Public Safety

Public Service Academy

• 3 year program

• 2.0 GPA

• 30 hours of community service each year

• Tuesdays: Dress for Success • Wednesdays: PT Day (physical training) • Thursdays: Uniform Day

• Mentoring

•Recruiters: Navy, Army, Border Patrol, Firefighters, Marines, and other law enforcement officers.

• The PSA Academy helps and teaches students about law enforcement. We go through training and take exams that will prepare us for a career in law enforcement and criminal justice.

Job Shadowing

• The academy gives students the opportunity to receive hands on training by professions in the field of Public Service/Safety. Our academy bridged a partnership with the Public Safety Academy at College of The Desert. This partnership allows students to be certified and trained in various jobs and certification for post high school education.

•CPR Certifed

•Receive Guard Card

Public Safety Academy

The PSA helps and teaches students about law enforcement. We go through training and take exams that will prepare us for a career in law enforcement and criminal justice.

Program Requirements:

 GPA min 2.0 (maintain after acceptance)

 Attendance & Punctuality 90%

 Community Service 30 hrs / yr

 Appropriate Dress / Uniform:

• Tuesday- Dress for Success

• Wednesdays: PT Day (physical training)

• Thursdays: Uniform Day

 Appropriate Behavior

Why the Public Safety Academy?

 Daily Teacher Progress – Personalized attention from dedicated academy teachers

 Biweekly Teacher Report of Grades – all PSA teacher will post grades at minimum biweekly to inform students of progress in class

 Job Shadow Student Assistance – Teachers enable students to job shadow – increasing their work experience exposure, while not compromising the student’s academic progress

 Mentor Grade Check –2 weeks prior to close of term, to ensure highest progress

 CPR & First-Aid certification –trained to recognize & treat medical emergencies

 Job Shadow / Internship – with public safety professionals in the area

 References – from qualified business professionals