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Scottsdale Unified presents Native American education update showing higher graduation rate, persistent absenteeism
Summary
District staff reported improvements — including a 97.22% graduation rate for Native American students and a rise in AP test participation from 7 to 31 — alongside ongoing challenges: a 36% chronic absenteeism rate for the subgroup and limited Title VI funding.
District staff provided a spring update on programs and outcomes for Native American students, reporting a mixed picture of academic progress, expanding opportunities and continuing attendance challenges.
Sheila Cypress, Native American education coordinator, and Dr. David Furnisky gave the presentation. They said 849 students in the district identify as Native American in whole or in combination with another ethnicity (about 450 if counting only those who identify solely as Native American). Average daily attendance for the subgroup was about 91%; chronic…
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