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Brandon Valley superintendent touts strong proficiency, outlines facilities plan and warns of legislative funding pressure
Summary
Superintendent Larson presented the district's State of Schools report, saying Brandon Valley schools outperform state averages and citing plans for a new elementary, a middle-school addition and a bond for the intermediate school while warning that pending state bills could tighten funding.
Superintendent Larson told the Brandon Valley School District 49-2 board that the district's schools continue to perform above state averages and outlined facility projects and budget risks the district faces going into the next legislative session.
"The Brandon Valley School District maintains proficiency rates 20 to 24 percentage points higher than state averages," Larson said in the State of Schools presentation, and later urged the community to "be proud, not satisfied." He also said the district's on-time graduation rate is 97 percent, with high school completion at 99 percent, compared with statewide rates of 86 percent and 91 percent respectively.
Larson walked the board through grade-level proficiency figures and district…
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