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Board discusses sending students to Wallenpaupack protective‑services program, solicitor to review enrollment options
Summary
Board members reviewed a three‑year protective‑services cohort run by Wallenpaupack Area School District that trains students in law enforcement, EMT and fire; seats are available but the district must resolve whether students must unenroll and pay charter‑style tuition or if a CTC partnership or partial‑tuition arrangement is possible.
The East Stroudsburg Area School District board discussed a potential arrangement to allow district students to join Wallenpaupack Area School District’s protective‑services career‑technical program, which offers law‑enforcement, emergency‑medical‑technician and fire‑service training across a three‑year cohort.
Board members were told the Wallenpaupack program runs as a cohort: sophomore year covers law enforcement, junior year covers EMT, and senior year covers fire training. The program uses regional training resources and certified instructors and issues industry certifications the students can use to seek employment immediately after graduation.
The presenter said Wallenpaupack has seats for the coming school year but described administrative and budgetary hurdles. Under the district’s current understanding, students who enroll in Wallenpaupack’s program…
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