Spring Edition Vol. 1

Title VI Program

Tuesday Nights,

Culture and

Tutoring

2

Tutoring 2

Spring Fling 2

JOM Update 2

NA Youth Lang Fair

Workshops

2

College and

Career

3

Broncho Bound 3

HS Parent Mtg 3

ACT Information 3

OK Promise 3

Upcoming Events 4

Student Highlights 4

Office Contact Info 4

Inside this issue:

Hesci! Hello! I am grateful to be involved with a great program, the Indian Education Program of Edmond Public Schools. Just a little about myself. I am a proud Muscogee (Creek) and a very proud mother of four. My husband, Shane and I have three daughters, Rayne (a Junior), Kaiya (7th), Echo

(5th) and one son, Kash (8th). I have attended the University of Oklahoma, where I have obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Native American Studies and a Master’s Degree in Human Relations. I am looking forward to this new adventure! Mvto! Thank you! Terra Long

Edmond Public Schools 2019-2020

Welcome our new Indian

Education Secretary

Indian Education

Program

Parent Committee

The Edmond Parent com-

mittee consists of Indian parents, a teacher repre-

sentative and a student representative for the

school district.

The parent committee provides input and direc-

tion for the program. Parent members volun-

teer their time, knowledge and advice on program

activities and events. If you would like to be-come a parent committee

member, please contact our office.

Tribal Consultation

Meeting

The ESSA tribal consultation

meeting was held on

Wednesday, January 29th at

EPSAC. Fifty people attended

from the metro school dis-

tricts which included 20 Trib-

al Representatives from ten

tribes.

The consultation was well

attended and a meaningful

dialogue took place with the

goal of working together on

behalf of our Indian students

in the metro school districts.

The Title VI program is currently working on Title VI ED 506 Indian Student Eligibility forms for students in the district. The number of forms for the district will be provided for the Part I Title VI application grant. Information to be reminded about includes the following information: A completed Indian Student Eligibility Certification Form (ED 506) is needed for each child. A new ED 506 form does NOT have to be completed each year. The form will be managed

and maintained on file at the Indian Education office. You may contact our office if you have multiple children to ensure each one has a form on

file. A form that indicates, “CDIB is available”, must have a copy of the CDIB submitted to the

Indian Education office. Please be reminded forms are maintained at the Indian Education Office to be considered for

the student count. Should an applicant need assistance completing the form, you may contact our office. You may go to https://edmondschools.net/programs/federal-programs/ for additional infor-

mation.

Tribal Leaders, School Fed-eral Program Administrators and Indian Education Direc-tors at the 2020 Metro Tribal Consultation.

https://edmondschools.net/programs/federal-programs/

Tuesday Evening Activities, Culture, and Tutoring

Page 2 Indian Education Program

Group tutoring started on Sep-

tember 17 of the 2019-2020

school year. Tutoring is held on

Tuesday evenings from 5:30 to

730 p.m. at Boulevard Academy.

Elementary, middle, and high

school students work with ten

tutors on their academic needs.

You may contact the office

should you have questions.

Osage Language classes are

scheduled on Tuesdays from 6 to

7:30 p.m. This class is provided

by the Indian Education Program

and the Osage Nation Language

Department. Classes are taught

online by master language teach-

er, Mograin Lookout.

Language classes have been pro-vided for the past 10 years. Par-

ticipants continue to learn the

orthography, sentence structure

and sounds. Historical and cul-

tural significance are provided as

it relates to Osage history.

You may contact our office for

further information.

Tribal Language Classes

Tutoring Services

Spring Fling Cultural

Night 2020!

Join us on Monday March 30th for cultural

make and take projects and participate in cul-

tural activities and demonstrations!

Spring Fling will be at the Edmond Public

Schools Administration Center at 1001 W

Danforth Rd.

It will be from 6 to

7:30 pm.

Please RSVP at

405-340-2895 by

March 23rd.

Oklahoma Youth

Language Fair

Workshops

Johnson O’Malley Update

The Johnson O’Malley program continues to provide supple-

mental services for students on the program. This program is

administered through the Oklahoma Area Office, Bureau of

Indian Education.

Upcoming activities will include a mini camp, after school cul-

tural activities, school supplies for the 2020-2021 school year

and other JOM services.

Information will be provided to JOM students on the upcom-

ing activities and events. Students eligible for JOM, must pro-

vide a copy of their tribal documentation that verifies tribal

enrollment with a federally recognized tribe. A CDIB is re-

quired for those who are considered 1/4 degree or more.

The Oklahoma Native American Youth

Language Fair is a two day celebration and

contest of Native Languages in spoken, writ-

ten, and performance categories.

Our program has times available

for your student(s) to come and

work on language posters, comic

books, essays and more! Grades

PK to 12th are eligible to partici-

pate.

