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Links:
Office of Diné Culture, Language and Community
Services. Department of Diné Education, Window Rock, AZ.
www.odclc.navajo.org
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2009-10 Indian Education Committee Members
Johnny Platero, President – Fort
Defiance Chapter
Kathleen Shirley, Vice-President – Red
Lake Chapter
Josephine Dawes, Secretary – St. Michaels Chapter
Deborah Bia, Member - Sawmill Chapter
Esmerela Toddy, Member
– Oak Springs Chapter
The purpose of the Indian Education Committee is to provide
improved educational opportunities under the Johnson O'Malley regulations
designed to meet the special needs of all Indian students and support the
development of those programs that meet the needs of all eligible Indian
children.
- The Indian Education
Committee (IEC) will ensure alignment of JOM activities and the
WRUSD #8 Dine Core Values.
- To identify and define
the role of the Indian Education Committee (IEC) in the
administration of Johnson O’Malley Program Funds.
- To incorporate and
coordinate Johnson O’Malley Program funds for the most
efficient and effective administration as per Federal, State, and
Tribal regulations.
- To establish and
maintain a close working relationship between the school and
community in the planning, development, implementation and
evaluation of educational programs through maximum involvement and
participation in the following activities:
A.
Continuation of needs assessment procedure
B.
Establishment of program priorities
C.
Assistance in the application procedures for securing funds for
Johnson O’Malley
D.
Dissemination of information at Chapter meetings and other
meetings, and
E.
Visitation and evaluation reports of Johnson O’Malley
educational programs.
- To make recommendations
to tribal and other officials regarding the development of tribal
and federal guidelines, policies, and rules and regulations for the
Johnson O’Malley Program.
UPCOMING CONFERENCES:
NATIONAL JOHNSON O’MALLEY
ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
October
25-27, 2010
Billings, Montana
Navajo Nation JOM Subcontractors
Fall Conference
September
28-30, 2010
Isleta
Casino & Resort
Albuquerque, New
Mexico
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SCHEDULED
IEC MEETINGS:
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 5:30 p.m., District Conference
Room,
Fort Defiance, AZ.
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