Swatland Highlights Improvements in Dunkirk Student Achievement

Dunkirk City Schools Superintendent Brian Swatland says the district is trending in a positive direction in terms of student achievement. During the district's Board of Education meeting earlier this month, Swatland highlighted some statistics he says is telling of the progress it has made over the past couple of years. Among them is a widening gap between the district's graduation rate and dropout rate...

Brian Swatland: more students are graduating

Swatland also touted improved graduation rates of English language learners and special education students. He attributed those numbers to work done by administrators Corinna Hooge and Jennifer Sobilo...

Brian Swatland: a huge increase

In addition to those numbers, Swatland highlighted increased proficiency in English Language Arts and math for students in the 3rd, 4th and 6th grades, and a 5% improvement in science proficiency for 8th-grade students. He also mentioned a 6% across-the-board improvement in STAR testing. 

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