North Orange County ROP Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to our 2020 Teacher of the Year, Mr. Reid Petersen! He has taught the Design, Visual, and Media Arts Pathway at El Camino Real High School in the Placentia Yorba Linda Unified School District since beginning his career in July of 2010.

In addition to being an exemplary teacher, Reid has served as a Professional Learning Community Lead Teacher, ROP staff development workshop presenter, and CTE Conference workshop presenter. Reid credits his students for making him the teacher he is. He stated, "my students are the best and they are the reason I love my job!"

Reid was honored at our February Board of Trustees meeting.

Classified and Certificated Employees of the Year

North Orange County ROP Employees of the Year were also honored at the February Board of Trustees meeting.

(Honored employees from left to right):

Lulu Amador - Career Training for Transition Instructor

Yani Segoro-Nguyen - Executive Assistant I

Jessica Becerra - Student Information Analyst

Melanie Schlager - Design, Visual, and Media Arts & Software and Systems Development Pathways Instructor

Allison Bradley - Senior Human Resources Assistant

Pat Axtell - Residential and Commerical Construction Pathway Instructor

Sean Manning - Design, Visual, and Media Arts Pathway Instructor

Rachelle Blinoff-Mudd - Biotechnology Pathway Instructor

David Block - Design, Visual, and Media Arts Pathway Instructor

Proclamations and Government Recognition

Thank you to Senator Chang; the Cities of Anaheim, Brea, Cypress, Los Alamitos, Placentia, and Yorba Linda; and our partner districts for recognizing February as Career Technical Education Month! Pictured: Mayor Campbell and the Yorba Linda City Council presenting Patient Care Pathway students at Esperanza High School with the proclamation. 

Career Technical Student Organization Showcase

During the February Board of Trustees meeting, North Orange County ROP held its annual Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO) Showcase. Nearly 100 students and their instructors/advisors from our five partner districts and adult, fee-based programs represented the following career pathways and organizations:

Biotechnology Pathway at Oxford Academy

Design, Visual, and Media Arts Pathway at Brea Olinda High School

Education Pathway at Esperanza, Kennedy, Troy, and Valencia High Schools

Engineering Design Pathway at Oxford Academy and Anaheim, Buena Park, and Sunny Hills High Schools

Emergency Response Pathway at Los Alamitos High School

Food Service and Hospitality Pathway at Buena Park and Yorba Linda High Schools

Patient Care Pathway at Cypress, Esperanza, Magnolia, Savanna, Sonora, Sunny Hills High Schools and NOCROP Adult, Fee-Based Programs

Performing Arts Pathway at Western High School

Educators Rising

HOSA-Future Health Professionals and HOSA-Jump

Skills USA

BOUSD Instagram Takeover

Brea Olinda Unified School District celebrated Career Technical Education month by giving an opportunity for North Orange County ROP students to do an "Instagram Takeover."

Students in our Patient Care Pathway and Residential and Commercial Construction Pathway took viewers on a tour of their classrooms, provided information on a typical day in the class, and interviewed other students about the skills they've learned.

Thank you BOUSD for your partnership and continued support of CTE!

Fullerton Joint Union High School District Board Meeting

In celebration of Career Technical Education Month, Fullerton Joint Union High School District recognized the following North Orange County ROP programs and Career Guidance Specialists during their February Board meeting: Family and Human Services Pathway - Fullerton Union High School Food Service and Hospitality Pathway - La Habra and Sonora High Schools Patient Care Pathway - Buena Park High School Production and Managerial Arts Pathway - La Vista/La Sierra High School Career Guidance Specialists Jennifer Beglin - Sunny Hills High School and Dionne Evans - Troy High School Thank you FJUHSD for your support and continued partnership!

Child Development Pathway at Los Alamitos High School

Take a peek into our Child Development Pathway at Los Alamitos High School.

Board of Trustees

Meg Cutuli, President
Los Alamitos Unified School District