Building Educational Partnerships Through a Native American Task Force

Building Educational Partnerships

Through a Native American Task

Force

Weatherford Public Schools

Southwestern Oklahoma

State University

Cheyenne and Arapaho

Tribes/JOM

Title VIICoordinator

Cheyenne and Arapaho

Tribal College

Panel Members

Bruce Belanger, Weatherford Public Schools

Director, Special Ed, Federal Programs and Testing

Richard Subia, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Academic Coordinator for Underrepresented Students

Francine Williams, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes

JOM Coordinator, Department of Education

Rebecca Kernop, Weatherford Public Schools

Title VII Indian Education Program District Coordinator

Gail Wilcox, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College

Administrative and Admissions Officer

TASK FORCE PARTNERS

Public Schools

JOM

University

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College

Community

TASK FORCE PARTNERS

Weatherford Public Schools

Elementary Principals

Title VII Coordinator

Director of Federal Programs and Testing

Counselors

Superintendent

Teachers

TASK FORCE PARTNERS

Johnson O’Malley


Local Parent Association

TASK FORCE PARTNERS

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Academic Coordinator for Underrepresented Students

Native American Club

TASK FORCE PARTNERS


Education Department

JOM

Respect

Adult Education

Native American Advisor

TASK FORCE PARTNERS

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College

President

Administrative and Admissions Officer

Administrative Assistant

Catalyst

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Statistical Information

Grade/ Subject

Total # Indian Students Assessed

# Indian Students Proficient or Above

% Indian Students Proficient or Above

Total # Non Indian Students Assessed

# Non Indian Students Proficient or Above

% Non Indian Students Proficient or Above

Total # All Students Assessed

# All Students Proficient or Above

% All Students Proficient or Above

State % Indian Students Proficient or Above

State % All Students Proficient or Above

3/Math 4 3 75% 84 76 90% 88 79 90% 75% 76%3/Reading 4 4 100% 84 80 95% 88 84 95% 87% 87%4/Math 9 8 89% 84 77 92% 93 85 91% 80% 82%4/Reading 9 8 89% 84 81 96% 93 89 96% 90% 90%5/Math 15 13 87% 95 92 97% 110 105 95% 80% 84%5/Reading 15 8 53% 95 89 94% 110 97 88% 77% 81%5/Science 10 10 100% 100 91 91% 110 101 92% 81% 82%5/Writing 15 10 67% 94 87 93% 109 97 89% 77% 80%5/Social Studies 15 8 53% 95 74 78% 110 82 75% 62% 66%6/Math 9 9 100% 102 97 95% 111 106 95% 72% 77%6/Reading 10 8 80% 101 97 96% 111 105 95% 76% 79%7/Math 13 10 77% 87 75 86% 100 85 85% 71% 74%7/Reading 13 9 69% 87 76 87% 100 85 85% 75% 78%7/Geography 11 8 73% 89 83 93% 100 91 91% 79% 80%8/Math 6 6 100% 113 111 98% 119 117 98% 75% 78%8/Reading 6 5 83% 112 104 93% 118 109 92% 77% 79%8/Science 6 6 100% 113 109 96% 119 115 97% 82% 83%8/Writing 6 6 100% 112 107 96% 118 113 96% 84% 86%8/US History 7 5 71% 112 99 88% 119 104 87% 63% 66%Algebra I 13 8 62% 95 73 77% 108 81 75% 68% 72%English II 8 7 88% 107 92 86% 115 99 86% 66% 69%Biology I 12 5 42% 95 58 61% 107 63 59% 47% 51%US History 8 6 75% 105 80 76% 113 86 76% 60% 66%

Totals 224 170 76% 2245 2008 89% 2469 2178 88%

Notes:

2. The FAY data is the data used for Accountability purposes by the OSDE and NCLB.3. The local data includes all 3 testing sources: OCCT, OMAAP, and OAAP.4. The state data includes 1 testing source: OCCT.5. Totals are Total # of Tests taken, Total # of Tests Proficient or Above, and Percent Proficient or Above. They are NOT Total # of Students.

