Tanana Chiefs Conference



Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) Education & Interior Athabascan Tribal College (IATC)

Interior Education Summit

Chief David Salmon Tribal Hall @ 111 Clay Street in Fairbanks, Alaska

November 15 & 16, 2011

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

8:30-9:00 am Welcome

Call to Order: Robert Lee Demit, Vice Chairperson of the Interior Athabascan Tribal College (IATC) Board of Trustees; & Curtis Sommer, Chairperson of the TCC Education Council.

Invocation: TBA.

Welcome: Robert Lee Demit, Vice Chairperson of IATC; Curtis Sommer, Chairperson of the TCC Education Council; & Jerry Isaac, President of the Tanana Chiefs Conference.

Introductions: TCC Education Council Members & IATC Board of Trustees.

9:00-9:30 am Presentations by Elders on Education: Poldine Carlo, Nulato/Fairbanks; Ida Ross, & Elizabeth Fleagle, Elder Mentor for Rural Human Services, Human Services, Social Work, Clinical Psychology PhD Program; & the Interior/Aleutians Campus (I/AC) Upward Bound Cultural Camp at Howard Luke’s.

9:30-9:45 am Presentation: Michael Ambrose, Member of the TCC Executive Board & IATC Board of Trustees.

9:45-10:00 am Fairbanks Mediation Agreement Between the Fairbanks Native Association (FNA) & the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District (FNSBSD) & Introduction of Superintendent of FNSBSD: Steve Ginnis, Executive Director, Fairbanks Native Association.

10:00-10:30 am Fairbanks North Star Borough School District (FNSBSD): Alaska Native Language; Culture; Challenges & Actions; Pete Lewis, Superintendent & Yatibaey Evans, Coordinator for the FNSBSD’S Alaska Native Education (ANE) Program.

10:30-10:45 am Break

10:45-11:15 am Alaska Performance Scholarships (APS): Shari Paul, APS Program Coordinator; Roxie Mourant, Alaska’s Learning Network; & Fred Villa, Associate Vice President for Workforce Programs, University of Alaska Statewide.

11:15-12:00 Noon Working Back Towards Our Future- Mike Hanley, Commissioner of Alaska’s Department of Education and Early Development (DEED).

12:00 Noon-1:00 pm Lunch [Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner –Provided]

1:00-1:30 pm Overview of the Association of Interior Native Educators (AINE): Malinda Chase, Executive Director.

1:30-2:30 pm Adult & Youth Employment Opportunities: Brenda Krupa, Director of TCC Employment Department; Tony Delia, Special Projects Director for TCC; Katina Charles, Youth Manager for TCC’s Youth Employment Services (YES); & Click Bishop, Commissioner of Alaska’s Department of Labor & Workforce Development.

2:30-3:15 pm Teaching Archeology to Students at the High School Level: Bob Sattler, Senior Archeologist/Environmental Quality Analyst for TCC’s Natural & Cultural Resources Department; & Paul Morley, English Teacher & Co-organizer of the Calico Bluff Field School, Burchell High School, Wasilla.

3:15-3:30 pm Break

3:30-4:00 pm Nenana STEM Initiatives: Joe Krause, Project Director.

4:00-4:30 pm Rural Education for Adult Learners (REAL): Marty Thomas, REAL Coordinator-Adult Learning Programs of Alaska.

4:30-5:00 pm UAF Center for Distance Education: Shih-Hsung (Alex) Hwu, Director.

5:00 pm Recess

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

8:30-9:00 am Call to Order: Orville Huntington, Chairperson of the Interior Athabascan Tribal College (IATC) & Curtis Sommer, Chairperson of the TCC Education Council.

Invocation: TBA

Welcome: Orville Huntington, Chairperson of the Interior Athabascan Tribal College (IATC) & Curtis Sommer, Chairperson of the TCC Education Council.

Introductions: TCC Education Council Members & IATC Board of Trustees.

9:00-9:45 am “Speak My Language to Me”: Future Educators of Alaska (FEA) Clubs from three REAAs-Facilitator: Shelby Fisher-Salmon, Student Representative on the TCC Education Council.

9:45-10:15 am Gwich’in Revitalization & Strategic Planning: Facilitator: Rebecca Fisher, Member of the TCC Education Council from the Yukon Flats SRO area.

10:15-10:30 am Break

10:30-11:00 am Native American Careers & Technical Education Program (NACTEP): David Farley, Manager, Education Department, and Council of Athabasca Tribal Governments.

11:00-11:30 am Culturally Relevant Education: Representative Alan Dick, State of Alaska House of Representatives, District 6.

11:30 am-12 noon After School Culture & Language Programs: Don Shircel, Director of TCC

Client Development Department.

12:00 noon-1:00 pm Lunch (Traditional Food -- Provided)

1:00-1:30 pm Sleep & Learning: Malinda Chase, Executive Director of the Association of Interior Native Educators (AINE).

1:30-1:45 pm Report on the 2011 annual National Indian Education Association Convention in Albuquerque, NM: Orville Huntington, Chairperson of the IATC Board of Trustees.

1:45-2:30 pm School District Initiatives-Culture/Language Activities/Projects: Susan Paskvan, Native Language Coordinator, Yukon Koyukuk School District; & Timothy Stathis, Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Yukon Flats School District (YFSD).

2:30-3:15 pm Tribal Initiatives-Culture/Language Activities/Projects: TBA

3:15-3:30 pm Break

3:30-5:00 pm Action Items

5:00 pm Adjournment

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