Santa Lucia Regional Occupational Program

San Luis Obispo County

Saturday, 17 May 2008

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James M. Souza Superintendent

(805) 474-3000 ext. 1140

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Welcome To Santa Lucia ROP

Welcome To Santa Lucia ROP The Santa Lucia Regional Occupational Program was established in San Luis Obispo, California on July 1, 1982 under a Joint Powers Agreement between Atascadero Unified School District, Coast Union High School District, Lucia Mar Unified School District, Paso Robles Joint Union High School District, San Luis Coastal Unified School District, Shandon Unified School District and Templeton Unified School District.

Santa Lucia ROP is a public agency of the State Department of Education and is of a statewide network of 72 Regional Occupational Centers and Programs established in 1967 which provides students with quality vocational training.

Similar to a school district, SLROP is directed by a Superintendent and a Governing Board. The Governing Board is composed of one primary representative and one alternate from each of the seven participating school districts.

Instructors come to the ROP with at least five years of business or industry experience in the field in which they are teaching. As with all teachers in the public school system, ROP instructors are credentialed by the State of California Commission of Teacher Credentialing.

Business Partnerships

Contact:James M. Souza (click on name for contact information)

SLROP offers the business community:

A pool of skilled workers
A more flexible workforce with transferable occupational skills
Opportunity for continual professional development
Enhanced employee performance

Career-technical education is an important component of a student’s total education. The Regional Occupational Programs (ROPs) are a dynamic school-to-career delivery system for high school students and adults in California. A key to the success of the programs is the cooperation that has been given by the community and business partners.

Teacher of the Year

Sue Waterbury
San Luis Obispo High School – ROP Instructor
Careers with Children, Teaching Careers

After earning her Bachelor’s of Science degree and standard secondary credential at Cal Poly in Home Economics, teaching preschool, and serving as a parent cooperative president, Sue Waterbury started teaching Careers with Children at SLOHS in 1980. The Tiny Tiger Preschool is run by the high school students that take the Careers with Children ROP class. Few know the name Careers with Children…..many know the name Tiny Tiger Preschool or “Tiny Tigers”. The program opened in 1980 under Sue’s direction and has continued strong ever since. In 1990 she initiated and successfully completed the process of licensing the preschool with the Department of Social Services. Tiny Tiger Preschool serves 48 preschoolers from the community and is the only licensed on-campus high school program. Sue has provided a workshop at a statewide conference to teach others how to license their programs. Careers With Children is an articulated course with Cuesta College. This year 39 high school students were eligible to receive 3 semester units of credit with Cuesta. Students from the Careers With Children Program have gone on to become elementary and secondary teachers, preschool directors, firefighters, physical education specialists, pediatric nurses, family day care providers, health educators and counselors…..to name just a few.