The first day of school went “very smoothly” on Wednesday said Lexington School District 2 Superintendent Bill James.

“We were very pleased. We had an exceptional opening day, James said.

James said the staffs at the district’s 16 schools deserve credit for getting prepared for the opening of the 2015-16 school year.

District 2 Spokeswoman Dannette Bickley said administrators, including James, combined and visited all of the schools in the district. She said principals from the schools responded to an email, reporting that the first day was event-free, other than the typical challenges that come with the opening of a school year.