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Board approves WMI dropout-recovery option to help older students earn diplomas

3243755 · May 8, 2025
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Trustees approved a Dropout Recovery and Prevention (DRP) program hosted at White Mountain Institute (WMI) to give students who left school a flexible path to a high school diploma, with mentor supports and an upper age limit tied to state rules.

The Show Low Unified School District board voted to approve a Dropout Recovery and Prevention program attached to White Mountain Institute that the district described as a flexible pathway for former students to complete a high school diploma.

Superintendent Doctor Farnsworth and presenters explained the DRP is aimed at learners who left traditional high school and later seek a standard diploma rather than a GED. The program was described as a tiered option: traditional Show Low High School…

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