What can $14,000 in interactive television (ITV) equipment do for a school? According to the Worthington Daily Globe, it can buy college credits and inspire a cadre of budding healthcare professionals…

Principal Paul Karelis is excited for what the prospect of a nursing course could provide to students at Worthington High School.
Several students will begin a newly designed nursing course in the fourth quarter, which will earn them college credits for three pre-requisite classes into a college nursing program.

In collaboration with Minnesota West Community and Technical College, the school district has spent months tweaking the upcoming course.

Apparently the class will include the following…

Students will spend the first portion of the course learning medical terminology with high school and college instructor, Craig Kroger.

Once they’ve completed the class, they will devote two and a half weeks training for first aid and CPR-AED certification with District 518 school nurse Wendy Donkersloot.
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The final class focuses specifically on introduction to nursing assistance.

“Topics include child care, reporting procedures, and hospice care,” he added.

Additionally, students will also be exposed to supervised lab activities at Sanford Regional Hospital, Worthington.

It will give students insight into a prospective career, for students who are drawn in, having the college credits will give them an advantage is a very competitive field. It will be fun to see what other classes the high school is able to offer through the ITV options and their partnership with the Southwest/West Central Service Cooperative.