Martirano Gives State of the Schools Address

Allegany County School Superintendent Dr. Michael Martirano gave his first State of the Schools Address at the Cumberland Country Club Thursday morning.  He highlighted goals set on his first day on the job to advance the county’s 8,000 students, including a focus on increased graduation rates and attendance rates.  Martirano says these goals combat national drop-out statistics and the consequences that may follow…

“If you look at the data regarding our prisons across America, many of our prisons are populated with individuals who can’t read and who dropped out of high school. The more students that are graduating, college ready, career ready, life ready, the better our community will be.