R.O.P. - Regional Occupational Program

ROP Counseling Services

ROP Counselors specialize in career counseling, serving 22 school districts and L.A. County High School for the Arts.  There are 130 programs within the district.

Student Services
Goal: To provide futures planning, career counseling and job acquisition skills for ALL students by:

  • Providing career guidance counseling to students within an individual or group school setting.
  • Serving as a resource for student educational planning, career and life skills decision-making.
  • Encouraging students to develop and enhance effective interpersonal communication skills and problem solving strategies.
  • Screening students for appropriate program placement.
  • Administering and interpreting career guidance assessments and surveys, including the LACOROP Student Career-Technical Interest Survey.
  • Working with computer assisted counseling programs such as:  VIEW, Choices, or Internet Access.  (Availability of programs varies at each high school).
  • Utilizing career resources such as current labor market information and community based job information.
  • Providing work preparation and job retention assistance, including resume writing, interviewing skills, applications, networking strategies, and portfolio development.
  • Assisting students in locating internships, job shadowing experiences, mentors, and specialized scholarship information.

Staff Support
Goal: To assist ALL staff and instructors in the career development process by:

  • Supporting the school site guidance and counseling goals.
  • Serving as a resource person for career guidance counseling to site counselors, classroom teachers, and ROP instructors.
  • Providing specialized ROP and career-related workshops to groups of students or staff upon request.
  • Meeting with school and district personnel to ensure that ROP activities are supportive and consistent with the total educational program of the host school and local partners.
  • Assisting in the development of promotional activities, distributing course material, and implementing ROP program support services.
  • Providing support and assisting LACOROP instructors with students who demonstrate behavioral problems, including: crisis prevention/intervention or discipline strategies to support classroom management.
  • Monitoring ROP student progress via attendance and grade reports utilizing student intervention strategies.
  • Facilitating LACOROP student and staff recognition opportunities (i.e. Student of the Month, Outstanding ROP Student of th

Community Connections
Goal: To promote a positive image of ROP within the school, district and community by:

  • Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with local partners.
  • Distributing informational materials that reflect the mission of ROP.
  • Assisting with career and college fairs, open house, and back-to-school nights.
  • Supporting student achievement by attending community events.
  • Assisting with transitions to post-secondary options, including community colleges, 4-year universities, career-technical schools, military, or the workforce.
  • Actively developing new programs based on community needs and student interests.
  • Cooperating with School-to-Career goals by creating business partnerships for job shadowing, internships, mentoring, career speakers, and employment.
  • Providing community members with qualified, trained employees.
  • Inviting local partners to participate in advisory committees.
  • Participating in community-based organizations (i.e. Chamber of Commerce, Industry Education Council, PTSA, etc.)
  • Enrolling employees in ROP courses to upgrade current career technical skills.
  • Maintaining our commitment to work-based learning for students through the use of paid or unpaid community placements.
  • Arranging field trips to enhance certain class experiences or curriculums.

All ROP Counselors:

  • Are highly qualified counseling professionals.
  • Possess and maintain a valid California Pupil Personnel Service Credential.
  • Participate in on-going professional growth activities to promote excellence in the field of counseling.
  • Support the National Standards for School Counseling Programs developed by the American School Counseling Association.