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Indigenous Bilingual Education
Trini Torres CarrionEducation Program Specialist, OELA
February 15, 2012
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AGENDA
Title III, Native American and Native Alaska Children in School (NAM) program
• Purpose• Authority, Regulations and Appropriations• Eligibility• Programs Authorized• NAM Funded Applications in FY 2011• Technical Assistance/Resources• Future Funding FY 2013
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Purpose
Assists American Indian and Alaska Native English learner (EL) students in:
• attaining English language proficiency• meeting the same challenging state academic content achievement standards
• supports the teaching and studying of Native languages consistent with section 103of the Native American Languages Act (25U.S.C. 2902)
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Eligible Applicants
Elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools primarily for Native American children (including Alaska Native children), are eligible applicants under this program:
(1) An Indian tribe.(2) A tribally sanctioned educational authority.(3) A Native Hawaiian or Native American Pacific Islander native language educational organization.(4) An elementary school or secondary school that is operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), or a consortium of such schools.
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Eligible Applicants
(5) An elementary school or secondary school operated under a contract with or grant from the BIE, in consortium with another such school or a tribal or community organization.(6) An elementary school or secondary school operated by the BIE and an institution of higher education, in consortium with an elementary school or secondary school operated under a contract with or grant from the BIE or a tribal or community organization.
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Activities Authorized
• Teacher training
• Curriculum development
• Evaluation
• Assessment designed for Native American students
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FY 2011 Projects Funded
• 21 funded projects
• States: AK, MT, ND, NM, OK, OR, SD, WA, WI
• Number of students served: 4,765
• Grades/level: Birth to College
• Range of Award Per Year: $175,000‐$300,000
• Total Per Year: $4,272,819
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Features
Special activities addressed by these projects include:
• heritage language and culture‐based curricula
• research‐based literacy model programs
• curriculum development
• community‐based literacy instruction summer camps
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Features (cont.)
• professional development leading toward Bilingual‐ESL teacher and Native Language certification
• parent education college programs in technology
• indigenous language materials development• Cultural Sensitivity Training for all teachers, implemented by the Tribal Cultural Support Center with the assistance of Tribal Elders
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Features (cont.)
Tribal college partners will encourage parent and family involvement in the program by coordinating family eventsand workshops to discuss how they can help students succeed in college.
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NAM Funded Applications in FY 2011
To learn more about these projects visit:
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/content/35_naancspgrantees
http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/foia/oela_readingroom.html
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Technical Assistance/Resources
• National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA)
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/grants/nam/
• The Talking Stick Community of Practice
• Postsecondary Success For Native American Students
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Mission and Goals
The mission of this online community is to provide an online forum for grantees of the NAM program.
Goals of the community are:• Connect grantees serving similar populations or facing similar challenges to help each other
• Link novice grantees with experienced grantees • Give grantees the opportunity to interact with OELA staff and experts
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Library
Member‐Suggested Links
Member‐Suggested Articles
Materials Related Webinar Presentations
Program Information
Research and Best Practices
Advocacy
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Members
• NAM grantees• Experts in the field of American Indians and Alaska
Native Education and Indigenous language instruction:University of Oregon University of ArizonaUniversity of Hawai‘i at Hilo
• National Congress of American Indians• Health and Human Services (HHS)• The National Museum of the American Indian• OELA Staff• Title III Formula Grant Staff
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Postsecondary Success For Native American Students
A BRIEF SUMMARY OF RESEARCH, PROGRAMS, AND PRACTICES
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/files/uploads/7/Post_Secondary_Success_NAm.pdf
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Future Funding Opportunity FY 2013
For future funding opportunities,
visit
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/index.html?src=oc
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/grants/nam /
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Program Contact
Trini Torres [email protected]
U.S. Department of Education, OELATelephone: (202) 401-1445
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