Tuesday marks the start of a new school year for Roanoke City students and staff. Here are some fast facts about what's going on this year. - Roanoke City Public Schools has nearly 13,800 students this year. - Roanoke Technical Education Center (ROTEC) is partnering with Roanoke Fire-EMS to offer an EMT training program. Eleven students from William Fleming High and Patrick Henry High are enrolled right now. - All elementary students have access to musical instruments thanks to a partnership with VH1 Save the Music Foundation. Hurt Park Elementary and Preston Park Elementary received additional VH1 grants to buy new instruments for students. - RCPS will give 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th graders laptops to use at school and home. - Construction on a new gym for Hurt Park Elementary is scheduled to begin later this fall. Construction on a new Fallon Park Elementary is slated for early January. - Fishburn Park Elementary is expanding its environmental focus to include Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM). - For the second consecutive year, elementary students will learn coding and Spanish. via News | WSLS http://ift.tt/2xnVCA8
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