Lifeguard Trainings

On-Line Module for the American Red Cross Lifeguard Training

​Once you have registered with Katy ISD through the on-line link you will receive a confirmation email.  Shortly after you should receive an email from "Sales Force" with instructions on registering with Red Cross to complete the on-line module.  Please make sure you use the same email address for both Katy ISD registration as with the Red Cross registration.  

All our Lifeguard Training Courses are now Blended Learning.   This means all videos,lecture and the CPR test must be completed on-line before the first day of the skills sessions.  To access the web-based blended learning portion of the course, use the link sent to you via the email from "Sales Force".  You will need to create a log-in ID and Password.  Also for this link to open you will need to turn off pop-up​​​ blocker in your tool bar.  Once you have completed the on-line portion of this course please print the "Completion Report" or the confirmation email and bring it with you to the skills sessions.

To complete the course and receive a certificate participants must pass a written exam with 80% correct and pass skills test scenarios.  This American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification includes Professional Rescuer CPR, First Aid, AED and Lifeguarding for a 2-year period with a Bloodborne​ Pathogen certification for a 1-year period.

Please be prepared for the following before the skills sessions:​

1. Bring the Completion Report stating the participant has completed all online lessons.  If a participant does not show this report before the prerequisite​ swim test, the participant will not be allowed to start the skills sessions.
2. Parents are welcome to stay and watch during the "Prerequisite Swim Test" portion of the course.  This is the first part of the course and usually takes about an hour.  Participants who do not complete this part of the session will not be permitted to stay for the rest of the course.  Options will be discussed with the participants who do not pass.
3. Arrive ready to swim on all days of skills sessions.  Girls need to wear a sports swimsuit.  Boys need to wear swim trunks. All swimwear should be appropriate school attire.
4. A dry change of clothes is recommended for each day.
5. Two dry towels are recommended for each day.
6. Goggles are needed during underwater skills practice on all days of training.
7. Participants are welcome to bring food/snacks and drinks each day of the skills session.  A lunch break will be given sometime between 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, depending on the progress of the class.  It is difficult to determine a set time for lunch breaks because each class has its own timeline.
8. Participants should download the Lifeguard Manual (link is on the right of this page). Please review the manual before starting class. Hard copies of the manual will be available during the course but are not provided for participants​ to keep.