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Springfield schools celebrate graduation‑rate gains, athletics and robotics; post‑secondary data shows room to grow
Summary
District leaders highlighted multiple graduation‑rate increases (including one 100% cohort), honored championship teams and Discovery High's robotics win, and presented post‑secondary outcome metrics and FAFSA completion rates (seniors at 53% as of March 13).
Superintendent Dr. Sonia Donnell led a celebration of graduation‑rate gains and school recognitions and then turned to the district's post‑secondary success work at the school committee meeting.
Donnell said several large high schools achieved significant increases in four‑year cohort graduation rates year‑over‑year, including a cited 100% rate at one school and double‑digit percentage‑point gains at several others. "I cannot take any credit for it. The principals, the students, the families, they did the hard work and the heavy lifting," she said, and called principals and building leaders forward to receive tokens of appreciation.
Athletics and robotics The committee recognized the Central High School…
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