Regional Occupational Program

The mission of the Lassen County Regional Occumpational Program (ROP) is to provide the opportunity for students to develop the necessary skills for successful transition into their future careers.

What is ROP?

The Lassen County ROP offers vocational training and career information services to high school students and adults. Classes are located on the local high school campuses. As an ROP student, you may also receive on-the-job training. This training is called Community Classroom (unpaid) and Coop (paid). The ROP classes are based on workplace competencies in the specific program of your choice. You may receive these competencies either in the classroom or at entry-level employment with local businesses.

Community Classroom & Cooperative Vocational Education:

Community Classroom enables the vocational training to take place in a work setting. An "Individualized Training Plan" for the student is implemented. The student is supervised by both the work site supervisor and his/her ROP instructor. If the employer chooses to hire the student, the student is considered a Cooperative Vocational Education (Co-op) student. A Coop student is the same as a Community Classroom student except they are paid.

List of course available:

• Accounting
• Ag Mechanics (Welding)
• Automotive Services (including Diesel and Tools/Parts)
• Automotive Mechanics
• Advanced Word Processing/Desktop Publishing
• Cabinet Making (Wood)
• Computer Networking
• Construction Trades
• Graphic Arts
• Greenhouse and Landscape Management
• Natural Resource Management

Certificates/Credit:

Certificates of Proficiency are awarded to students who have obtained employability. Competency Completion of an ROP course also earns credit toward a high school diploma. Area high schools issue credit for ROP classes. Two-hour students earn 10 units of credit per semester, three-hour students earn 15 units of credit per semester. College credit may also be earned in some courses.

Job Placement: Students successfully completing this course are assisted through the classroom instructor and/or the ROP Career Education Technician in securing employment.

Staff:

Lassen County Office of Education
472-013 Johnstonville Road, North
Susanville, CA 96130

• Richard DuVarney - LCROP Director, (530) 257-2196
• Sharon Mincher, Administrative Assistant

Big Valley High School
P.O. Drawer 157
Bieber, CA 96009
(530) 294-5231

• Ray Gianoli, Millwork/Cabinet Making
• Abe Hathaway, Welding/Farm Structure
• Dixie Hoffman, Accounting, Word Processing

Herlong High School
P.O. Box 97
200 DS Hall Street
Herlong, CA 96113
(530) 827-2101

• Pam Dusenbery, Commercial Arts
• Chad Lewis, Automotive

Lassen Union High School
1110 Main Street
Susanville, CA 96130

• Buzz Burt , Construction Trades/Word Processing, Graphics (530) 257-5566 at Credence High School
• Elizabeth Ammon, Landscaping/Greenhouse Management (530) 251-1154
• John Crosby, Automotive Services (530) 251-1121
• Robert Diermier, Accounting (530) 251-1110
• Maria Fregulia, Food Services (530) 251-1148
• Irv Gifford, Woods (530) 251-1123
• Jim Reichle, Natural Resource Management, (530) 251-1209
• Mike Somerville, Welding (530) 251-1139
• Trish Valceschini, Word Processing (530) 251-1112

Weswood Jr./Sr. High School
P.O. Box 1510
Westwood, CA 96137-1510

• Milton Apple, Computer Accounting (530) 256-3235, ext. 3006
• Marvin Brown, CAD (530) 256-3235, ext. 3018
• Tamsen DeForest ,  Auto Mechanics, Welding (530) 256-3235, ext. 3010

Links:

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California Department of Education ROP Office

California Department of Education

California ROP Organization

Lassen High School

Herlong High School