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Friday, January 23, 2026
Dear Avon Lake City Schools Community,
As we experienced once again this morning, the continued period of harsh winter weather prompts district leadership to closely monitor our outdoor and road conditions on a daily basis. We make our best effort to carefully analyze projected temperatures and forecasts when making decisions to close school or keep our buildings open, and then quickly communicate with you. The safety of our students and staff will always be a top priority, and thank you to everyone in our school family for your continued patience and support. Such winter weather appears to be sticking around for the near-future, and so expect timely communications from the ALCS. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
School Board Recognition Month: Thank You to Our Board Members!
A special word of gratitude is expressed to the esteemed members of the Avon Lake City Schools Board of Education. We thank President Jim Stobe, Vice President Michael Sherban, and Members Kendra Gardiner, Jenefer Machovina, and Gail Soinski Opaskar for their leadership, insights, strategic direction, and decision-making on behalf of our district. These individuals play a valuable role in serving as a liaison between the administrative team and our community. During School Board Recognition Month, which is celebrated in January each and every year, we share our appreciation to these individuals. Thank you all very much!
Permanent Improvement Renewal Levy on May Ballot Will Not Increase Taxes
At this past Tuesday’s monthly meeting of the Board of Education, a resolution was formally adopted to place a 1.5 Mill Renewal Levy for Permanent Improvements on the May 2026 ballot for consideration by voters. Permanent Improvement levies 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. This Renewal Levy will NOT increase your taxes, and renews approximately $750,000 in funding that goes towards such general capital improvements throughout the district. Over the next several weeks, the ALCS will continue sharing more information about this Renewal Levy for Permanent Improvements. Thank you for becoming informed about this issue.
Kindergarten Information Night on Other Important News
Avon Lake City Schools will be hosting an online Kindergarten Information Night for the incoming Class of 2039 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 29, 2026. This informational meeting is for parents/guardians who have a child that will be entering Kindergarten in the fall of 2026. During the program, participants will learn helpful information about the registration process, building placements, kindergarten screening, start dates, and other related topics. Interested parents/guardians can attend the online event on Thursday, January 29th by accessing the following virtual meeting link.
Kindergarten Age and Start Date Changes in the State of Ohio
On December 19, 2025, Governor DeWine signed House Bill 114 into law, which revises the minimum age requirements for admission to kindergarten for public school districts. The bill will take effect on or about March 20, 2026, and will impact all school districts throughout the state for the 2026-2027 school year. Simply put, HB 114 requires kindergarten students to be 5 years old on or before the first official day of school for respective school districts. In the case of the Avon Lake City Schools, students must be 5 years old on or before Tuesday, August 18th for the 2026-2027 school year. As the district's start dates change for each following school year, incoming kindergarten students will be required to be 5 years old on or before that designated date. With any questions, please feel free to contact the Avon Lake City Schools. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
School Calendar for the 2026-2027 School Year Posted on Website
Please see the recently adopted 2026-2027 school calendar, posted to the main calendar page of the district website. To learn more, please feel free to see this information.
Stopfinder App Allows Parents to Track Their Child’s Bus in Real-Time
Avon Lake City Schools is excited to launch a parent/guardian app called Stopfinder that will allow parents and guardians to accurately track their child's school bus in real-time. The easy-to-use app is secured so only authorized users will have access to school bus information. Families of bus riders throughout the district now have this option, after the successful initial roll-out. Parents and guardians should have received an email from the Transportation Department this week with directions on how to activate your subscription, download the app, and get started with easily and securely tracking your child's bus location. Please take advantage of this new district resource in order to monitor your child's bus location at any time!
Congratulations Avon Lake High School for Earning a Place on AP School Honor Roll
Avon Lake High School, has earned a place on the AP® School Honor Roll for the 2024-25 school year! On behalf of everyone in the AP community, congratulations to you and your colleagues. The AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools that have done outstanding work to welcome more students into AP courses and support them on the path to college success. For a school to be recognized on the AP School Honor Roll in a given year, it must meet each of the following criteria for their students in the most recent graduating class:
- College Culture: 40% or more of the graduating cohort took at least 1 AP Exam during high school.
- College Credit: 25% or more of the graduating cohort scored a 3 or higher on at least 1 AP Exam during high school.
- College Optimization: 2% or more of the graduating cohort took 5 or more AP Exams during high school. At least 1 of those exams was taken in 9th or 10th grade, so that students are spreading their AP experience across grades rather than feeling disproportionate pressure in any single year.
Congratulations to the students, staff, and families associated with this honor and recognition.
Hope you have a safe and warm weekend.
Sincerely,
Joelle M. Magyar
Superintendent of Schools
Please Join Your School PTA!
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.
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
Champions Early Foundations Preschool and Kindergarten Programs
Upcoming Important Dates
February 13 - In-service - All Teachers/Tutors
February 16 - Washington's Birthday (No School)
To view the complete district calendar, click here.
Building Newsletters
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.
