Title Vll/Huchoosedah Newsletter Native American Education Services October 2014 Welcome to the 2014-2015 School Year. We welcome all Native American and Alaskan Native Students and their families to the Seattle Public Schools. This newsletter is to provide you with information on the SPS Title Vll Native Education Program, our staff, and our calendar of events for the upcoming school year. Dear Students, Families, and Community, I hope all of you are enjoying the beautiful weather we have had lately! And I hope you have had a great start to your new school year. All of the teachers here; Janine, Vicki, and Jenny have been busy visiting schools and meeting building leaders. We have had a very positive response to our visits in the school and are very positive about this school year. We had our back to school supply distribution; we had a decent amount of people show up, however we still have supplies left. We know with schools giving out supplies more families don’t need them as much, but if your children didn’t get any please contact us, we would like to be able to help you. Our Next PAC Meeting will be October 9, 2014, 6:00 – 7:30, location TBD, we will know by the end of September, we will hold our PAC elections for all positions except for secretary! In an astounding victory the SPS Board passed a resolution to observe Indigenous Peoples Day, on the second Monday of October. In an effort to support The Seattle Human Rights Commission and Matt Remle, we submitted to the school board a resolution that fully restates our commitment to observing IPD. The City of Seattle will vote October 6th, 2014. Staff from Curriculum & Instruction, Native American Education, School & Family Partnerships and Race & Equity, General Counsel’s Office and the Board Office worked together to draft the resolution before you, and recommend that Policy 2336 be amended to add Indigenous Peoples’ Day to the list of Required Observances. http://www.seattleschools.org/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/1583136/File/Departmental%20 Content/school%20board/1415%20agendas/091714agenda/20140917_Resolution_IndigenousPeoples.pdf Quick Update  PAC meeting John Stanford, October 9, 2014, 6:00-7:30 PM, room 2010  8th Annual Eastside Native American Veteran’s Powwow, Oct 11, 2014, Grand Entry 6:00PM, Juanita High School 10601 NE 132nd St, Kirkland WA, see attached flier  Tribal Language Circles, UNEA/Clear Sky, Tuesday-Thursday Wilson/Pacific 6:00-8:30  United Indians Of All Tribes is Hiring, please see attachments Link to the SPS Native Education Program Huchoosedah Fusion Page http://nativeed.www.seattleschools.org This page is updated monthly and contains calendar information and links to other Native Organizations Links to Native American and Alaskan Native Organizations Calendar of Events 2014 Event Calendar October 9, 2014, 6:00-630 PAC Meeting John Stanford Room 2010 2445 3rd Ave South, Seattle, WA October 11, 2014 Grand Entry 6:00 PM Eastside Native American Veterans Powwow’ Juanita High School 10601 NE 132nd St Kirkland, WA 98034 Cowlitz Tribal Health [email protected] Seattle Clear Sky Native Youth www.urbannativeeducation.org Seattle Indian Health Board www.sihb.org United Indians of All Tribes [email protected] October 7-30th, 2014 T-Th 6:00-8:30 Tribal Language Circles UNEA/Clear Sky Youth Wilson/Pacific, Indian Heritage 90th and Stone Seattle Clear Sky Native Youth Council Mission: Collectively, promote and engage in cultural, traditional activities and educational achievement. We strive to enhance tribal identities, personal and community growth and wellness. We advocate for justice, equality, and visibility in the Seattle community. Meeting every Tuesday 6:00pm-8pm Indian Heritage Cafeteria 1330 N. 90t// FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: SARAH SENSE-WILSON @ 524-5220 WWW.URBANNATIVEEDUCATION.ORG Vicki Segundo is Double-Fin Killer Whale Clan from the Haida Tribe of Hydaburg in Southeast Alaska. Her Haida name is Gii’ginaas. Vicki is a Title 1 Consulting Teacher for the Native American Education Services in Seattle Public Schools. She serves Native students in all five regions, however works primarily in the SE, Central, and NE Regions. Jenny Miller, Aleut, Seattle Public Schools Native Education Paraprofessional is serving our native youth K-12 in Queen Anne, Magnolia and the West Seattle region. She provides academic, study skills, and coordination of wrap around services for our students. Adriel Foxley; I am a Black-Indian from the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. My biological parents are Otha McConnell and Sarah Mink and the parents who raised me are David and Donna Foxley. I have grown up in the Muckleshoot Community where I attended Auburn Public Schools. After I graduated high school, I went to college at Eastern Kentucky University. I played Division I softball and received my Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice and Master’s in Physical Education-Sports Administration. I came back to Muckleshoot and worked as a Truancy Officer for the Tribal School then transferred to the Drop-In-Center as a Community Advocate for a total of 4 years. I left Muckleshoot to come work for Seattle Public Schools as a Truancy Intervention Specialist at Aki Kurose Middle School. I am honored to be selected as the new Family Support Worker for the Huchoosedah Native Education Program. I look forward to meeting all the Native students in Seattle Public Schools and working closely with families, administration, support staff, teachers and outside resources to better our community. Thank you. Huchoosedah After School Programs 2014/2015      Lichton Springs K-8, Ms. Janine Highland Park K-5, Ms. Uti Broadview Thomson K-8, Ms. Rasmussen John Muir K-5, Ms. Vicki Either Rogers or Jane Adams These programs will start the second week of October; we are looking forward to having five locations this year! Keys to Student Success        Giving your student 20 minutes of focused attention on academics each day improves their academic success. This is uninterrupted time for you and your child to have a conversation about homework or reading, or to focus on academic tasks. Checking your student's backpack daily makes a difference. With a little detective work, you will be sure your student has what they need to be prepared for the next school day. Be