Healthcare High School coming to Dallas after Mike Bloomberg commits $250M to ten campuses across the United States.
The Dallas high school will have a focus on the healthcare industry.
It will be similar to Dallas Independent School District and their magnet high school and their Townview health school.
Baylor Scott & White Health and the public charter school system Uplift Education are collaborating to transform the West Dallas’ Uplift Heights Preparatory campus.
They also plan to establish a health science pathway at Grand Prairie’s Uplift Grand Preparatory.
“These innovative programs … have the potential to not only change the trajectory of young lives, but the economic health of families and neighborhoods we serve,” leaders from Baylor Scott & White and Uplift said in a joint statement.
The local partnership will receive about $14.6 million from the pool of funds to roll out its offerings.
Another healthcare school is opening in the Houston Area partnering with Memorial Hermann Health System.
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Through dedicated high schools and new pathways, students will get training, credentials and experience.
Leaders anticipate students can get certified as surgical technologists, radiology technicians and respiratory therapists.
Officials aim to get students working with partner healthcare providers straight after graduating.
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