REVISED 8/2008

ROP – Regional Occupational Program

What is ROP?

ROP (may also be called ROCP) – Regional Occupation Centers and Programs - ROP trains people for work.  People enroll in ROP courses to further their education, upgrade their present job skills or learn new skills.  There are 73 Regional Occupation Centers and Program (ROC/P’s) in California.  Students may earn credits to fulfill special interest elective credit toward high school graduation requirements while acquiring job skills.  Community college credits are also available through most ROP courses. ROP courses are open to students 16 years or older or in 11th grade.

Enrollment

Connecting Waters Charter School encourages capable high school students to enroll in ROP courses when the student is 16 (or in 11th grade) and it is deemed appropriate by the parent and the Educational Specialist. The parent is responsible for enrolling the student by contacting the ROP or ROCP office, current contact information can be found in the High School Catalog. The parent must identify their student as being currently enrolled in a public high school. The ROP program may require the ES to sign letters of recommendation, and require official transcripts before admitting the high school student. It is important for parents to start this process early to meet application and enrollment deadlines

Attendance Credit
Students enrolled in ROP courses must adhere to the following Attendance policy:
The student must be enrolled in 20* units or more per semester in CWCS (not counting any community college or ROP units).

*Students are required to enroll in at least 25 credits a semester with CWCS, however, if they are taking an ROP class and plan to receive at least 5 credits (on their CW transcript) from that course, they may enroll in only 20 units of CW classes.

Assigning Credits:

- If the ROP course meets for 1 hour each day, allowing students to earn 5 units per semester, the course is listed on the report card for 5 credits.
- Some ROP courses meet for several hours each day, allowing students to earn more than 5 units per semester, ie, ROP Cosmetology and ROP Medical Assisting. Most ROP teachers will send quarterly report cards, however, it is CWCS policy to follow the Maximum High School Units policy, regardless of the number of units assigned by the ROP teacher.


Writing the Learning Record

No grades or units may be assigned for any course not listed on the learning record.  

Writing learning records for a student attending ROP classes is not any different than any other learning record and follows the same general guidelines for writing any other high school learning record:

  • Learning records will include descriptions of the major objectives covered and activities used within each assignment period.
  • The documentation of learning should include content of what is learned but not where it is learned.
  • Specific textbook titles or chapter numbers may be mentioned but are not mandatory.
  • The amount of time that learning took place or the dates that learning took place for any activity do not need to be stated.
  • Any references to religious content must be in the context of the study of world religion.
  • A learning record can include nontraditional learning as well as traditional.
  • The learning record can include teacher comments.
  • A properly written learning record should provide a record of student progress which may be used to support the life goals of that student.
The information presented on the learning record should be organized and professionally presented.

ROP Text Books

If the book must be purchased, it will have to be ordered directly from the publisher if they are a CWCS vendor. Parents should get the complete book name, ISBN, price, and publisher’s name. Texts ordered directly from the publisher will usually arrive within 4-6 weeks. Books may also be ordered by the ISBN from Border Books, although this option may take extra time. Parents may also choose to spend their personal funds to purchase the books, but no reimbursement will be given.

ROP Fees and other costs

Instructional funds cannot be used to purchase materials such as cosmetology “kits” or uniforms.  These are out of pocket expenses.