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Volusia, Flagler schools improve graduation rates amid pandemic
For the first time, the Flagler County school district s graduation rate topped 90%.
The Volusia and Flagler county school districts improved their graduation rates in the school year that ended unceremoniously thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Flagler County school district s graduation rate for the 2019-2020 school year was 92.3%, topping 90% for the first time and improving almost 4 points over the previous year s 88.7%.
The Volusia County school district s graduation rate was 87.7%, improving about 3 points over the previous year s 84.5%.
Volusia County is still below the state s average of 90%, which is also an improvement of about 3 points.
Central Pennsylvania Power Players December 18, 2020
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Central Penn Business Journal is pleased to introduce 28 people who are leaders in their field. You may not know their names, but their colleagues do. They were selected by our reporters and editors based on our reporting and in consultation with knowledgeable people in their fields. We know there are many who, like them, do their best with no expectation of public recognition, but we believe it is important to highlight the bright lights in our community. We hope you will join us in congratulating all of our honorees.
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Interim Volusia County Schools Superintendent Carmen Balgobin aimed to correct the record on Tuesday when she gave a passionate speech at the end of a School Board meeting, following several weeks of discontent in the community directed at her. I feel compelled tonight to respond to a few statements and inaccurate narratives that have been put out there, she said, because I see it not only as a disruption to our vision and our focus of why we’re all here, but also to my professional reputation.
Speaking for about 10 minutes likely the longest address she s made all year Balgobin specifically responded to criticism over a board-approved pay increase for her work as interim superintendent, as well as backlash over the move to hire Ida Wright for a part-time position immediately after she lost her bid for re-election to the School Board.