Charter School on Homeland Security

[Rich Gibson <rgibson@pipeline.com>]

Charter school will focus on homeland security







Thursday, April 3, 2008 3:36 PM EDT

The first high school dedicated to preparing students for the front 
lines in the Nation's homeland security has gone from theory to 
planning in Wilmington.

The Project Manager for the Delaware Academy for Public Safety and 
Security, New Castle Attorney Thomas Little, signed a contract with 
Innovative Schools, a professional firm which will coordinate the 
mechanics of preparing the school for its eventual opening.

The process to find and fund a site for as many as six-hundred young 
men and women in Wilmington's inner city is underway.

Curriculum choices for students, who are to be called Cadets, range 
from SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) through prison guard, water 
rescue, paramedic, fireman, professional demolition and emergency 
response operator, according to a Board statement.

The first Principal of the institution is to be Dr. Fred Fitzgerald. 
A retired Captain in the Marine Corps, Fitzgerald teaches English, 
speech and debate at New Castle Christian Academy. Fitzgerald is also 
a former executive for Coca Cola in Jacksonville, Florida, and a 
former Director of Operations for the Port of Wilmington.

On the academic side of the new charter school, parents will agree to 
attend a monthly meeting at the campus with faculty for progress conferences.

To meet personal curriculum goals, all physically capable cadets are 
to attend a daily after-school exercise program. In addition, two 
hours of after-school sports or homeland security training will be 
available for cadet volunteers.

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