MADISON, Ala. — The U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) awarded Madison City Schools a $1.5 million grant.
According to Madison City Schools, the money will be used to purchase new equipment, offer new courses and new industry credentials, such as EKG technician, to high school students.
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The district said that programs at Bob Jones and Clemens high schools will acquire several full body, "high fidelity" patient simulators that will be used in the training of clinical skills.
“This grant will provide Madison City Schools with the college and career ready resources necessary to successfully build and/or expand the district’s STEM programming,” DoDEA said.
Madison City Schools said the new equipment will help to modernize its health science and biomedical curriculum.
“We are excited to have secured this funding and what it will mean for students on a health/biomedical sciences pathway” said Madison City Schools Chief Academic Officer Dr. Heather Donaldson. “This grant will help us provide new, exciting opportunities for students as they will be able to start studying health/biomedical sciences at an earlier age, utilize state of the art equipment for hands-on simulations, and achieve industry recognized credentials like EKG and CCMA."
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