/Kindergarten)

September 1 - Labor Day (No School)

September 24 - Early Release for Students
September 26 - Homecoming Game

To view the complete district calendar, click here.

Just in case you missed a newsletter from your child's school, or have multiple children in our district at different buildings, we have links below from each building principal for your convenience with the most recent information sent to families. A link to our quarterly District Facility Focus newsletter is also below.

Avon Lake High School

Learwood Middle School

Troy Intermediate School

Eastview Elementary School

Redwood Elementary School

Westview Elementary School

LEAPS Preschool

Facility Focus