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School board member warns of 5,516 missing students and funding risk; invites local partnerships
Summary
Erica Whitfield, Palm Beach County School Board member (District 4), told the City Commission the district maintained an A rating but faces an unexpected drop of about 5,516 students, potentially reducing funding by roughly $9,000 per student. She invited local businesses to partner on vocational and workforce programs.
Erica Whitfield, who represents District 4 on the Palm Beach County School Board, briefed the Boynton Beach City Commission Sept. 2 on the state of local schools and warned of a notable enrollment shortfall.
Whitfield said the district retained an overall A grade and that Boynton Beach High School rose to a B for the first time in years. She praised principals credited in the report and highlighted gains at Crosspoint Elementary and sustained A ratings at Citrus Cove.
But Whitfield said the district is seeing a larger-than-expected drop in student…
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