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Superintendent reports enrollment uptick, cash runway and wide vacancies in special education
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Veedy reported enrollment at 49,570, about 700 above last year, an available cash runway of roughly 11 weeks, and staffing gaps — including 26 teacher vacancies, 11 of them in special education — while outlining strategies for certification and recruitment.
Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Veedy told the Detroit Public Schools Community District board that enrollment is up and finances are on track, but the district continues to face notable staffing shortages, particularly in special education.
Veedy said district enrollment stands at 49,570 students, roughly 700 more than a year earlier, and average daily attendance is about 84 percent. He said the district’s chronic absenteeism rate, if the year ended today, would be about 55 percent. On preliminary PSAT 8th-grade results Veedy said 26 percent of students are considered…
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