Avon School District (Massachusetts)
| Avon School District (Massachusetts) | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
1 Patrick Clark Dr
, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 02322United States | |
| District information | |
| Superintendent | Christine Godino |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
The Avon School District is the school district of Avon, Massachusetts, United States. It has two schools, Ralph D. Butler Elementary School and Avon Middle-High School.
History
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In 1993, 142 students living in Brockton attended school in the Avon School District as part of a voluntary school choice program of the State of Massachusetts. 22 were previously students in parochial or private schools and never attended a Brockton Public Schools (BPS) school.[1]
William J. Contreras became the superintendent in 1996 after being the superintendent of the Hatfield, Massachusetts school system.[2] Contreras changed districts to be close to family members.[3] Contreras stated that he had encountered a situation in which teachers were not given contracts even though they should have received them, and that having a new point of view allowed him to make a compromise that solved the problem.[4]
A subsequent superintendent, Margaret Frieswyk, decided to have a curriculum on the culture of China created after she visited China.[5] Her visit was done to study the educational system of that country and it was funded by a Fulbright scholarship.[6] She considered establishing a student exchange with China and having Mandarin Chinese as a foreign language in the district.[5] Previously, the school district had Latin language courses, but in 2008 it no longer had a teacher for them, and could not find one.[7]
In 2004 repairs were done to the middle-high school. The district had to use two churches and Randolph High School as space to house students while the repairs occurred.[8]
Ronald Seely was principal of the middle-high school until his 2005 death.[9]
Paul Zinni was the superintendent of this district until 2018, when he became the superintendent of the King Philip Regional School District.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Nealon, Patricia. "Parochial pupils add X factor to city school-choice equation." Boston Globe. April 28, 1993. Retrieved on September 28, 2013. Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.
- ^ Greenberg, David (March 13, 1996). "Hatfield superintendent takes job in Avon". Union-News. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cybulski, Mark. "Hatfield official leaving". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Vol. 210, no. 160. Northampton, Massachusetts. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Super Candidate Comments". Athol Daily News. Vol. 263, no. 44. May 22, 2001. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Kazarian, Christopher (July 13, 2006). "Ex-Southampton resident to tour China on Fulbright". The Summit. Easthampton, Massachusetts. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wilder, Joan (May 4, 2006). "Community briefing: Avon: Competing with China". Boston Globe. p. 2 Globe South – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Melanson, Mike (August 26, 2008). "Lack of teacher means no Latin for Avon students". Wicked Local. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ^ Coleman, Sandy (October 3, 2004). "Public schooling, church setting". Boston Globe. pp. Globe South 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Long, Tom (October 20, 2005). "Ronald Seely, 52, Avon Middle-High principal". Boston Globe. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Seltz, Johanna (March 9, 2018). "Zinni to leave Avon for King Philip Regional". Boston Globe. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
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