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Seminole Schools report small graduation gain, district leaders pledge deeper review
Summary
District staff reported a 0.1 percentage-point increase in Seminole County Public Schools' graduation rate and discussed steps to address gaps revealed by new state concordant-score rules.
Seminole County Public Schools officials reported a modest increase in the district's graduation rate and outlined steps to investigate remaining gaps.
Mr. Rice, district staff, told the school board on Jan. 21 that the district "graduated almost 5,000 students last year, which is an increase of almost 300 students," even as statewide measures shifted. "As you'll see we graduated almost 5,000 students last year, which is, an increase of almost 300 students," he said.
The presentation noted pandemic-era anomalies in earlier data and the state's recent change to concordant-score requirements. Rice said the district's rate rose by 0.1 percentage point while…
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