students in their senior year can gain valuable workbased learning experience and receive payment. Within the HHP Academy, the district offers a Certified Medical Assistant pathway, where students gain valuable experience working in hospital and senior care environments like WellBridge of Romeo. “We also have an EMT program. Through that pathway, we’ve had students partner with some of our firehouses,” shares McFarlane. “I was just talking to a senior who has recently finished up her clinicals with Bruce Township in some ride-alongs for her EMT hours that she’s logging, so she can get certified when she takes the exam this summer.” MOVING FORWARD The Romeo community has continually invested in its schools, approving bonds in 2016 and 2021 totaling nearly $170 million. These funds have modernized facilities across the district, including the construction of a new high school, consolidation of middle schools, and enhanced elementary buildings. “We have dedicated STEM classrooms that we are either building as new additions or renovating space within our elementary schools,” describes Dr. Robinson. “Currently one of the exciting projects that we have is we’re building a STEM and robotics center on our middle school campus,” he adds. “That will be the home of our high school robotics and middle school robotics teams, but also will be a location to support instruction during the school day.” SHIELD is a division of Secure Environment Consultants, placing our highly trained & experienced Directors of Safety & Safety Managers directly in your halls. De-Escalation Critical Incident Response Behavioural Threat Assessment First Aid CPR & AED Stop the Bleed Crisis Intervention Prevention Prevention-focused safety and security programs for schools, child care facilities and organizations www.secprotects.com SEC Suite of Services Onsite Site Assessments Staff Trainings Emergency Response Planning Social Media Monitoring Behavioral Threat Assessment Resources Ongoing Consultation www.secshield.com 359 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 08 ROMEO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
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