Community Empowerment...
Provides technical support for IEC meetings:
The Community Development Specialist attends each school district’s Indian Education Committee (IEC) meetings; also known as the Parent Committee meetings. They assist the IEC in parent rights and responsibilities; they can keep parents informed of issues facing Indian families in the local schools.
Parent and Student Advocacy:
The Community Development Specialist works as an advocate for families when there are educational issues that arise within their child’s school. They also work as a liaison between the parents, students and their school. The CDS can attend any meetings with the school upon parental request. These meetings can include IEP’s (Individualized Education Plans), 504 Plans, the discussion and implementation of a Behavior Plan, expulsion hearings or any other meetings with the school that may occur.
STUDENT INCENTIVES:
Attendance Incentives:
Any CS&K Tribal enrolled student attending an accredited school on and adjacent to the reservation in grades 7-12 who has maintained a semester attendance of:
(TED will need a copy of your report card)
- Missing 3 days or less - $50.00
- Missing more than 3, but less than 5 days -
$25.00
For purposes of these incentives, the following are considered exempt/excused absences:
School sponsored activities, and Tribal/Cultural Activities when approved and signed off by the respective cultural committee.
*Boarding School students are not eligible for the Attendance Incentives.
Grade Point Average (GPA) Incentives:
Any CS&K Tribal enrolled student attending an accredited school on and adjacent to the reservation in grades 7-12 who maintains a semester GPA of: (TED will need a copy of your report card)
- 3.0 to 3.49 - will receive $50.00
- 3.5 to 4.0 - will receive $75.00
High School Graduation Incentives:
Any CS&K Tribal enrolled high school graduate from an accredited school will receive the following:
- $200.00 (The Tribal Education Department
will need a copy of your diploma)
Did you Know?
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CS&K Tribal
Member
Payouts of the GPA/Attendance Incentives*:
1998-1999: $4,925.00
1999-2000: $15,050.00
2000-2001: $15,525.00
2001-2002: $19,325.00
2002-2003: $20,100.00
2003-2004: $15,350.00
2004-2005: $16,500.00
2005-2006: $18,175.00 |
CS&K Tribal
Member Recipients
of the Graduation Incentive**:
32 Graduates in 1999
23 Graduates in 2000
28 Graduates in 2001
39 Graduates in 2002
38 Graduates in 2003
43 Graduates in 2004
36 Graduates in 2005
46 Graduates in 2006 |
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* To receive one or both of these incentives the
Tribal Education Department will need a copy of
your semester report cards. ** These numbers
do not reflect on how many actual CS&K Tribal
members graduated.
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For
more information on any of these programs please
contact Miranda Burland at (406) 675-2700 ext.1074
or email: mirandab@cskt.org |
