1. Investment in Tribal Education
Presenter:
Heather Washington, Salt River Schools Board Chairman
Investment in Tribal Education

2. Who is Salt River Schools?
Located within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC)
SRPMIC is located in the metropolitan Phoenix area
Comprised of two distinctive tribes
Onk Akimel O’odham (Pima)
Xalychidom Piipaash (Maricopa)
Cradle to career platform for Community members (10,000+ enrollment)

3. Early Childhood Education Center
Tribal & Grant funded
Infant and Toddler
Program for children ages six weeks to three years
Pre-School
Designed to prepare children for Kindergarten and includes an age appropriate education with an emphasis on math and literacy skills
Home Based Program
Home Based participants receive weekly visits from their Parent Educator during which they work together on activities to promote learning within the comfort of the home

4. Salt River Elementary School
BIE School
Grades K – 6th
Extra Curricular Programs
STEM CLUB
Junior ACE - Collaborative venture involving Scottsdale Community College and Salt River Schools for 5th through 8th grade students in a program that benefits them with college related experiences.

5. Salt River High School Arizona Charter School Grades 7 – 12
Currently requesting grades 7th & 8th be transferred from Charter to BIE for SY

6. Accelerated Learning Academy
Arizona Charter School
High School Diploma Program
Students between the ages of 17 and 21
At least 8 credits behind their graduation cohort
3 credits behind in math and science combined
Are 5th year seniors and beyond
ABE/GED Program
Provides personalized instruction and assessment to adult learners in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community who desire to build an academic foundation and earn their High School Equivalency 

7. Higher Education Tribal and Self-Governance Funded Program
Scholarship awards for enrolled members of SRPMIC who are enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education or vocational school
Covers costs associated with tuition, mandatory fees, mandatory books and childcare (if applicable)

8. Salt River Schools by the Numbers
Site
# of Students
Early Childhood Education Center
265
Salt River Elementary
337
Salt River High School
226
Accelerated Learning Academy
(not including ABE/GED) 65
Higher Education
422
Total
1,315*
* Number does not include ALL students served

9. Language and Culture Initiative

10. O’odham Piipaash Language Culture Highlights:
Established the Education Native Language Culture (ENLC) Department in 2016
Current staff
2 Education Native Culture Directors
6 Language Culture Specialist
1 Cultural Art Teacher
Established Language Culture Professional Learning Community
Wrote O’odham Piipaash Language Culture Standards Pre-K to Grade 8

11. O’odham Piipaash Language Culture Highlights:
Re-established a solid system connection between Education (ENLC) and Culture Resource Department (CRD)
Development of O’odham Piipaash Language Culture standards
CRD loan of O’odham Language teacher
Arizona Department of Education-O’odham Piipaash Language Teacher Certification

12. O’odham Piipaash Language Culture Highlights:
Language Culture staff have written Semester 1 O’odham Piipaash Language Culture Curriculum Pre-K to Grade 8
Culture website for ECEC; SRES and SRHS open and updated monthly

13. O’odham Piipaash Language Culture Highlights:
Language and Culture Instruction Time
ECEC – 30 minutes once a week
SRES – 30 – 40 minutes once a week
SRHS (7th – 8th) – 45 minutes every day Language Culture
SRHS (9th – 12th) –45 minutes every day Native Studies
ALA - None

14. O’odham Piipaash Language Culture Future:
Establishing Native Language Speaker Certification criteria
Ability to incorporate Native Language Culture into daily curriculum
Expanding Native Language Culture from the classroom to the home
Language preservation

15. Questions?

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