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District 28 leaders highlight attendance gains, corrective-reading work and STEM expansion
Summary
District 28 leaders described improvements in attendance and graduation rates, outlined corrective-reading and special-education compliance gains, and promoted 'STEM in the South' — a growing set of innovation sites offering certifications, internships and career pathways across the district.
District 28 school leaders used the council meeting to lay out student-performance data and new programming aimed at postsecondary readiness and career pathways.
Superintendent Eric Blake opened the report by saying the district would “focus on equity as a lever for achievement for every single scholar,” and described work on math and literacy improvement, multi-tiered systems of support and efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism. Blake listed district-wide highlights including higher attendance and reductions in chronic-absence figures at many schools.
Dr. Josephine Beauvavez (Queen’s South leadership) and Queens-area…
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