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Indian Education Department would like to welcome you to our website. Information about all of our programs,
services and assigned personnel are listed on the following pages. Feel free to contact us by phone at: 505-884-6392 Fax: 505-872-8849 or
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Indian Education Department Mission Statement
By
working together with schools, parents and communities, APS Indian Education
Department will develop enhanced and supportive Indigenous educational
opportunities for all Native American students by increasing knowledge of
Native values through teaching language and cultural differences.
Indian Education Department Vision Statement
All
Native American students will succeed with appropriate support systems,
effective teaching, and use of culturally relevant methods and strategies.
2009-2010 Indian Education Department Goals and
Objectives:
1.
Improve Literacy skills ofNative American students in Grades K-12 as measured by pre- and
post-Reading Intervention scores by the end of SY 2009-10 through integration
of culturally-relevant materials.
Objective: Gain of 3% each year beginning with the
listed baseline data taken from Report for 2006-07 Indian Education Act
September 2008
2.
Improve communication with the greater community
and parents of Native American students who attend APS
Objective: Increase by 3% as compared to 2008-2009.
3.
Increase school attendance and graduation rate of
Native American students.
Objective: Gain 3% in attendance for all Natives
students and increase number of graduates from 245 in may 2009.
4.
Improve and increase partnerships with
neighboring Tribes and communities.
Objective: Gain of 3% as compared to 2008-2009.
5.
Increase instruction of Native languages and
culture for Native American students through development of Indigenous
curriculum and rubric.
Objective: Gain of 3% as
compared to 2008-2009.
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