CTUIR STEP Program

Tribal and student profile

• • • Umatilla Indian Reservation – Cayuse, Umatilla, Walla Walla tribes Pendleton School District – 3150 Students – 17% Native American enrollment Nixyaawii Community School – 50 students – 80% Native American enrollment

Student Count by Grade for the CTUIR Education Department Service Area

2013-2014 CTUIR Total Student Count Grade Girl Boy Total K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th Totals 20 30 28 30 18 28 21 25 25 21 33 24 18 321 17 35 30 23 25 33 25 29 20 25 28 21 22 333 37 65 58 53 43 61 46 54 45 46 61 45 40 654 Total Student Enrollment: 654 IEP 4 8 8 12 8 10 12 13 5 12 5 8 2 107 CTUIR Enrollment 21 39 38 46 27 11 28 40 22 19 27 29 20 367 Other Enrollment 7 12 8 11 5 11 18 13 23 20 26 10 11 175 Descendent 9 14 12 10 11 13 7 4 3 4 87

2013-14 Attendance for the Academic Year 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 91,51 89,31 91,84 88 87 86 Lincoln Elementary McKay Elementary Washington Elementary 93,55 West Hills Elementary 93,74 94,25 89,3 91 Sherwood Elementary Sunridge Middle School Nixyaawii Community School Pendleton High School

STEP Final Agreement

• • School Improvement – Signed by TEA on 4/15/13 and on 4/24/13 by SEA Title IIA – Signed by SEA on 12/23/13 and by TEA on 1/2/14 – 4 focus areas: 1) Professional Development 2) Educator Assessment and Evaluation 3) Technical Assistance 4) Assist TEA with data collection and analysis

Accomplishments

• • Professional Development – Trainings and workshops – Monthly PD days Educator Assessment and Evaluation – Pendleton School District Professional Development Plan – Teacher on Special Assignment

Accomplishments

• Technical Assistance – Tribal overview workshops • Data collection and analysis – NCS was rated an overall grade of 4 on the Oregon report card out of 5. This is up from a level 2 in 2012 13.

– STAR Reading and Math Assessment – Track student data including grades, attendance, and behavior

Assessment Results

Assessment Results

Assessment Results

Access to Student Data

• • • • Tribal student data Couldn’t get records to track growth FERPA release forms within NCS registration packets so STEP has access.

Having partnership with schools to collect data

3

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year goals

• Strengthening collaboration with TEA, SEA, and LEA to identify goals and objectives for Year 3 – 4 components: Professional Development, Educator Assessment and Evaluation, Technical Assistance, Data Collection and Analysis.

– Continue to strengthen partnerships

Project Contact

• Ramona Halcomb, STEP Project Director – [email protected]

– 541-429-7822 – 46411 Ti’mine Way, Pendleton, OR 97801