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Bay District Schools touts record graduation rate; local educators, nonprofits seek sustained funding and flexibility
Summary
Bay County education leaders and nonprofit partners told the delegation Bay District Schools reached a 91.4% graduation rate and urged state support for school facilities, unrestricted education funding, teacher contracts and expanded student services.
Superintendent Mark McQueen, speaking for Bay District Schools, told the Bay County Legislative Delegation that the district serves about 28,000 students and recorded its “highest graduation rate in the history of Bay County” at 91.4 percent. He credited faculty and staff and thanked legislators for prior support, including scholarship changes and post-hurricane rebuilding assistance.
McQueen highlighted Haney Technical College’s designation among the top technical colleges nationally and said the campus is training students in fields from medicine to advanced…
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