Santa Lucia Regional Occupational Program

San Luis Obispo County

Monday, 06 September 2010

:

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

Gary Bissell was awarded the ROP Teacher of the Year award for 2009 - 2010. He began teaching 35 years ago, 25 of those years have been involved in teaching ROP courses at Atascadero High School. He has a BA and Masters degree from Cal Poly in Industrial Arts-Technology and Chemistry and teaching credentials in Computer Education and Small Business Management. He is an excellent teacher who makes learning an exciting event. He still loves the challenge of teaching "technology", even with all the reading to keep up on the latest trends and constant training to keep up with the skills. Gary has taught many different technology and business courses including: Computer Operations, Computer Service Technology, Web Page Design, Cisco Networking Academy and Podcasting.