State Helping to Put Students on Health Career Job Track
High school students in the Clare-Gladwin and Delta-Schoolcraft Intermediate School Districts can get a head start in the growing career field of health services and technology with some help a state grant that will be used to start the program, according to a pair of announcements made today by State Representatives Tim Moore (R-97, Farwell) and Tom Casperson (R-108, Escanaba).
The Michigan Board of Education is expected to approve a pair of grants totaling $505,272 grant today for the two school districts, part of a $2 million appropriation that the Michigan Legislature approved in the 2006-07 budget. The funds will be used to create Middle College High School Health partnerships between local school districts and colleges.
School districts receiving the funding will use the money in collaboration with a community college or state public university and a hospital to create and implement class courses focused on the field of health sciences.
The program may include outreach efforts that provide information to middle school and high school students about career opportunities in the health sciences field, individualized education plans for a student, entry-level college courses and even attending clinical rotations to allow opportunities for pupils to observe careers in the health sciences.
Students completing the health service middle college program can earn a high school diploma and a certificate or degree from the community college or university.
The grant will help the school district implement the program in the 2007-08 academic year.
The Michigan Board of Education is expected to approve a pair of grants totaling $505,272 grant today for the two school districts, part of a $2 million appropriation that the Michigan Legislature approved in the 2006-07 budget. The funds will be used to create Middle College High School Health partnerships between local school districts and colleges.
School districts receiving the funding will use the money in collaboration with a community college or state public university and a hospital to create and implement class courses focused on the field of health sciences.
The program may include outreach efforts that provide information to middle school and high school students about career opportunities in the health sciences field, individualized education plans for a student, entry-level college courses and even attending clinical rotations to allow opportunities for pupils to observe careers in the health sciences.
Students completing the health service middle college program can earn a high school diploma and a certificate or degree from the community college or university.
The grant will help the school district implement the program in the 2007-08 academic year.
