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District 28 superintendent highlights attendance, immigrant-family supports and PS 99 grade change
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Blake told the District 28 CEC the district is tracking literacy, chronic absenteeism and parent engagement, detailed outreach to newcomer families and said Panel for Educational Policy approved a truncation that changes PS 99 from K–6 to K–5 for 2025–26.
Superintendent Dr. Blake gave the Community Education Council for New York City Geographic District #28 an update on district priorities — attendance, literacy, chronic absenteeism and parent engagement — and highlighted several recent items including immigrant-family outreach and a Panel for Educational Policy decision affecting PS 99.
What he told the council
Dr. Blake said the district is monitoring reductions in attendance at some schools and noted specific instances where schools reported absences of up to 100 students that…
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