District News and Updates

Dear Avon Lake City Schools Community,

Temperatures are warming, and while we welcome such improved weather conditions, the cold and snow of winter will not go without a fight. Please continue to be vigilant and safe in your commutes to and from school and in your personal travels. Hopefully, better weather conditions are right around the corner.

TDA, the firm hired by the district for our building project, made another presentation at the Board of Education meeting this past week demonstrating the strides being made for the new 5-8 Middle School project. A video animation of an outside view of the new Middle School is now available on the website featuring regular updates, along with a number of renderings of the outdoor spaces and facility. Please take a moment to check out the animation and new renderings of the exciting plans being finalized.

Avon Lake City Schools will have a Renewal Levy for Permanent Improvements on the ballot this May. Please keep in mind that Renewal levies do NOT increase your taxes, and this particular issue will renew 1.5 mills, generating approximately $750,000 per year for the next 5 years, to be used for permanent improvements. These are restricted by law to help fund long-term assets that have a lifespan of 5 years or more including building repairs, buses, and major repairs on equipment to ensure they remain functional. Bus purchases, roofs, parking lot, and building repairs are common expenses for which PI funds are used. This Permanent Improvement levy was originally passed in 1991 and has been regularly renewed since then. Thank you for learning the facts about this Renewal Issue.

The ALCS enrollment portal is now open for parents with students interested in enrolling their child for PreK and kindergarten. Please keep in mind that your student must be 5 years of age ON OR BEFORE the first day of school, to register for kindergarten, which is August 18th for the 2026-2027 school year. Please use this link to access the portal, and to obtain more information about how your child can become enrolled in our district.

Our district’s Science curriculum is undergoing its 6-year review cycle for the upcoming school year. This is an exciting time as we are adopting the Next Generation Science Standards. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are K–12 science content standards, and set the expectations for what students should know and be able to do. The NGSS were developed by states to improve science education for all students. You can learn more about the NGSS standards by downloading a parent guide.

A district-level committee representing each building and grade level has examined several different programs. After considerable in-depth review and research, the committee has narrowed down its recommendations (see list below). At the high school level, AP and elective course materials are adopted on a course-by-course basis due to the specialty nature of course offerings. We welcome parent feedback on these programs. You can review program materials through the links below.

Save the date for an Open House to preview physical copies of materials and meet with the representatives from the finalist programs. This is scheduled for Thursday, March 5, 2026 from 1:00-3:00 PM at Avon Lake High School in the media center.

• To review Savvas (K-12), click here
• To review Activate Learning (K-6), click here
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• To review TCI (K-5) click here

Families in the Avon Lake City Schools will have an evening of togetherness on Tuesday, March 17th, as part of a deliberate pause on afterschool activities and homework for Take Back Togetherness Night. ALCS encourages some family talk-time at the dinner table, at a restaurant, out and about in the community in conversation and fun. Unplug from devices. Enjoy an evening free from homework. All designed so that families can spend some always-valuable time together.

Congratulations to our Avon Lake High School Dance Team, which won the state championship for the Game Day Medium competition! In addition, the Dance Team took second place in the Contemporary/Lyrical Large category as well as the Jazz Large competition. Your hard work and talent are to be commended. Congratulations to the entire Dance Team, advisors, choreographers, and your families for such an impressive showing at the state championship.

In other extra-curricular successes, we congratulate boys bowling, who won the North Shore Bowling Conference Tournament and also placed 4th at their sectional tournament, qualifying the entire team for the district tournament which takes place Sunday, February 22nd at Rebman Lanes in Lorain. Girls Basketball received a first round bye in their sectional tournament and as the higher seed will play a home district game on Tuesday, February 24th at 7 p.m. Boys Basketball finished their season on February 17th and will learn their postseason opponent on Sunday. The Gymnastics team competes in their district tournament this weekend at Hudson High School. Congratulations to the Ice Hockey team, which won their white division in the G.C.H.S.H.L. and followed that up with a Baron Cup Championship. They compete at the Brooklyn Ice Arena located inside the John M. Coyne Recreation Center, and will play this Saturday at 6 p.m.

Boys and Girls swimming just completed their sectional tournament and qualified 14 swimmers for districts, which takes place this Saturday at Bowling Green State University. Finally, congratulations to the boys wrestling team, which recently won the SWC tournament for the 4th year in a row. The team featured 9 of their 13 wrestlers competing in the championship finals. Avon Lake hosts the boys sectional tournament on February 28th and the girls sectional tournament on March 1st. Great job to our student-athletes and all the best in your continued post season competitions.

The Avon Lake Athletic Boosters will host its annual fundraising event on Saturday, March 21st at the Emerald Event Center in Avon, Ohio, from 6 p.m. until 11 p.m. This important and fun event supports Avon Lake City School student-athletes, and all proceeds go towards Avon Lake High School and Middle School athletic teams. Tickets are on sale right now, and you can use the nearby QR code to participate. Please support our student-athletes!

Many important updates are shared here. Thank you for taking the time to learn, explore, and support our students. Have a safe and enjoyable weekend!

Sincerely,

Joelle M. Magyar

Superintendent of Schools

Each of the Avon Lake City Schools has a Parent Teacher/Staff Association (PTA) that is very active and which works closely with the District, Parents, and Community of Avon Lake.

Please consider joining the PTA associated with the school that your child attends. If you have students in multiple buildings, it is best to join each building.

It’s a great way to get involved and to help support the teachers, staff, students, and community!

For your convenience, below is a link to each school’s PTA membership website.

Avon Lake Early Childhood PTA

Eastview Elementary School PTA
Redwood Elementary School PTA
Westview Elementary School PTA
Troy Intermediate School PTA
Learwood Middle School PTA
Avon Lake High School PTA

March 5th - Early Release for Students

March 6th - Conference Day - No School for Students

March 9th - No School for Students

March 20th - End of Third Quarter

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