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Access the Adult Registration link above

  • Register online; Pay and complete your registration entirely online.
  1. Select the class from the dropdown menu and click "Pay Now".
  2. You will be redirected to PayPal's secure web site to submit payment
  3. Click the link to "return to the Antelope Valley Union High School District ROP" to complete the online registration form.
  4. Complete the form and click "Submit". You will receive an email confirmation of enrollment, schedule and receipt within 3 business days. Retain these documents to bring with you the first day of class. 
  • Register in person; download, complete and print the registration forms at home or the AVROP. 
  1. Bring the forms to the AVROP office where one of our courteous staff can assist you with the registration process.
  2. Pay the registration fees with cash or a credit/debit card.

If you require assistance please call (661) 575-1010 during regular business hours.
Careers With Children

The AVROP compreEducationhensive Careers With Children Program

provides informative introductory training in the field of early childhood education relating to careers in child care, and teaching.  Upon successfully completing this course, students will develop industry recognized knowledge and skills to pursue a career working with children.

 Students will have the opportunity to be placed in an internship utilizing hands-on application that takes place in a local community classroom setting*. Interaction with children, families, teachers, and school faculty supports marketable employment experience.

Teacher assistants, also called teacher aides or instructional aides, provide instructional and clerical support for classroom teachers, allowing the teachers more time to plan lessons and to teach. Using the teacher's lesson plans, they provide students with individualized attention, tutoring and assisting children—particularly special education and non-English speaking students—in learning class material.

The curriculum overview entails;

  • Music and movement
  • Child literacy
  • Creative lesson plans
  • Developmentally appropriate practices
  • Health, safety, and nutrition
  • Industry desirable assessment documentation skills
  • Development of a professional portfolio
  • Effective communication skills  

Included as part of the course instruction, students will be provided guidance on obtaining a State of California teacher assistant permit as well as exposure to the industry accreditation and credential requirements.  For more information on permits and credentialing, CLICK HERE .

A TB test and live-scan/finger printing are required, and CPR is optional**, but desirable in this field.  

 

       Entry-level positions include:           

With certification, experience

or additional training, opportunities include:

  • Teacher's Assistants
  • Infant or child care provider aides
  • Instructional Aides 
  • Pre-School Teachers
  • K-12 Teachers
  • Bus Drivers
  • Counselors
  • Library Technicians and Library Assistants

 

* To successfully complete this course and be eligible for an internship a total course score of 80% or higher is required.

**Additional fees apply.

According to the Bureau of Labor & Statistics

Greater numbers of children and adults enrolled in all types of schools will generate employment growth in this industry. A large number of retirements will add additional job openings and create good job prospects for many of those seeking work in educational services. Wage and salary employment growth of 12 percent is expected in the educational services industry over the 2008-18 period, comparable to the 11 percent increase projected for all industries combined.

Over the long-term, the overall demand for workers in educational services will increase as a result of a growing emphasis on improving education and making it available not only to more children and young adults, but also to those currently employed and in need of improving their skills.

Much of the demand for educational services is driven by growth in the population of students at each level. Low enrollment growth projections at the secondary school level are likely to limit growth somewhat, resulting in average growth for these teachers, However, enrollment growth is expected to be larger at the elementary (grades 1-5) and middle school (grades 6-8) levels, which will likely result in slightly higher employment growth for teachers at these levels. Reforms, such as universal preschool and all-day kindergarten, will require more preschool and kindergarten teachers. Due to continued emphasis on the inclusion of disabled students in general education classrooms and an effort to reach students with problems at younger ages, special education teachers will experience relatively strong growth. School reforms calling for more individual attention to students will require additional teacher assistants, particularly to work with special education and English-as-a-second-language students.

http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs034.htm