Avon School District (Massachusetts)

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Avon School District (Massachusetts)
Address
1 Patrick Clark Dr
Avon
, Norfolk County , Massachusetts , 02322
United States
District information
SuperintendentChristine Godino
Other information
Website www.avon.k12.ma.us

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.

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History

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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Greenberg, David (March 13, 1996). "Hatfield superintendent takes job in Avon". Union-News . p.  B3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Cybulski, Mark. "Hatfield official leaving". Daily Hampshire Gazette . Vol. 210, no. 160. Northampton, Massachusetts. pp.  1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Super Candidate Comments". Athol Daily News . Vol. 263, no. 44. May 22, 2001. pp.  1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 Kazarian, Christopher (July 13, 2006). "Ex-Southampton resident to tour China on Fulbright". The Summit . Easthampton, Massachusetts. pp.  1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Wilder, Joan (May 4, 2006). "Community briefing: Avon: Competing with China". Boston Globe . p.  2 Globe South – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Melanson, Mike (August 26, 2008). "Lack of teacher means no Latin for Avon students". Wicked Local . Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  8. ↑ Coleman, Sandy (October 3, 2004). "Public schooling, church setting". Boston Globe . pp. Globe South 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Long, Tom (October 20, 2005). "Ronald Seely, 52, Avon Middle-High principal". Boston Globe . p.  D15 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Seltz, Johanna (March 9, 2018). "Zinni to leave Avon for King Philip Regional". Boston Globe . Retrieved February 8, 2025.


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