Weatherford Schools - 2006-2007 School Year State Assessment Data American Indian students subgroup versus All students subgroup

Weatherford Public Schools Oklahoma

1. Only the Full Academic Year (FAY) scores were used to compile this data, with the exception of the State EOI subjects which include both FAY and NFAY .

Year:

School District: Semester: Fall

Sites: Burcham East WestMiddle School

High School Total

% of Total

Table I: Total District Student Population (unduplicated)

Male 232 125 112 188 267 924 50.52%

Female 209 128 112 186 270 905 49.48%

*Total students 441 253 224 374 537 1829 100%

Am Ind or Alaskan Native 43 23 18 40 52 176 9.62%

Asian 4 1 4 1 7 17 0.93%

Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%

Black (not Hisp) 16 3 5 8 5 37 2.02%

Hispanic 41 28 26 25 39 159 8.69%

White or Other 337 191 171 300 434 1433 78.35%

Multiracial 0 7 0 0 0 7 0.38%

*Total students 441 253 224 374 537 1829 100%

Disabilities (IEP) 50 39 28 43 71 231 12.63%

Regular Education 391 214 196 331 466 1598 87.37%

*Total Students 441 253 224 374 537 1829 100%

Table II: Participation by Special Group (can be duplicates)Economically Disadvantaged 232 141 110 188 229 900 49.21%English Language Learners (ELL) 35 21 12 6 13 87 4.76%

*These Totals should be the same within each site column, as well as the Total column.

District Profile Report

2007-2008

Weatherford

Based on current year October Accreditation Report, Special Education Child Count, Low -Income Student Count and Title III Survey on LEP/Immigrant Children

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Action Plans

Improve Student Achievement

Improve Enrollment Process

Improve School Attendance

Improve Communication

Enhance Parental Involvement


Analyzed Data

Sharing Native American Data to Title VII Coordinator

Tutoring

ACT/SAT Electronic Tutors

Acquired $1000.00 in Native American Library Materials for 5 School Sites

Purchased by JOM


Improved Attendance Efforts

Student Achievement Incentives

Staff Development

SWOSU Course Entitled “Enhanced Education of American Youth”

OEA/NEA Closing Achievement Gaps Through Community Conversations

What are

you doing?


Pre-Enrollment

Native American Program Packet and Cover Letter

Title VII Application

JOM Application

Cheyenne and Arapaho Clothing Program Application

School Supplies

OHLAP Information


Enrollment Days

August 18 and 19, 2008

Booth/Station at each School Site

NATF Members Volunteer to Assist

Provide Native American Program Information

Assist with Form Completion

Answer Questions/Concerns

What are

you doing?

Improve School Attendance

Identified Problem through Data Analysis

Communicated with Title VII Coordinator

Home Visits

Phone Calls

Purchasing Alarm Clocks

Transportation Assistance

What are

you doing?


Building Trust Among Native American Task Force Members

“They don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care”

Sent Letter and JOM Application to Weatherford Native American Students

Increased JOM Enrollment

from 56 to 81

From October, 2007 to February, 2008


Shared Programs

Leveraged Resources

A Special Title VII Focus with School Administration Meeting

Improved Interaction with Title VII and School Administration/Teachers

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Tribune Made Accessible in Public School Sites

What are

you doing?


Oklahoma State Regents - Plan 4 College Grant

Send Letter Regarding NATF Efforts

Enrollment

Improved Structure and Consistency of JOM Parent Meetings

Cultural Events


Send Letter Regarding OHLAP

Home Visits

Publicity and Notices Through Tribal Newspaper About NATF and JOM

OEA/NEA Closing Achievement Gaps Through Community Conversations

Field Trips

What are

you doing?

Contact InformationBruce Belanger

Phone: 580-772-3327

Email: [email protected]

Richard Subia

Phone: 580-774-7183


Francine Williams

Phone: 405-262-0345


mailto:[email protected]



Contact Information

Rebecca Kernop

Phone: 580-772-7377


Gail Wilcox

Phone: 580-774-3139




Documents

Building Educational Partnerships Through a Native American Task Force