Browse past news stories for Regional Occupational Center in Bakersfield, CA.

• Debateable: Should KHSD teachers take pay cuts? (The Bakersfield Californian)
  posted on October 17, 2009 at 07:09:57 pm
  In the near future, Kern High's 1,500-plus teachers will find out how invested the district, board and teacher's union are in cutting salaries when contract negotiations conclude. On one hand, teachers in the Kern High School District make pretty good money, especially considering how many days a year they work.
• Ed roundup: New Panama-Buena Vista board member named (The Bakersfield Californian)
  posted on September 1, 2009 at 12:49:51 am
  NEW PANAMA BOARD MEMBER Keith Wolaridge was appointed to the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District Board of Trustees at last week's board meeting.
• Teens often out of luck with finding summer jobs (The Bakersfield Californian)
  posted on May 15, 2009 at 08:03:43 pm
  Kori Penner is only 16, yet has already begun his lifelong search for a job. He's just looking for a summer job right now, but is feeling the pressure to start making money. It doesn't help that his 19-year-old sister, Katelyn, started her job at the Bakersfield Swim Club when she was his age.
• First teachers, now classified staff face layoffs (The Bakersfield Californian)
  posted on May 2, 2009 at 07:00:20 pm
  First the teachers, now the classified staff. The unsung heroes in schools -- computer techs, instructional aides and bus drivers -- face layoff notices this past week and next.
• KHSD names new principals (The Bakersfield Californian)
  posted on April 25, 2009 at 08:36:48 pm
  When a principal moves on in the Kern High School District, it creates a domino effect as others move up the administrative ladder. This year, Gwen Nielsen was named principal of Highland High, and Michael Zulfa was named principal of South High.
• State education budget forces internship program cuts (The Bakersfield Californian)
  posted on April 2, 2009 at 06:54:45 pm
  Mayra Rodriguez was looking for a way to save on car repairs, so she signed up for an auto tech course at the Regional Occupational Center. The West High junior took basic auto mechanics courses and did an internship with GM at Motor City, then moved on to Bakersfield College for advanced training.
• Local High School Business Team Takes 1st In NY Competition (KERO 23 Bakersfield)
  posted on March 26, 2009 at 06:53:21 pm
  Bakersfield High School's Virtual Enterprise team was awarded first place Thursday morning in a national competition held in New York City with a team from Centennial High School taking third.
• KHSD to pink slip 85 teachers, counselors (The Bakersfield Californian)
  posted on March 9, 2009 at 08:30:17 pm
  The Kern High School District Monday gave notices to 85 teachers and counselors letting them know they won't have a job with the district for the 2009-10 school year. But several factors yet to be determined may allow some to return. The total includes 53 "probationary" teachers with teaching credentials who are in their first or second year.
• Pink Slips May End The Jobs Of Some Local Teachers (KERO 23 Bakersfield)
  posted on March 9, 2009 at 07:32:46 pm
  85 teachers and staff in the kern high school district received pink slips Monday.