AVON, Ind. (WISH) — Avon Community Schools began a new school year on Wednesday and welcomed students to new start times and completed construction.

Superintendent Dr. Scott Wyndham joined WISH-TV live for Daybreak’s Morning Bell on Friday.

He says Avon completed a major renovation and reconfiguration of its schools after five years of planning and three years of construction, marking the start of a new academic year with significant changes.

“Avon High School has completed a significant renovation. That building’s 25 years old, so it needed to be expanded to accommodate our current enrollment and plans for the future to serve up to 4,000 students. We built a new middle school that we opened just three days ago and reconfigured our intermediate schools to become elementary. So we really transitioned and reconfigured our entire school district, K-8, and touched just about every school to make sure that we had top-notch learning environments for all of our kids,” Wyndham said.

He added that in the first week, students are getting into the swing of the school year and are enjoying the changes.

“It’s awesome to see kids walking through those halls, loving the spaces that they’re in,” Wyndham said.

Other transformations in the district since a 2018 referendum included smaller class sizes, competitive teacher pay, and enhanced student opportunities. This fall, the referendum will be up for renewal.

“So that’s what we’ll be doing in November is going back to our community and asking them to support those same three priorities but we’ve also been able to reduce our tax rate that we’re asking our community over the last seven years. So, the next three months will be busy of trying to educate our community about really that referendum has been our vital lifeline to provide the supports and the class sizes and meet the expectations of our students, our parents, and our community. And we want to continue that,” Wyndham explained.

Redistricting efforts mean changes to school start times this year. Wyndham said this is partially due to bus driver availability, with some schools experiencing significant schedule adjustments.

With the completion of these projects, Avon Schools is poised for a successful school year, continuing to focus on providing quality education and support for its students.

“Just seeing our kids in these spaces and being able to see them succeed over the course of the year, that’s what gets me excited every day,” Wydham said.

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