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Cuyahoga Falls board reviews state report card; district rating inches up as attendance improves
Summary
District staff told the board the district’s overall state report-card rating rose by half a star to a 3, with graduation and some value-added measures improving; leaders outlined strategies on absenteeism, early literacy, and math instruction.
Miss Heitzman, the district presenter, told the Cuyahoga Falls City School District Board of Education on Sept. 25 that the district’s overall state report-card rating rose “by half a star to a 3.” She said the district improved in four of six measured areas and emphasized growth measures even where achievement thresholds remain below target.
The presenter highlighted graduation progress, noting the district’s graduation rating improved; the superintendent later referenced a graduation rate of 92.8 percent. Officials flagged absenteeism as a continuing area of focus: the presenter reported an absentee rate of 26.8 percent, down from about 30 percent the prior period, and described targeted efforts to reduce chronic…
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