Fire Department Training Pathway Promotes Long Careers
Recruitment officials outline a 14 week academy with a starting salary of 30000 a year and no age limit besides 18 for the city. Applicants face extensive background checks and high graduation standards. The department seeks 90 firefighters but is currently 13 short, ensuring city coverage through overtime and careful planning.
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Evals Revisions Spar With Teachers Over Data Flaws
Public Education Department moves to fix hundreds of misgraded teacher evaluations by August. Spokesman Larry Behrens notes some districts had many errors, while others had few. Debates over data faults and a policy change on growth plans continue among district leaders and teacher unions.
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Public Education Department
Larry Behrens
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Free well water testing at county health fair in Roswell
Environment Department staff offered free tests at a county health fair in Roswell, testing private and agricultural wells for arsenic fluoride iron nitrate and other chemicals. Officials noted tests are funded by an EPA grant and results can be mailed with guidance. officials cited hard water in Chaves County and the value of on site or mailed reports.
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Roswell
Melanie Sanchez
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Ryan Flynn
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EPA
Jennifer Pruett
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Holm Emphasizes Real World Prep In Tennis and Teaching
Holm describes his two year coaching tenure and career shift from journalism to teaching. He notes a journalism and photography career path shaped by change from print to online news and stresses updating methods to avoid archaic teaching. He authored Wonder, Structure and Life featuring his photography.
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Holm
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