FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio -- Nearly six months after work began on Fairview Park City Schools' $35.2 million permanent improvement project, district officials are itching to show the community the newly renovated areas of Lewis F. Mayer Middle School and Fairview High School.

Parents and residents are invited to participate in unguided tours from noon to 7:45 p.m. Nov. 19 and from 7:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Nov. 20 of the Campus Drive buildings. Both days are parent-teacher conferences, with students out of school.

"I'm excited for parents and community members to see everything painted and cleaned," Fairview High School and Lewis F. Mayer Middle School Principal Christopher J. Vicha said.

"This is kind of like a little teaser. The quality of work I think is fantastic. I'm excited for the kids to be able to learn in these new spaces," he said.

The nearly two-year project includes renovations at Fairview High School and Mayer Middle School, as well as updates at Parkview Early Education Center and Gilles-Sweet Elementary School.

Vicha said the completion of the first phase includes a band room, choir room, auditorium, 11 classrooms, new school counseling office, new attendance office, four freshly renovated restrooms and a new family and community engagement office.

Also, an HVAC system has been installed, while the framing for the middle school addition continues along Campus Drive. Regarding the latter, the principal said masonry work is going in right now, with the goal to close the exterior before the snow flies.

As for the next phase, Vicha said that begins Nov. 16 with a staff move-out day.

"We have 10 classrooms upstairs in the front portion of the building that are going to be completely gutted and renovated," Vicha said. "While some of the staff will move into different parts of the building, others will be moving back into their permanent classrooms as part of the completed first phase."

The final phase begins next May with the demolition of the high school and middle school's cafeteria and maintenance area. The entire construction project is slated to be completed in spring of 2020.

When the entire project is finished, Vicha said he expects the district to schedule a larger event.

"We'll probably do something fancy at that time because we'll have the new cafeteria and the innovation center," Vicha said.