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New Hanover board praises RISE program and places expansion request on endowment priority list
Summary
Teachers from New Hanover High School’s RISE program presented data showing academic gains and reduced suspensions; the board voted unanimously to prioritize an endowment funding request to expand the program and its mentorship model districtwide.
Taylor Henderson, a science and math teacher in the RISE program at New Hanover High School, and colleague Denise Evan Kazen told the school board that RISE (Relationships Inspire Student Empowerment) has grown from a small pilot to an alternative, in-school program serving about 60 ninth through 12th graders and producing measurable gains.
Henderson said the program began as a limited pilot and now offers six core classes, six EC labs…
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