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DESE review: Chicopee superintendent, staff point to shifting student needs, improved attendance
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Assistant Superintendent Jennifer Belleville presented results of a DESE comprehensive district review and the district’s accountability metrics, emphasizing demographic shifts and recent improvements in attendance.
Assistant Superintendent Jennifer Belleville presented results of a Massachusetts DESE comprehensive district review and the district’s accountability metrics, emphasizing demographic shifts and recent improvements in attendance.
Belleville said Chicopee’s 2024–25 year‑end enrollment was 6,755 students and that the district’s October 1 submission showed 6,625 students; she said part of the decline reflects the closure of local shelters and hotels. She reported an approximate 50‑student decline in English‑language learners and a notable increase in students with disabilities compared with 2019 (about 225…
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