HIGH SCHOOL POLICY NIEA’s Native High School Policy Initiative is working together with the Campaign for High School Equity to strengthen high school education for Native students by: 1)Raising national and local awareness of achievement levels and gaps in student performance, teacher distribution, access to college ready curriculum and funding for high school reform in Indian country, and by 2)Advocating for policies promoting effective and meaningful education reflecting Native cultures, traditions, and languages. Below are some of the issues and documents we are working on: Our Most Recent Documents (Most of the links will open a pdf file.) Video Webinar (updated November 17, 2009 Windows only) NIEA/NCAI Common Core Standards Webinar (updated November 17, 2009) Montana's Common Core Standards Initiative (updated Novmeber 17, 2009) Common Core Standards Update (updated October 31, 2009) Common Core Standards Initiative (updated July 1, 2009) NIEA's Presentation on Common Core Standards (updated July 1, 2009) Common Core Standards (updated June 16, 2009) HS briefing paper 2009 (February 10, 2009) HS briefing paper 2008 (February 10, 2008) High school policy talking points (February 10, 2009) NIEA Summit on High School Reform Agenda – Oct 2008 Articles from NIEANEWS magazine High School Equity – Fall 2009 High School Equity – Summer 2009 Native High School Policy Legislative Updates Looking Back, Moving Forward – Spring 2009 Native High School Policy Update – Winter 2008/2009 High School Equity – Spring 2008 Culturally Based Education – Summer 2008 Interview with Crystal Night Pipe and Online Learning - Fall 2008 NIEA PowerPoint Presentations on High School Equity NIEA-CHSE presentation April 2008 NIEA Lakota Education Conference presentation Dec 2008 NIEA CA Indian Education presentation March 2009 NIEA WA Indian Education Association presentation April 2009 Other Documents NIEA President’s Address 2008 – Dr. Willard Sakiestewa Gilbert NIEA President’s Address 2009 – Robert B. Cook Graduation Rates in Selected States Serving High Numbers of Native Students – 2008 The Number of Native Students – State by State (In progress) NIEA Resolution 2008 - Preparing Native Students to Enter College and the Workforce through High School Reform From Capitol Hill to Your Community – Advocating for Native Education (Vanguard Communications) NIEA Congressional Visits Talking Points – Native High School Reform From Capitol Hill to Your Community – Advocating for Native Education: Sample OpEd and Letter to the Editor (Vanguard Communications) American Indian and Alaska Native Students and U.S. High Schools Fact Sheet – Alliance for Excellent Education Native High School commercial (In progress) The National Forum on Dropout Prevention Strategies for Native Communities: Reconnecting Native Youth to Education – April 19-22, 2009: NIEA AZ Native Dropout Prevention Forum April 2009 National Dropout Prevention Center/Network Arizona Department of Education – Dropout Prevention Initiative Arizona Native American Dropout Prevention Initiative Native American Dropout Prevention Work Group Recommendations (In progress) Programs and Organizations Serving Native High School Age Youth: College Horizons National Indian Youth Leadership Program – Project Venture Early Colleges for Native Students Initiative Northwest Regional Education Laboratory WestEd Arizona Indian Education Association Washington State Indian Education Montana Office of Indian Education UNITY Resources and Research Useful in Understanding and Meeting the Needs of Native Youth: Native Education 101 The Sun Also Rises (WA State report on Native Achievement Gap Link) Achievement Gap Patterns of Grade 8 American Indian and Alaska Native Students in Reading and Math Status and Trends in the Education of American Indians and Alaska Natives 2008 American Indian Higher Education Consortium’s American Indian Measures of Success Initiative Diplomas Count Project 2008 Diplomas Count Project 2009 More Resources and Research Coming Soon! Other Useful Programs and Resources - General: Alliance for Excellent Education state fact sheets, legislative updates, and reports Ed Trust American Policy Youth Forum U.S. Department of Education Dropout Prevention America’s Promise Alliance Franklin Shargel- 15 Strategies for Dropout Prevention National Dropout Prevention Center Network Honoring Schools that are Meeting the Needs of Native High School Students: Zuni High School, Zuni, NM Salmon River Central School District, Akwesasne, NY Hoopa High School, Hoopa, CA More Schools Coming Soon!