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The Native Program is currently completing the Title VI grant process for next year, this includes a “public hearing” which covers a brief overview of the program and objectives. Also gives parents, students, staff and any attendees (stakeholders) a moment to address anything they’d like to see in the program going forward or comment on anything they’ve experienced with the program until now. It’s similar to our parent committee meetings, but a specific requirement for our grant process. We will hold this virtually on Friday April 12th from 4-4:45PM via ZOOM. Below is the link and a definition of a public hearing from the Office of Indian Education. Thanks!5.1 What is a public hearing?'A public hearing is required for all applicant types under ESEA section 6114(c)(3)(C). The public hearing is an opportunity for parents of Indian children and teachers, representatives of Indian Tribes on Indian lands located within 50 miles of any school that the agency will serve if such Tribes have any children in such school, Indian organizations, and, if appropriate, Indian students from secondary schools to understand the program and to offer recommendations regarding the program. Two basic requirements of a public meeting are that the public be notified and be allowed to attend. Documentation of the public hearing should be maintained.'Richard Summers is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.Topic: Title VI Annual Public HearingTime: Apr 12, 2024 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 871 3990 1881Passcode: 9uhak2
Native American/Alaska Native Education Program
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Helping All Students Succeed
Kent School District (ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵapp) participates in a Native American/Alaska Native Education Program funded by Federal Title VI Grant monies based on Native American student counts and administered through Student Services.
The program is designed to assist Native American students to meet district and state academic standards. Our goal is for each native student to graduate high school and continue their education in post-secondary opportunities.
About the Program
The Native American Education Program is mandated by Title VI (Part A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
The intent of this law is to provide financial assistance to school districts for the development and implementation of programs specifically designed to meet the culturally related academic needs of Native American and Alaska Native students.
Download our Native American Program Brochure (PDF)
Services
ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵapp offers resources for native students and families to create a strong sense of community. By building a stronger circle, we strengthen our society. In traditional communities, young people have always come to know, to experience, and to lay claim to their tribal heritage, allowing individuals to define themselves in terms of their collective cultural identity.
- Advocacy for Native students and their families at the school and district levels.
- Information on college and career workshops and events to support the district mission of preparing all students for their futures.
- Scholarship and financial aid information for secondary students.
- Cultural enrichment opportunities.
- Family culture nights.
- Parent Advisory Committee Meetings.
- Speakers and presenters from the Native community
- Cultural field trips and events with an emphasis on secondary learners and college readiness.
Eligibility Form
Students may be eligible to participate in the Native American/Alaska Native Education Program if they are registered on a Title VI ED 506 Indian Student Eligibility Certification Form (PDF). It is not required that a student be enrolled in a federally recognized tribe if the parents or grandparents of the students are enrolled. There is no blood quantum required to enroll and participate in the program. This form only needs to be completed once for a student’s entire time in Kent School District.
Land Acknowledgement
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From the rivers and lakes to the bays and sea we acknowledge that this land, and its waters are the traditional territory of the Coast Salish people and recognize that we are guests on the land we make our lives and our homes. We raise our hands to give thanks to the ancestors and current Indigenous people of the Seattle area, King County and Washington State. We specifically acknowledge the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, who have historically lived from the Cascade Mountains to the Salish Sea – “Puget Sound”.
Land acknowledgements are to pay respect to the Indigenous people who have inhabited the Americas since at least the time of the last Ice Age, some 20-30,000 years ago. If you ask many Native elders past and present, they will say Indigenous people have always been here, “Since Time Immemorial”. Natives have often considered ourselves stewards of the land; the caretakers of the Earth, rather than the colonial concept of being land "owners". We belong to the Earth, not the reverse. The relationship between Indigenous people and the Americas is millenniums old, and that is what we recognize with our land acknowledgement.
