Avon School District 4-1

We would like to welcome Mrs. Van Winkle, Mr. Haase, Mr. Hento, Mrs. Cihak, Mrs. Irwin, and Mrs. Brandt to the Avon School Family! Please reach out to them and make them feel at home.

Thanks to everyone for a very successful first day of school! The new drop off and pick up procedure worked very well. We would like to thank the members of the Family Friendly Walk-through committee for recommending this change.

Our Preschool Pirates had a great first day!!

Good morning and welcome back!! We are excited for the first day! Reminder that we are implementing one-way traffic for drop off this year from 7:30-8:30. Please enter Pine Street from the North (Old Hwy 50 or 2nd Street). Drive South to the front of the school where your child can be dropped off by the main entrance. As you leave Pine Street on the south end, you can go straight, or turn east or west to leave the school. High school students will enter from the North and turn into the parking lot. If they have younger students with them, they will all walk from the parking lot. Pick-up will also be slightly different this year. It will NOT be a one-way like drop-off, but we will have two crosswalks painted going east to west on Pine Street. Your student will be expected to walk across the crosswalk if you park on the west side of the street. From there, they will walk down the sidewalk on the west side of the street to your vehicle. There will be staff and student council members the first few weeks of school to help students with this process. We ask that you drop-off and pick-up as quickly as possible so we can keep cars moving and avoid congestion. Thank you for working with us as we try something new to ensure the safety of our students! Please contact the school (605-286-3291) if you have any questions. Let's have a great year!

Thanks to everyone who attended the Open House tonight! The countdown has begun, only 11 hours till we see everybody on the ship. Don't be late, you don't want to miss this trip. What a great day to be a Pirate!

Come join our Ship and be a Pirate! Employment Opportunities in the Avon School District for the 24-25 School Year * Assistant cook Co-curricular Openings for the 24-25 School Year *Head Boys Basketball Coach *Girls and Boys Basketball Concessions If you are interested in applying, please contact CEO Paul Kuhlman at Paul.Kuhlman@k12.sd.us or K-12 Principal Lindsey Fathke at Lindsey.Fathke@k12.sd.us or call 605-286-3291. You can also pick up an application at the business office. Go Pirates!

Reminder that football practice begins tomorrow Thursday, August 8th at 6:30 AM for grades 6-12. Don't be late! Shorts, T-shirts, cleats, and helmets. If you haven't gotten your helmets come early so we can get you one.

Avon School Mandatory Sports Meeting Thursday, August 8, 7:30 pm. All 5-12 participants and one parent must be present.

Today is the last day to get your Pirate gear! Store closes at midnight tonight! https://stores.inksoft.com/avon_pirates/shop/home

A bus load of "Pirates" headed off to Washington DC! Special thanks to Mrs. Haenfler, Mrs. Fathke, and all the parents for chaperoning. I think I see a future president in there!

Still time to register for pitch, hit and run on Tuesday at 6:00. You can register using the QR code. Type in Avon Softball under organization.

