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Board approves CTE course changes and hears proposal for fire/EMT academy

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education · May 13, 2026
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Summary

District and Chapel Hill Fire Department representatives presented a plan for a high-school fire/EMT academy to address workforce recruitment; the board approved a package of CTE course changes and endorsed further work with Durham Tech for EMT certification.

District staff and fire department leaders presented a proposal to add career and technical education courses, including a proposed high-school fire/EMT academy, to the district’s course catalog. Board members approved the course abstract package after discussion of logistics and costs.

Fire Chief Matt Sullivan told the board the program could help address local…

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