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Superintendent highlights ‘Ready to Make a Difference’ kickoff, safety upgrades and an 84% graduation rate
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Larry Schneegel told the Watertown board the district is ‘Ready to Make a Difference’ after a broad set of welcome-back activities, staffing updates and safety upgrades ahead of the new school year.
Superintendent Dr. Larry Schneegel opened the Watertown City School District board meeting on Oct. 17 with an update on back-to-school activities, staffing and safety preparations.
Schneegel thanked community sponsors and said the district’s Welcome Back event provided 506 backpacks filled with school supplies and drew 254 families — roughly 680 individuals — with a substantial number of free haircuts provided at the event. He reported the district has “over 4,100 students” and reminded the community that the first day of school is Thursday, Sept. 4 (as stated in the district announcements read into the record).
Schneegel said the district “hit our anticipated graduation rate,” and described the way New York State counts graduation by combining June, August and October completers; he told the board the current…
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