Washoe County School District

Washoe County School District

Indian Education Program

Tiffany Young, Coordinator for Equity & Diversity Chelsey Solemsaas, Indian Education Specialist

Board of Trustees Meeting May 8, 2018

Atta1chment A

WCSD Title VI - Indian Education

? Funded by Title VI formula grant from the Office of Indian Education, US Department of Education

? Funding based on the number of students who've completed a Student Eligibility Certification (506) Form:

? Personal or family history of tribal enrollment in a Tribe, Band or Group:

? Federally recognized ? State recognized ? Terminated ? A member of an organization Indian group that received a grant under the

Indian Education Act of 1988

? Programming is determined in partnership with the Indian Education Parent Advisory Committee (PAC)

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Tribal Partners

? Federally Recognized Tribes:

? Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe ? Reno Sparks Indian Colony

? Non Profit Organization:

? Nevada Urban Indians, Inc.

Each partner has a voting and ex-officio member on the Parent Advisory Committee

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Programming ? Title VI

? Paiute Language Classes:

? Spanish Springs HS ? North Valleys HS ? Reed HS

? Summer School/Supplemental Credit Fee Payments ? Tutoring ? Afterschool programming busses ? Natchez Elementary ? Indian Education Advisory Committee (IEAC) ? National Indian Education Association (NIEA) Conference ? AP Fee Payments ? Paiute Language Bowl ? May 22, 2018 ? Advisement Services:

? Funded by Title VI, E & D

? Student Graduation Advocates

? Contracts to support student achievement and cultural growth

? Equity and Diversity Support

? Infinite Campus Tab ? Tribally Recognized Students

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Data ? Title VI Eligible

? Indian Education Program Title VI student count:

? Based on tribal enrollment (student/parent/grandparent)

? 07-08 1326 ? 08-09 1432 ? 09-10 1404 ? 10-11 1353 ? 11-12 1379 ? 12-13 1201 ? 13-14 1226 ? 14-15 963 ? 15-16 974 ? 16-17 910 ? 17-18 868

? Over 90 tribes from across the United States are represented in WCSD with the majority from Nevada/Great Basin tribes.

? Other large non-Nevada/Great Basin representations: Cherokee, Navajo, Chippewa, and Sioux.

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