Oregon American Indian Alaska Native Education State Plan [electronic resource] / Susan Castillo.
This state plan presents Oregon's 11 educational goals for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) education, which have been revised and detailed by the statewide Indian Education Council. The goals support the policy of the Oregon Department of Education (ODE), the educational philosophy of the...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This state plan presents Oregon's 11 educational goals for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) education, which have been revised and detailed by the statewide Indian Education Council. The goals support the policy of the Oregon Department of Education (ODE), the educational philosophy of the AI/AN community, and the Indian Student Bill of Rights. The goals include: 1) promoting effective education for AI/AN children; 2) developing educational programs that address the educational needs of all AI/AN children in Oregon; 3) encouraging strong partnerships with school districts in which AI/AN parents, tribal, and community leaders can provide input regarding programs for AI/AN students; 4) developing systems for obtaining and disseminating data on AI/AN students; 5) requiring all public school personnel to be knowledgeable of and responsive to AI/AN students and to support educational strategies that address their needs; 6) encouraging school districts to infuse culturally specific, developmentally appropriate AI/AN materials throughout the curriculum; 7) implementing non-biased and culturally appropriate assessment of AI/AN students; 8) developing comprehensive high-quality early childhood education programs; 9) ensuring that all AI/AN students have equal access to all public school programs; 10) implementing strategies for reducing AI/AN dropout rates; and 11) ensuring that AI/AN students have equal access to higher education in the state. ODE strategies and responsibilities are presented for each goal. (TD) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED481486. Availability: For full text: http://www.ode.state.or.us/iasa/t7/indedstateplan03.pdf/. |
| Physical Description: | 37 pages. |