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Cheryl Garmin, district IT director, details STAR Academy online skills program
Summary
Cheryl Garmin, the district's information technology and cyber security director, described STAR Academy — a self‑paced online set of employability and life‑skills modules launched in October 2024 — and said the platform now contains just under 4,000 student accounts and some 2,800–3,200 course completions.
Cheryl Garmin, the district’s information technology and cyber security director, described STAR Academy as a self‑paced online program that offers students short modules in workplace and life skills, and said the platform has grown rapidly since its October 2024 launch.
“STAR is an acronym and it actually stands for skills training and readiness,” Garmin said. She told host Shminka Elwin that the platform is available to any student and that modules are intended to improve communication, customer service, teamwork, digital literacy and other employability skills.
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