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Gainesville schools navigate transition on first day
Mundy Mill opens; Centennial, Enota begin sharing campus
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Mundy Mill Academy paraprofessional Katherine Smith watches students as they learn how to walk through the school hallways Wednesday morning during the first day of classes.
Even with one new school enrolling 76 more students than anticipated and two other schools sharing the same campus, Gainesville City Schools officials said the first day of school Wednesday was smooth with only a few minor issues. “Ultimately, we just had a great first day,” Superintendent Jeremy Williams said. “I got to visit half the classrooms in the system, and it was good just to be able to see the faces on the kids and being able to see their excitement for coming back to school.” Williams said he spent part of the day on the campus of Centennial Arts Academy, which is sharing its campus this school year with Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy while Enota’s new school building is being constructed. He also visited Fair Street and New Holland academies. Williams, one of four central office employees helping out on the Centennial/Enota campus, said most of the issues there were traffic-related.