We will have our workshops

on February 11th and 18th

from 5:30 to 7:30 @ Boule-

vard Academy located at

215 N Blvd.

Please RSVP at our office at

405-340-2895.

Above: 2019

JOM Mini Camp

Students learn to

Round Dance

Page 3

Oklahoma’s Promise—

FREE COLLEGE TUITION

Discover the promise of FREE

college tuition. Visit the Oklaho-

ma Promise website at:

www.okhighered.org/okpromise

There you will find helpful links

explaining “How It Works:”

Application Requirements

Scholarship Benefits

Students Requirements

Required High School Courses

Scholarship Conditions

Brochure & Application

This process must be started

during the student’s 8th, 9th or

10th grade year. Parents are en-

couraged to apply early.

Test Date Indian Edu Deadline

April 4th 2020 February 28th 2020

Indian Education will pay for one ACT test a school year. Please contact our office to complete an ACT Voucher Request Form to apply for an ACT Voucher.

For more information visit the ACT website at:

www.actstudent.org

Please contact our office for more information.

Oklahoma Indian Student Honor Society 8th Grade Native American

Preview Day @ UCO

Indian Education

Information

The Oklahoma Council for Indian Education is once again ready for

nominations for the Oklahoma Indian Student Honor Society. This

honor society is for Native students with a 3.9 GPA or higher and

participate in community, cultural, and leadership activities.

If you received an email with a Google Form about the Oklahoma

Indian Student Honor Society, please fill it out as soon as possible so

the nomination process can be completed before the deadline.

If you have any questions or need advice while filling it out,

please contact our office at 405-340-2895.

High School Student Parent Meeting and

College Admissions Panel

Left: HS Parent

Meeting with Col-

lege Admissions

from OCCC,

UCO, OU, and

Francis Tuttle

Left: Broncho Bound 2019

Students and Staff

http://www.okpromise.org/

The Edmond Public Schools Indian Education Programs consist of Title VI and Johnson

O’Malley. Both programs are federally funded through the Department of Education and

the Department of the Interior. The programs have been in the Edmond Public Schools

since 1974 and 1989, respectively. Both programs have their unique services and activi-

ties that are provided and scheduled throughout the school year.

The Edmond Indian student population is approximately 5% of the Edmond Public

School’s student population. The tribal composition consists of 57 federally recognized

tribes. Twenty-nine tribes are from Oklahoma and twenty-eight tribes are from out of

state tribes.

GOAL: To increase the avenues and broaden the educational tools through which

Native American students may connect with their culture, thereby enhancing cultural

identity while promoting success in the academic arena.

Edmond Public

Schools

Central Middle School

Indian Education Program/Annex Building

500 E. 9th

Edmond, OK 73034

Main Office Phone: 405-340-2895

Email: IndianEducation@edmondschools.net

Website: http://edmondschools.net/programs/

federal-programs/

Upcoming Important

Dates

February 19– Indian Youth Career Day

@ UCO.

March 9– 8th Grade Student Broncho

Bound @ UCO

March 30 - Spring Fling @ EPSAC

April 4—OCU Spring Pow Wow @

Oklahoma City University campus

April 5—UCO Spring Pow Wow @

Hamilton Field on University of Central

Oklahoma Campus

April 6-7– Oklahoma Native American

Youth Language Fair @ Sam Noble Muse-

um, Norman, OK

April 18– Moore Indian Education Youth

Pow Wow @ Moore, OK.

April 20—Oklahoma Indian Student Hon-

or Society Banquet @ UCO

May 11– Indian Student Honor’s Activity

@ EMHS cafeteria.

CURRENT CONTACT INFORMATION

Student Highlights

Jair Harjo, 8th Grader at

Sequoyah Middle School

presenting at the Tribal Con-

sultation meeting. Thank

you for being a voice for our

students, Jair!

On December 14th, Edmond, Moore, and Sovereign Community

School students presented for the Edmond Historical Society Museum. Thank you Cortney Yarholar for singing and leading this event. And thank you Jude and Nora Yarholar (Moore), Marisela and Victoria

Eckiwardy (Summit MS), Karen and Sabryna Rice (Santa Fe HS), Kambri Tsotigh (Sunset ES), and Alaina Reed (Sovereign Community School) for preforming and educating fellow students!

Students and staff went to the University of Oklahoma

American Indian STEM and Business Day in October.

The Western Heritage and Cowboy

Hall of Fame held their Cherokee

Day with the Cherokee Heritage

Museum in Sept. Middle school stu-

dents attended a day of learning and

fun.

Check out our new Resource Book!

This book has an overview for our services

and activities.

It is available for viewing and download on

our website: http://

edmondschools.net/

programs/federal-

programs/

2019 Metro Handgame Champions!

Congratulations Team!

2019 OCIE Challenge Bowl Team:

Little Turtles!