Regular Meeting of the Avon Board of Education Monday, August 12th, 2024, 6:30 pm Board Room Join Zoom Meeting https://sdk12.zoom.us/j/9883059751?pwd=dlJMZGRsb1NPcVMvd1cwakxUaGdzZz09 Meeting ID: 988 305 9751 Passcode: 3291 1. Call meeting to order. Roll call and establish a quorum. 2. Adopt the agenda. (m) 3. Disclose any new conflicts of interest of public school officers per SDCL 3-23-6 and determine if these conflicts of interest are fair, reasonable, and not contrary to the public interest. (m) 4. Principal’s Report. 5. Superintendent’s Report. 6. Public Input—during public input time, we ask you to remember that South Dakota law prohibits you and the board from discussing specific employees, their job performance, or students. 7. Approve the minutes from the regular and new business (reorganization) meeting on July 10th, 2024. (m) 8. Approve Financial Reports. (m) 9. Approve August claims/payment of bills. (m) 10.) Consider, discuss, and take any necessary action to adopt the FY25 budget. (m) 11.) Open Fuel Oil and Propane Bids (m) 12.) Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action considering leftover ESSER III money (m) 13.) Consider student meal money (m) 14.) Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action for mandatory direct deposit for employees. (m) 15.) Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action for the Wrestling Co-op in 2024-2025. (m) 16.) Discuss considering public participation at board meeting policy and public complaint policy (m) 17.) Discuss elementary sport coaches background check (m) 18.) Approve volunteer coaches and volunteers for 2024-2025/discuss gift cards (m) 19.) Discuss 2024 Title IX changes. 20.) Approve certified teacher educational advancements and new contracts for 2024-25 school year. (m) 21.) Committee Reports a.) Budget/Negotiations b.) Curriculum Committee: Sees, Thury. c.) Building/Grounds Committee: Tolsma, Ratzlaff. d.) Policy: Muller, Sees. e.) Co-op Center Board: Muller 22.) Other Business 23.) Executive Session, if needed 24.) Adjournment (m) Published once at the total approximate cost of __________________

To ensure the safety of all our students during drop-off, we are going to implement a “one-way” street from 7:30 – 8:25 am on school days. Please enter Pine Street from the North (Old Hwy 50 or 2nd Street). Drive South to the front of the school where your child can be dropped off by the main entrance. As you leave Pine Street on the south end, you can go straight, or turn east or west to leave the school. High school students will enter from the North and turn into the parking lot. If they have younger students with them, they will all walk from the parking lot. Pick-up will also be slightly different this year. It will NOT be a one-way like drop-off, but we will have two crosswalks painted going east to west on Pine Street. Your student will be expected to walk across the crosswalk if you park on the west side of the street. From there, they will walk down the sidewalk on the west side of the street to your vehicle. There will be staff and student council members the first few weeks of school to help students with this process. We ask that you drop-off and pick-up as quickly as possible so we can keep cars moving and avoid congestion. Thank you for working with us as we try something new to ensure the safety of our students! Please contact the school (605-286-3291) if you have any questions.

Please feel free to sign up for the MLB Pitch, Hit, and Run contest being held at Avon on July 30th at 6:00 pm. It is for boys and girls. the link is https://pitchhitrun2024.leagueapps.com/events/4297222-avon-softball contact Mr. Kuhlman if you have questions or cannot get registered. Depending on scores, there is an opportunity to advance to the next level of competition, which is usually held at an MLB Game! Please feel free to share the link.

Congratulations to the Southeast Elite for finishing Runner-up in the South Dakota State 12U Softball Tournament!

💥📚📆📓🚌🏈🏐🏃🏃‍♀️👟🚌📓📆📚💥 The Avon Booster Club Fall web store is now open! Check out the newest fall sport and spirit designs!! There is a link on the school web page as well. Deadline: orders due Tuesday August 6th at midnight! Orders will be ready by August 22nd. Questions: Please contact Janelle Sees (661.5257), Theresa Heiberger Swier (413.5819) or Annie Thury (680.4404) Thank you for helping support our Pirates & Lady Pirates!! https://stores.inksoft.com/avon_pirates/shop/home

James River Valley Swim Team League CHAMPS! Congratulations to the Avon Swim Team on their championship for the 4th year in a row!!! Come celebrate and congratulate them at 7:30 tonight while they cruise around town and make some noise on the fire trucks!

Congratulations to the girl's 14u team as they concluded their season tonight as runner-up! Congratulations to all our 10u, 14u, and 18u softball teams for being the LMV overall champions. Between 10u,14u,18u we had the most combined points for the second year in a row! Great job ladies!

Congratulations to the 8u boy's baseball team for winning the Red Division at VFW State Baseball this weekend! The fire trucks will be meeting the boys at the 5 mile corner around 9 pm tonight. They will lead them to town and drive around. Come out and congratulate our young boys on their championship win! 🏆

The main gym will be closed July 11, 12, and 13 for maintenance. Thank you.