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Putnam superintendent touts new schools under construction and sharp rise in on-time graduation rate
Summary
Superintendent Rick Sernsey updated families on multiple new school projects in Putnam County and credited expanded CTE, Cambridge and STEM programs for a claimed jump to “almost a 97 percent” on-time graduation rate; the statistic is reported as his claim and was not independently verified at the meeting.
Rick Sernsey, superintendent of Putnam County schools, told parents at a district parent engagement meeting that several new school buildings are under construction and that the district’s on-time graduation rate has climbed dramatically.
Sernsey said Middleton Boerne Elementary will be ready for students in the 2026 school year and described three other projects under way: Palatka Intermediate (grades 3–6) opening this fall, a Palatka Primary (K–2) due the following year, and a Melrose elementary project…
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