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LENGTH OF CLASS PERIODS
SCROP programs are scheduled in clock hours and attendance is recorded in
actual minutes attended.
WHO CAN ATTEND SCROP PROGRAMS?
SCROP programs are open to high school students who are currently attending
grades 11 or 12. In addition, students who are not in those grades, but are 16
years old or older are also permitted to attend SCROP programs. Students who
have attended high school for three years and would normally be in the 11th
grade, but are classified at a lower grade level because of insufficient
units, may also be enrolled in SCROP even though they are only 15. However
they must be clearly designated as 11th grade equivalent, with an explanation
provided in writing to SCROP. There are currently some exceptions to the above
conditions. All of the following conditions require a waiver signed by the
school principal and ROP Director. These exceptions are:
- Students less than 16, and not in grades 11 or 12 who have been
identified by testing or other methods as potential dropouts and who are
recorded as such at their high schools may be placed in a SCROP program.
- Special education students who have been evaluated as able to benefit
from training, and would need more than two years in order to receive this
training, or to meet the competencies of this training, may be enrolled
during their 9th and 10th grades.
- Students who need specific training in order to work in a family
business.
NOTE: The above categories must not exceed 3% of SCROP funded ADA.
CURRICULUM
- The purpose of a SCROP course is twofold:
- It is to provide career-technical training for immediate employment
placement.
- It is to provide the initial career-technical training prior to
placement in an advanced program at the post-secondary level.
- In addition to the above two reasons, it is part of SCROP's purpose to
provide skill upgrading for existing employed students so that they may
obtain better positions. Therefore, to meet these requirements, SCROP
courses must be broken down into proficiencies, and students must be
evaluated on those proficiencies. A record must be kept and dated for each
proficiency mastered.
Mastered proficiencies are recorded on the proficiency list on the back of
the certificate. There are three elements that the curriculum must contain.
They are:
- Content-area skills that relate to the proficiencies to be learned.
- Career preparation and job search strategies including resume writing
and interviewing skills.
- General workplace skills.
ATTENDANCE
Attendance accounting is completed by the SCROP office in conjunction with
the local schools. The process is a positive attendance system requiring the use
of the computerized SOCRATES program.
- Each school will provide a copy of each class attendance record including:
- Students and their days of attendance/absences.
- Original signature of teacher verifying accuracy of attendance.
- All students identified by grade level, by district of residence and
by student number.
- The correct four-week attendance period. Partial and mixed attendance
periods will not be accepted because of the confusion they cause during
audits.
- For SCROP attendance accounting purposes, no absences are permitted.
Attendance sheets must identify students by grade level and the date of
entry as well as the date of leaving the SCROP class. If the exact number of
minutes the student is in class is not recorded for each period, but instead
attendance is taken by the "present/absent" method, then the
student's daily attendance must match the class duration recorded at the top
of the SOCRATES attendance roster.
The following steps are required for all new programs:
INITIAL APPLICATION – To be completed at least nine months prior to the
anticipated start date of the course.
- PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
A description of the program, including the length of the course, target
group and objectives should be developed by the LEA.
- CONTACT SCROP
Complete request to start a new course form and attach “program
description” information.
- PRELIMINARY CRITERIA
LEA and SCROP staff review the possible program for preliminary criteria.
- Employment Survey - Is there a job market that would absorb
trainees from the program?
- Student Interest - Is there some information available that shows
students are interested in training for the program?
- Duplication - Does the program duplicate an existing program? If
it does duplicate an existing program, are there other factors that
warrant the duplication?
- Fiscal Feasibility - Based on student interest, will ADA
generation cover expected costs?
ADVISORY COMMITTEE DEVELOPED – To be completed at least six
months prior to the anticipated start date of the course.
- An advisory committee will be developed by the LEA instructor/LEA
administration.
- Membership
List of membership (minimum of three out of five members representing the
business or industry) will be submitted for approval.
- Operational details will be developed in cooperation with advisory
committee members, ROP staff and instructor. Operational details will
include:
- Curriculum
- Curriculum content including competencies.
- Curriculum development will be performed in conjunction with LEA
curriculum committees and will meet their timelines as near as possible.
- Local Labor Market Survey
- Site Location
- Instructor Credentialing and Qualifications
- Name of vocational credential required for this subject.
- List experience and qualifications that provide basis for obtaining
correct credential.
- Schedule/Starting Date
- Program Budget
- Maximum operational costs for first year.
- Maximum required capital costs for first year including site
improvements.
- Ongoing budget estimates for succeeding years.
- Articulation Possibilities
OPERATIONAL COMMITTEE PRESENTATION
- A formal presentation by the site administration and SCROP staff will be
made to the SCROP Operational Committee
At this time the Operational Committee will:
- Approve program as presented.
- Request staff to provide further study.
- Deny program.
STATE APPROVAL
Upon approval by the Operational Committee, SCROP staff will complete
the required application, including advisory committee minutes and a labor
market study and submit course to the California Department of Education for
state approval.
 New Class Request 
Each LEA has the flexibility to discontinue operation of a program within
their individual district, if the program is not achieving the needs of their
particular service area.
SCROP program termination or suspension of a subject area offering/program
at all LEAs within SCROP:
- PROCESS:
- SCROP Director will review program termination/suspension with current
partners offering the course at their location.
- The Program Advisory Committee will review recommendations on the
program termination/suspension process.
- An informational report will be presented to the Operational Committee
for consideration for action, covering the criteria for program
termination/suspension. The Operational Committee will then take action on
the recommendation, or defer for further study. The California Department
of Education will then be notified to remove offering from the SCROP
course log.
- CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERING PROGRAM TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION:
- The course is a duplication of current offerings at local high schools,
COEs or community college.
Title V reference: The ROC/Ps cannot offer courses that create
unnecessary duplication of districts, adult education, or community
colleges in the area.
- The course is not an appropriate ROC/P offering.
Title V reference: Generalized courses are not appropriate for
ROC/Ps. The ROC/P cannot supplement or replace a current high school
offering, unless a substantial curriculum revision, including a population
survey, and projected outcomes are completed.
- The course has been reviewed and has been recommended for termination or
suspension by a business advisory committee.
Title V reference: An advisory committee must validate the course
operation/discontinuance, the job market, and that the overall curriculum
meets industry standards to prepare students for entry level employment,
upgrading of skills, or further training.
- There is not an appropriate current or emerging labor market demand for
the current program offering.
Title V reference: ROC/Ps will only provide training, upgrading or
retraining in recognized or emerging occupations.
- A qualified, credentialed instructor is not available to provide
instruction in the identified program.
- Other criteria:
- Funding/cost of the overall program operation.
- Student completion of course(s) and course competencies.
- Facility/safety considerations.
- Equipment meeting minimum industry standard levels.
- Other specific issues as indicated by SCROP Director and agreed to by
LEA's and the SCROP Operational Committee.
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