NIEA Survey on Title VII of No Child Left Behind

[Richard LaFortune]

National Indian Education Association
110 Maryland Avenue, N.E.
Suite 104
Washington, D.C. 20002
P: (202) 544-7290 / F: (202) 544-7293 

May 11, 2006
Broadcast #06-026

NIEA Survey on Title VII of No Child Left Behind

The National Indian Education Association would like
to hear from you regarding Title VII of the No Child
Left Behind Act (Title VII) and how it is working
within your schools. NIEA is collecting specific
information on any program challenges or obstacles in
implementing programs under Title VII that meet the
educational and culturally related academic needs of
American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native Hawaiian
children.

NIEA plans to use your survey responses in a testimony
for a possible oversight hearing on Indian education
before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in
mid-May. Your participation in this survey will also
be helpful in a follow up to last year's field
hearings on the No Child Left Behind Act.

Please take a few moments to answer the following
questions. Your insight will provide valuable
information that will be considered as NIEA continues
to prepare for the reauthorization of NCLB.

1. Please describe the types of programs and services
your school provides through funding under Title VII
of the No Child Left Behind Act.
2. Please advise on any challenges to your educational
plan or directives that have been given when trying to
implement Title VII programs that meet the unique
educational and culturally related academic needs of
Native students.
3. Please advise if your school has been instructed to
use Title VII funding to support programs that do not
meet the unique educational and culturally related
academic needs of Native students.
4. Please advise if your school has been instructed to
use Title VII funding to support programs that should
be supported by funding from other Titles within the
No Child Left Behind Act.
5. Please advise if your school has made Adequate
Yearly Progress (AYP). If your school has not made
AYP, please advise if this has impacted how you are
able to provide programs under Title VII. Also, if you
could, please explain the reasons that your school did
not make AYP, especially as it relates to the needs of
Native students.
6. Please advise on how your Title VII program is
achieving positive results or is assisting Native
students in positive ways.
7. Please provide any additional information you may
feel is helpful.

If possible, please provide your responses to Jack
Soto of NIEA at niea at niea.org or by fax at (202)
544-7293 by May 10th so review of the information can
be incorporated it into the testimony on Indian
Education. NIEA will send additional information about
the upcoming hearing on education once information is
made available.

NIEA thanks you for your participation in this survey!

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