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Report of the Report of the Mashpee Public Schools Administrator of Indian Education Program Special Education f i The Mashpee Public Schools Indian Education The Mashpee Public Schools provided special Program was developed in 1972 and is offered through education services during 2009-2010 school year to an the United States Department of Education Title VII average of 343 students ages three through twenty- Indian Education Formula Grant. one. Fourteen of those students graduated from MHS in June of 2010. The continuum of the special educa- The Indian Education office is based at the tion services range from monitoring of a student's Mashpee High School and services Native American progress to more substantially separate programs, students at the Kenneth C.Coombs,Quashnet,Middle depending on the individual student needs. The Cape i and High Schools. Cod Collaborative continues to serve the Mashpee ! Public Schools by providing programs,transportation, Tribal Nations represented in the current Indian and support services. Additionally, Mashpee collabo- Education Program are comprised of Apache, rates with the surrounding public school districts, Aquinnah Wampanoag, Blackfoot, Cherokee, Herring human service agencies, private special education Pond Wampanoag, Mashpee Wampanoag, Navajo, schools, and with Cape Cod Child Development in Nipmuc, and Ojibwe. providing appropriate programming for Mashpee stu- dents. Mashpee promotes a strong philosophy of Our program is comprehensive and focuses on including students with special needs in the life of the meeting the needs of Native American students school. through tutoring,counseling and cultural awareness to assist Native American students in the achievement of During the 2009-2010 school year, 146 children meeting requited state standards. were screened for Kindergarten resulting in 2 referrals for further evaluation. Mashpee's preschool program Students obtain services by returning the screened 46 children with 3 referrals for a special edu- required ED 506 forms establishing their Tribal cation evaluation. The community screenings gener- Cultural identity through their Tribal Roll status as ated 11 children for screening with 3 referrals. well as permission forms signed by parents and/or guardians for program participation. Progress towards Monthly staff meetings were held at each school, the goal of tutoring is measured by analysis of stan- focusing on special education programming and lard state test scores relating to math and language DESE compliance, with the continuing goal of arts achievement. improving the eligibility process in compliance with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Staff consists of a Program Coordinator, Secondary Education (DESE) regulations, and Psychotherapist and Tutors who also possess a cul- improving instructional strategies for students. Staff tural awareness of the Native American population. also worked on enhancing communication, reviewing The Parent Committee who oversees the progress and the assessment process, and developing consistency development of the program includes school staff and throughout houtthe district. Parents/guardians of Native American students. From July 6th to August 12th 2009, Mashpee In June of 2010, there were a total of one hun- Public Schools' Special Education Department con- dred and sixty-eight students serviced. Nine Native ducted an extended school year program for eligible American students received their diploma from students. The district offered a Preschool program, as Mashpee High School. well as an academic program for grades K-12. Times and days varied according to the child's needs. Total enrollment for the summer of 2009 was 77 students. 127