Parent Magazine Flagler November 2019 | Page 7

As students work to complete program coursework, they Economic Development Board has determined fire and will actually be checking off completed components medical as a high need employment area within Flagler through the State Fire College. Students will become County. The goal of the FPC Fire Leadership Flagship is certified in CPR and as Emergency Medical Responders to graduate job-ready firefighters and EMTs who will be (EMR). Upon graduation from FPCHS, students will fully trained to work and live in Flagler County. complete a short IDLH course through Flagler County Fire Rescue and then sit for the state fire exam. State law requires students to be 18 in order to complete the IDLH component and to sit for the state exam. Students in the Fire Leadership Flagship will also have the opportunity to dual enroll their senior year through Flagler Technical Institute, in order to complete the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program. This means that right after graduation our Fire Leadership students will be state-certified firefighters and certified EMTs. The FPCHS Fire Leadership Flagship is a joint effort between Flagler Schools and our local fire municipalities: Flagler County Fire Rescue, The City of Palm Coast Fire Department, and the City of Flagler Beach Fire Department. Without their input and support, this academy would not be possible. The Flagler County Indian Trails Middle School 3-peats as School of Excellence “Congratulations” goes out to Indian Trails Middle School for a third consecutive year. ITMS has been designated a Florida School of Excellence for the 2018- 19 school year. The school was also named a School of Excellence in 2017-18 and 2016-17. “Principal Paul Peacock, his students, teachers, staff, administrators, and parents consistently show us the value of the partnership they have formed,” says Flagler Schools Superintendent James Tager. “This is a testament to the hard work put in by everyone on that Mustang team, year in and year out.” F L A G L E R parent M A G A Z I N E | 5