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Superintendent: Niskayuna posts high graduation rate, expands communications staff and flags federal funds freeze

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Superintendent reported a 97.9% four‑year graduation rate for the class of 2025, staffing additions to the district communications team, and a potential $91,000 local impact from a federal funding freeze announced by the administration.

Superintendent Carl Momenthek told the Niskayuna Central School District Board of Education on July 1 that the district recognized 337 graduates last week and achieved a four‑year cohort graduation rate of 97.9 percent.

Momenthek said nearly 60 percent of graduates earned Regents diplomas with advanced distinction, and the district honored retiring high‑school principal John Rickert at commencement. The superintendent and board members highlighted student involvement in the ceremony and said digital highlights would be posted…

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