involved in your child’s school and classroom. Attend Curriculum night, Open house, and Parent-Teacher conferences. It is very important for you to know what is expected for each grade level. Your child might need additional help in some areas. Visit your child’s classroom often and get to know your child’s teacher and other school staff. Let all school staff know you are interested in how your child is doing and how you can help. Sign up for the Source https://source.seattleschools.org. On Source you can track your student’s grades, homework assignments, check on missing work, and look at their assessments to see what areas, if any, they need to work on. The source has information on how to analyze their assessment scores. Make sure your contact information stays up to date. Be sure your child’s teacher and other school staff know how to get a hold of you quickly. Make it easy for your teacher to share information with you regarding your student. Have your child read at least 30 minutes a day at home. Children should read at least 30 minutes a day. Research shows this is an effective way to build your child’s reading skills. Read to your child or have them read aloud to you every day. Libraries are a great resource to help with academics (free on-line homework help). Get a library card for your child. Get Involved with the Parent Advisory Committee for Native Education. The PAC is a great way to show your children that education is a priority! Have a great school year! Tips compiled by Jenny L. Miller, Aleut Jenny Miller [email protected] NATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM STAFF Gail T. Morris Jenny Miller [email protected] Native American Education Services Manager 3rd Ave S Seattle, WA 98124 [email protected] (206)252-0948 Vicki Segundo Title l Consulting Teacher for all Regions SPS #1 [email protected] Janine Tillotson Native Education Intervention Specialist Certificated NE & NW Regions, Lincoln, Lichton Springs K-8, Whitman Middle School jetillotson@seattleschools Jenny Miller Native Education Instructional Assistant SW Region, Magnolia, and Queen Anne [email protected] The Parent Advisory Committee, Title VII (PAC), advises the Seattle School district in regards to the Title VII Indian Education Formula Grant. The Title VII PAC approves, in writing, the Title VII grant application, proposed budget, and any subsequent formal application amendments.. The Parent Advisory Committee must be composed of; 1. 2. 3. 4. Parents/Guardians of students enrolled in the district, who meets the federal requirements for eligibility and with a valid ED506 form on file. One or more district teachers not paid by Title VII funding. One or more students enrolled in the district. Parents/Guardians of students enrolled in the district, who meets the federal requirements for eligibility must constitute the majority. **Meetings are the second Thursday of each month and the schedule is on the program calendar. We have had great success in our Indian Education Program; I would like to take the time to highlight our accomplishments. I would also like to add our future outcomes as well.                          The 506 forms were organized, cleaned up, and put in order The state audit went well, they were impressed at the hard work we put in, while insuring the program fell into compliance We have about 50 liaisons in the SPS and it is very effective We have made “506” folders with directions, tribal addresses, and Native CBO resources for Indian Ed. Staff, FSW, and schools, on how to properly fill out 506 forms We have provided Professional Development for the Teaching Learning Leadership Team, Family Support Workers, McKinney Vento, office staff at schools, and Truancy Officers SPS funds my salary (baseline), and I work in all five regions, o Janine Tillotson, Intervention Specialist, Title 1 and LAP, is in the NW Region o Jenny Miller, Para-professional, Title 1 and Title Vll, is in the SW and SE Region o Vicki Segundo, Consulting teacher, Title l and LAP, in all schools Sept. 2014 o Adriel Foxley, NA Family Support Worker SW, SE, Central Region We hired a Native American Family Support Worker and is at Pathfinder, but is available to all SW, Se, and Central schools When I started we had and after school program at South Shore, December 2013, started our second after school program at Broadview Thomson April 2014 our third after school program started at Highland Park We provided Since Time Immemorial training for the SW Region, 45 teachers attended We sent six teachers from Pinehurst and two from Pathfinder to the Since Time Immemorial training at Muckleshoot Tribal College in March 2014 We will have another Since Time Immemorial training for the SE and Central Region in November of 2014 We presented at the SW Regional meeting and told the principals about our services and “new” services, they were pleased and said they wanted us to do training on 506 forms with staff and they would also put our 506 forms in their back to school packets We facilitated PD for Pinehurst on June 4th to help staff with Native curriculum We had our Student Recognition Banquet on June 18, 5:30 at Daybreak Star, featured guest is Louie Gong In collaboration with Title lll, we had a summer high school credit retrieval program, at World School, June 23-July 25, our teacher is Karen Wolf, she is Native We will also have a K-5 summer literacy program at Lincoln; Stacia Hawkinson will be the teacher, as well as, Daniel Barkley, Kathy Albert, Jenny Miller, and me, July 21- August 7th. We had a “Train the Trainers” for Since time Immemorial on June 24-25, at the Tulalip tribes Our City Grant was approved for the 14-15 school year we will start our 4th and 5th after school program at Lincoln and Rogers, bringing that to a total of five, two days a week We will hire a secondary FSW to work with all secondary schools and collect 506 forms; time of hire TBD We will have culture nights monthly at Lincoln, SW region, we will take turns, we have support from both Pathfinder and Highland Park to support these culture nights, beginning in November Janine Tillotson, Certificated Intervention Specialist has an office at Lichton Springs K-8, and participates in their BLT, PLC, and teacher PD with STI and Indian Reader Series Title Vll Grant is: $76, 500. This is a short list of some of the things we are doing or have done