NORTH ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM (NOCROP)

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MESSAGE FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT Welcome! For almost 50 years, North Orange County ROP has provided high -quality, relevant Career Technical Education (CTE), preparing students for success in employment, career advancement, and further education. Hundreds of thousands of students have benefited from ROP coursework and training programs. Whether a student is aiming for college, career, or has no clue where their interests and aptitudes may fall, ROP courses are for ALL students. What makes ROP unique? Our curriculum is developed and enhanced by building shared knowledge through advisory boards consisting of industry experts, post -secondary CTE educators, and community members. Our high -caliber instructors hail from the private sector and utilize their years of industry -based knowledge and experience to prepare students for success in future careers and post -secondary education. Our classrooms emulate workplace standards in terms of equipment, tools, and practices. Our student assessment strategies are focused on student proficiency in knowledge and skills. And most importantly, our instructional strategies focus on engaging students through innovative, project -based and service - learning strategies which develop character, empower civic activism, foster collaboration, nurture compassion, stimulate creativity, and test high-level critical thinking. Mr. Dana Lynch Superintendent, North Orange County ROP Unlike traditional classroom instruction using observational learning, ROP offers "learning by doing" centered on student engagement through real -world experience. Many ROP courses include work -based learning at over 400 community classroom sites. Students have the opportunity to earn industry -recognized certifications and/or State licensures in identified career pathway courses. They also develop leadership skills and efficacy through participation in Career Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) such as Educators Rising, HOSA: Future Health Professionals, and SkillsUSA, where they become civic -minded and career -ready individuals. Student engagement also includes preparation for post -secondary education, empowering students with a diversified skill set that applies to collegiate learning. We provide nearly 40 courses that articulate with 7 post- secondary institutions so that students can earn advanced placement or college credit while in high school. Also, all 95 of our courses are UC/CSU "a-g" approved. These courses stimulate analytical thought and integrate rigorous academic standards, preparing students for success in higher education. We strengthen student engagement by integrating service -learning projects within many of our career pathways and CTSOs. Research has proven that when students apply classroom learning through projects bringing about positive changes in the local and global community, they develop a greater sense of purpose for learning, make stronger connections to the community, and strengthen transferable skills such as critical thinking, problem - solving, leadership, decision -making, collaboration, and communication. For all of these reasons, you can see why North Orange County ROP received a full six -year, clear accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in July 2019 and how ROP embodies the hands-on learning approach necessary for students to create a successful future in a challenging and changing workforce! I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to our student -centered Board, valued community partners, supportive families, mission -driven staff, inspiring instructors, and exemplary students —each representing why we are the premier CTE provider. All the best to our stakeholders in the 2023-24 school year and beyond!