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ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS YOUTH IN INDIAN COUNTRY

ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS YOUTH IN INDIAN COUNTRY. Presenter Katherine Campbell, Ph.D. Education Program Specialist Office of the Director. Handouts. Example of documentation Power Point Presentation BIE Fact Sheet Brochures/Website information. Agenda.

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ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS YOUTH IN INDIAN COUNTRY

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  1. ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS YOUTH IN INDIAN COUNTRY Presenter Katherine Campbell, Ph.D. Education Program Specialist Office of the Director

  2. Handouts • Example of documentation • Power Point Presentation • BIE Fact Sheet • Brochures/Website information

  3. Agenda • Overview of the Bureau of Indian Education • Homeless numbers in BIE funded schools • Challenges in the BIE system

  4. Bureau of indian education Mission Provide quality education opportunities from early childhood through life in accordance with a tribe’s needs for cultural and economic well-being, in keeping with the wide diversity of Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages as distinct cultural and governmental entities. Further, the BIE is to manifest consideration of the whole person by taking into account the spiritual, mental, physical, and cultural aspects of the individual within his or her family and tribal or village context.

  5. Bie system • Director’s Office • Administration • Associate Deputy Directors, East, Navajo & West -22 Education Line Offices -Points of Contact • Division of Performance and Accountability -BIE McKinney-Vento State Coordinator

  6. Requirements for Bie funded Schools/challenges • Homeless Students for 2011-2012 - Schools required to report students in NASIS - Designate a Local Liaison - Document available in Enrollment Packet - Plan for services for students - Required to enroll immediately • Challenges - Awareness - Stigma - Structure of system

  7. Additional Information • Bureau of Indian Education website www.bie.edu • National Indian Education Association www.niea.org

  8. Contact information BIE McKinney-Vento Homeless Education State Coordinator Kat Campbell Education Program Specialist MS-3616-MIB 1849 C St. NW Washington, D.C. 20240 202-208-3345/505-414-3674 Katherine.Campbell@bie.edu

  9. Questions? • Pinagigi for your attention.

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