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City of Oklahoma City<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Yager, Kristy D
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 28, 2013 11:26 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Yager, Kristy D<br>
<b>Subject:</b> New online training helps City recruit, train lifeguards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"CG Times"">01/28/13<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"CG Times""> Media Contact: Jennifer McClintock,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"">New online training helps City recruit, train lifeguards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The City’s Parks and Recreation Department is relying on a new tool to facilitate its lifeguard training program this year: the internet. Participants
who sign up to train with the City’s lifeguard certification program can now receive a portion of their training online.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“This is a tremendous benefit for participants, many of whom attend school outside the Oklahoma City area,” says Nick Gaddis, aquatics program
coordinator. “Students can go through the online course content on a time frame that suits their individual schedules, then meet up as a class for skills training and assessment.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The online course is part of the American Red Cross’ Blended Learning program. Course content includes teamwork, victim assessment, rescue and
surveillance, as well as First Aid and CPR. Participants who pass the course successfully will receive Red Cross Lifeguard Certification through The City of Oklahoma City.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“This in no way replaces the value of hands-on learning,” says Gaddis, “but gives students a solid information base before walking into the
classroom.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">When students sign up for the program, they are assigned an online log-in with the American Red Cross where they can watch videos and other
presentations. As each online module is completed, students will meet in a traditional classroom setting at Foster Indoor Pool, 401 NE 4<sup>th
</sup>Street, for hands-on learning and skills assessment. Instructors with the Parks and Recreation Department will monitor students’ progress throughout the course.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Parks and Recreation Department is actively recruiting lifeguards for its 2013 summer pool season, which starts Memorial Day weekend.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The blended lifeguard training schedule for 2013 is:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Blended Learning Course –</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Access to a computer with internet is required. Students will
follow an online course syllabus provided to them by class instructors then meet for skills training and assessment at Foster Indoor Pool, 614 NE 4<sup>th</sup> Street, Oklahoma City.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">BL Session #1 Jan 29 – Feb 9 T/Th/Sa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Traditional lifeguard training and refresher course training for returning guards will begin in March.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Cost for the training is $35 per session for those who qualify and are hired as a lifeguard by The City of Oklahoma City and meet specific employment
qualifications. For those who are not hired by the City, the course cost is $135.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Course candidates must be 15 years of age on or before the final scheduled class session, and must pass a basic aquatics qualification test.
Candidates must be at least 16 years old to work for The City of Oklahoma City.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">For more information, or to see a complete lifeguard training schedule, visit
<a href="http://www.okc.gov/parks">www.okc.gov/parks</a>, or call Foster Indoor Pool at (405) 239-6898.
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