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ment. Training will continue especially in the area of Mashpee Public Schools'District Indian Uucafioa c changes in the development of the new IEP, the reau- Narrative (2002-2005) 1 thorization of IDEA, accessing curriculum, differenti- The Mashpee Public Schools' Districts Pareul c ated learning and methodology. Committee will comply with Section 427 of GEPp (General Education Provisions Act) to ensure egai• The Director of Special Education continues to table access to, and participation in its Federally be actively involved in the development of programs assisted programs for students, teachers, and oh for young children. The Community Partnerships for program beneficiaries with special needs. Specific Children program with support and guidance from the objectives to achieve these are: Council has provided support for families,young chil- dren, day care providers and educators. Currently the 1. a commitment to offer cultural histories and Department of Education funds this program in the academic support during andafter school amount of$137,047. regular hours. Federal Special Education grants awarded the 2. plan, implement and evaluate the cultural Mashpee Public Schools totaled $287,223. Additional and academic programs for both Nativesm funds were awarded totaling $19,069 to support early dents and their parents/guardians. childhood special education programs. Funds for r training received from the State Department of 3. provide outreach to Native American farm Education in response to our application for training lies and the community about issues regard. totaled$21,862. ing gender, race, disabilities and otherbar• . riers that may be hindering the education The Mashpee Public Schools continue to suc- process of their child. cessfully meet the needs of children identified as hav- ing special needs. Through a comprehensive range of To carry out the above objectives the Mashpee program offerings, children are served within the least Public School Districts' Indian Education Parent restrictive setting whenever possible in a manner con- Committee and staff will administer the following sistent with their individual educational plans. activities for each objective: The Indian Education Act of 1972 recognizes Objective 1. Indian Education staff will offer A that Native American Indians have unique, education- cultural histories by planning and implementing cul al and culturally-related academic needs. This Act is tural lessons during individual tutoring sessions for the only comprehensive Federal Indian Education leg- Native American students in reading,writing and math islation which funds American Indian education pro- in Grades 1-8. Tutoring will be mainly provided dur grams from pre-school to graduate level education. ing school hours and after school when applicable. Students in grades 9-12 will be tutored via the Interne( P: "The mission of the Office of Indian Education is to their home from the Indian education classrooms ..i to support the efforts of local educational agencies, using PLATO "Scope & Sequence K-Adult Indian tribes and organizations post-secondary insti- Curriculum" and other educational resources. Those , tutions, and other entities to meet the unique educa- who may not have access to a computer at home will tional and culturally-related academic needs of be scheduled to use the computers available in the j American Indians and Alaska Natives so that these Indian Education classroom. Native American leaders students can achieve to the same challenging State per- and Native videos will be incorporated as the need formance standards as all students." arises for any student or parent to ensure educational . success of this project. The Mashpee Public Schools' Indian Education Program is designed to provide Native American stu- Objective 2.Staff will plan,implement and eval dents with a strong sense of cultural distinctiveness, uate Native American resources needed to meet the integrity, and values which promotes self-awareness, needs of parents and students as interest arises.Staff through the use of the knowledge of their own histo- will augment our existing network of Native American ries and assist students with educational opportunities programs and other support services such as other which will help them realize and make positive short- for- mula grant federally-funded programs in the regional , and long-range goals concerning their individual edu- area. cation. Mashpee Public Schools' Indian Education Pro, gram has been funded for twenty years meeting the 120