Transcript How the Indian Education Act Impacts Your School District

How the Indian
Education Act Impacts
Your School District
Overview of Presentation
Teacher Quality
 Native Languages
 Curriculum and Instruction
 Tribal/Parent Involvement
 Status Reports
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Teacher Quality
Increase Native American teachers and
administrators: undergraduate and
graduate degree programs
 Assist teachers working with Native
American students: endorsements in
bilingual, reading, special education,
TESOL
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Native Languages
Ensure the maintenance of native
languages
 Ensure that native language bilingual
programs are part of a school district’s
professional development plan
 Tribes develop Memorandum of Agreement
with PED
 Tribes establish criteria for tribal members
to teach native language and culture
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Native Language Bilingual
Programs
23 school districts with
substantial Native
American student
enrollment
16 school districts with
Native American
Bilingual Programs
7 school districts with No
Native American
Bilingual Program
Curriculum and Instruction
Tribes are notified of all curricula
development for their approval/support
 Assist tribes and districts in the planning,
development, implementation, and
evaluation of curricula in native history,
languages, and culture
 Assist tribes and districts to develop
curricula and instructional materials in
native languages, history, and culture
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Tribal/Parent Involvement
Partner with tribes to increase involvement
and control over the schools and the
education of their students
 Establish formal government-togovernment relationship with tribes and
the BIA education division
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Tribal/Parent Involvement
Establish relationship with urban Indian
members to participate in initiatives and
educational decisions
 Ensure that parents, tribal departments of
education, PED, universities, and other
policymakers work together to improve
educational opportunities for American
Indian students
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Status Reports
A school district with tribal lands located
within its boundaries shall provide a district
wide American Indian education status
report to all tribes represented
 The status reports shall be written in a
brief format and shall contain information
through which public school performance
is measured and reported to the tribes:
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Status Reports
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Student Achievement
School Safety
Dropout Rate
Attendance
Parent and community involvement
Educational programs targeting American Indian
students
Financial reports
Current status of Indian Policies and Procedures
District initiatives to decrease dropouts and increase
attendance
Public school use of variable school calendars
Consultations with parent advisory committees
Contact Us
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Penny Bird – Assistant Secretary of Education
(505) 827-6679
Barbara Alvarez – Education Administrator
(505) 827-4149
Patrick Werito, Education Administrator
(505) 827-3871
Velma Sanchez, Office Administrator
(505) 827-6679
Fax: (505) 827-6668
Website: http://www.ped.state.nm.us/indian.ed