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Hillsborough schools report record 88% graduation rate; new CFO announced
Summary
Superintendent Ayers told the board the district achieved an 88% graduation rate for the most recent year, the highest in district history outside COVID waiver years. The board also learned the district will welcome Jamie Lewis as chief financial officer on Jan. 21.
Superintendent Ayers told the Hillsborough County School Board on Jan. 14 that the district reached an 88% graduation rate for the most recent year, a 1.8 percentage-point increase from the prior year and the highest rate the district has recorded outside of COVID-era benchmark waivers.
"We had an 88% graduation rate," Superintendent Ayers said during his updates, adding that state testing benchmarks had been more rigorous this year and that the increase reflected coordinated work across teachers, staff and families. "This milestone…
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