Smooth First Day of School in Mayfield

Superintendent Philip Price said the first day of school went well on Wednesday.

"I think that it ended very well and it started very well," Price told school board members at a meeting Wednesday night.

It was especially busy at , where eighth-grade students returned for the first time since the early 1980s.

"I think that everyone who had a middle school child decided to drive that child to school today," Price said.

A $6 million renovation project adding classrooms and computer labs at the middle school is expected to be completed in November. Meanwhile, Price said staff have alternative spaces for any sections that are not open yet.

"We always knew they would not be done until November," Price said.

Work has also started at , which will add an office near the main entrance, a new two-floor main corridor connecting the main buildings and a new main cafeteria. Classrooms will be renovated and a road will be constructed to allow traffic access all around the building.

Price said construction will be finished next August, with the interior work done after the end of the school year.

New multipurpose rooms are open at the elementary schools and were well received on the first day of classes, Price said.