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6 found on the district ’ s website , springdaleschools . org .
Employees of Springdale Public Schools also prepare students to be career ready after graduation . The district offers career and technical education programs in Agriculture and Food Sciences , Culinary Arts , Engineering and Robotics , Information Technologies and Business Systems , Medical Professions , Law and Public Safety , Construction Management and CNC Operations , Television Production , and Environmental and Spatial Technologies .
Students at Har-Ber choose a House that offers course work in their area of career interest . Springdale High School students can apply to one of four Academies- Information Technology , Medical , Engineering , Law and Public Safety - that prepare students for careers in those fields after graduation or to continue their education . The School of Innovation aims to prepare students for a career or college by focusing on project-based learning . The School of Innovation offers Computer Science , Engineering , Construction Trades , Medical and Biomedical Sciences , Business and Entrepreneurship , and Agriculture and STEM Sciences programs Students there will be able to earn an industry-level certification by the end of their senior year .
The district also participates in the JAG or Jobs for Arkansas Graduates program . Those participating attend classes for part of the day , and then gain onthe-job training by working in the afternoons . The program aims to prepare students for life after high school by helping them set career goals , teaching workplace readiness skills , building a résumé , and practicing interview skills .