NORTH ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM (NOCROP)

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Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment All courses offered through North Orange County ROP are adopted by the Board of Trustees which consists of seven members from the five participating school districts' Boards of Trustees, Each career pathway's business and industry advisory board members review course outlines, textbooks, materials and equipment to verify that they meet industry standards. This process ensures that when ROP students gain the skills needed for the job market. ROP's curriculum and instruction are focused on matching community needs with the finest student career technical education possible. Instruction is provided by teachers who are credentialed by the State of California, and who must have a minimum of three years of current industry experience. Additionally, ROP instruction includes learning experiences inside and outside the traditional classroom, with an emphasis on hands-on learning. Most students will start performing activities involved in the profession within about three weeks of beginning class. All instruction integrates California's academic and career technical education content standards, including English and mathematics. As a WASC-accredited institution, North Orange County ROP emphasizes student achievement as outlined in the Standards for Career Ready Practice (CRPs). Assessment of student learning takes many forms, such as performance -based, project -based, skills -based, and traditional written exams and quizzes. Evaluation of the Instructional Program Board Policy 6180 The Board of Trustees recognizes that assessment of student achievement and program effectiveness is essential to maintain quality instruction. Courses shall be reviewed annually. Decisions to continue, modify, or suspend instructional programs are clarified by the use of systematically gathered data. Freedom of Student Speech and Expression Board Policy 5145.2 and Administrative Regulation 5145.2 The Governing Board believes that free inquiry and exchange of ideas are essential parts of a democratic education. The Board respects students' rights to express ideas and opinions, take stands on issues, and support causes, even when such speech is controversial or unpopular. Students shall have the right to exercise freedom of speech and of the press including but not limited to the use of bulletin boards; the distribution of printed materials or petitions; the wearing of buttons, badges, and other insignia; and the right of expression in official publications. Student expression on ROP Internet web sites and online media shall generally be afforded the same protections as print media. Students' freedom of expression shall be limited only as allowed by law in order to maintain an orderly school environment and to protect the rights, health, and safety of all members of the ROP community. Students are prohibited from making any expressions or disturbing or posting any materials that are obscene, libelous, or slanderous. Students also are prohibited from making any expressions that so incite students as to create a clear and present danger of the commission of unlawful acts on school premises, the violation of school rules, or substantial disruption of the school's orderly operation. The use of "fighting words" or epithets is prohibited if the speech is abusive and insulting rather than a communication of ideas, and the speech is used in an abusive manner in a situation that presents an actual danger that it will cause a breach of the peace. The Superintendent or designee shall not discipline any student solely on the basis of speech or other communication that would be constitutionally protected when engaged in outside of the ROP but may impose discipline for harassment, threats, or intimidation unless constitutionally protected. Off -campus student expression, including but not limited to student expression on off -campus Internet web sites, is generally constitutionally protected but shall be subject to discipline when such expression poses a direct threat to the safety of students or ROP personnel. 11