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Board approves RISE as separate school designation to fix administrative and data problems
Summary
The board approved administration’s recommendation to designate the RISE emotional‑disabilities program as a separate school within the district to resolve data, scheduling and accountability issues; day‑to‑day operations and funding will not change.
The Show Low Unified District Board of Education voted to approve administration’s request to designate the RISE program — a state‑approved EDP (emotional disabilities program) for students with significant behavioral needs — as its own school within the district.
Beth Marsh, the district’s director of special education, described RISE as a specialized program serving a small percentage of students with emotional disabilities who require intensive supports. Marsh said the program had…
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