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Foundations of ESSA Tribal Consultation

Laurie Harper | Director of Education Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, TNEC Chair

Jane Harstad| Director, Office of American Indian Education

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Ten Minnesota Commitments to Equity

  1. Prioritize equity.
  2. Start from within.
  3. Measure what matters.
  4. Go local.
  5. Follow the money.
  6. Start early.
  7. Monitor implementation of standards.
  8. Value people.
  9. Improve conditions for learning.
  10. Give students options.

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Tribal Nations Education Committee

Mission Statement

The mission of the TNEC is to strengthen, protect, and advance the overall education experience and opportunities for all tribal (American Indian) students, families, and communities of Minnesota.

  • About the Committee
    • Student Achievement
    • Language Revitalization
    • Revision of the American Indian Education Act
    • Teacher Training
    • ESSA Tribal Consultation

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  • Partnership
  • Start Early
  • You may have to consult with more than one Tribal Nation
  • All documentation should be sent two weeks in advance of any scheduled meeting (consultation may be rescheduled if documents are not received two weeks prior to the meeting)
  • Use state definition of American Indian students for all data for Tribes or TNEC

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PL 114-95 § 8538, Consultation with Indian Tribes and Tribal Organization states that: 

“(a) IN GENERAL.—To ensure timely and meaningful consultation on issues affecting American Indian and Alaska Native students, an affected local educational agency shall consult with appropriate officials from Indian tribes or tribal organizations approved by the tribes located in the area served by the local educational agency’s submission of a required plan or application for a covered program under this Act or for a program under Title VI of this Act. Such consultation shall be done in a manner and in such time that provides the opportunity for such appropriate officials from Indian tribes or tribal organizations to meaningfully and substantively contribute to such plan.”

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Qualifications

50% or more American Indian student population

$40,000.00 in Title VI funding in prior year

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Elements of Consultation

  • Title Program Input and Feedback
  • Required Participants
    • Superintendent, School Board Member, American Indian Education Program Staff, American Indian Parent Advisory Committee, appropriate Title Program representative(s)
    • Meaningful relationships between participants
  • Multiple Perspectives
  • Meaningful Engagement
  • Targeted for American Indian Students
  • Moving the Consultation to Action with Fidelity
    • Results, Celebrations, Challenges, Next Steps

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District and School List for SY 2024-25

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Nay-Ah-Shing

Naytahwaush

Nett Lake

North St Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale

Northland Community Schools

Onamia

Oshki Ogimaag

Osseo

Park Rapids

Pine Point

Red Lake

Redwood

Rock Ridge

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

Saint Paul

Shakopee

St. Cloud

St. Louis County

Trek North

Voyageurs Expeditionary

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley

Waubun-Ogema-White Earth

Anoka Hennepin

Aurora Waasakone

Bagley

Bdote

Bemidji

Bemidji Regional Interdistrict Council

Browns Valley

Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig

Cass Lake-Bena

Circle of Life Academy

Cloquet

Deer River

Detroit Lakes

Duluth

Endazhi-Nitaawiging

Fond Du Lac Ojibwe School

Grand Rapids

Hinckley-Finlayson

Kelliher

Mahnomen

Minneapolis

Moorhead

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Purpose

Improve educational outcomes

  • Support Native Student achievement in a culturally competent way
  • Build positive relationships
  • Develop cultural understanding
  • Share ideas to address cultural barriers

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Tribal Consultation

  • Build and improve partnerships (districts/schools and Tribes)
  • Review data and fund expenditures
  • Specific screening for entitlement programs, IEPPs, and components
  • Specific screening of Indian Education Program Plans
  • Get feedback and input on school programs
  • Share Information and provide a forum for communication
  • Problem solve achievement and participation issues

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Best Practices

Support and include Indian Education in all district plans

  • Be proactive in reaching out to TNEC/Tribe
  • Maintain awareness at the School Board level
  • Keep consultation in mind throughout the year
  • Continue to grow and learn
  • Use an equity framework to guide decision-making
  • Remain committed to working together
  • Continue to build relationships, communicate, and build cultural awareness in your district, schools, and classrooms

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  • Understanding School finance
  • Understanding Title Monies
    • How do they support American Indian students?
    • Purposes, allowable costs
    • How this changes over time
  • Annual Timelines
  • Affirmations

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SY 2022-23 Topics

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Subject

Subject

How students' needs will be identified�(culturally, linguistically, and academically)

Proportion of funds allocation for services

What Services will be offered

Title programs under ESSA

Size and scope of equitable services

How, where, and by whom services will be provided

Equitable services to teachers and parents

How services will be assessed and improved based�on assessment results

How and when decisions about the delivery of services will be made

Parent and tribal engagement

***How ESSER dollars are used to support American Indian students

***supplemental programming v. supplanting

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