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Council, has provided support for families, young Report of the Children, day care providers and educators. Currently P the Department of Education, through a grant, funds Mashpee Public Schools this program in the amount of $107,281.75. The Indian Education Program preschool program provided educational program- g ming for 57 children ages 3-5,which included special needs children, CPC children and peer models. In addition Quashnet School provided space to the The Indian Education Program in the Mashpee Mashpee Head Start Program. This allows the staff to Public School system was developed in 1972 and is provide Mashpee special needs students in Head Start offered through the United States Department of the opportunity to remain in the program and to Education Title VII Indian Education Formula Grant receive their services within the program. program. K. C. Coombs School has developed a support The Indian Education office is based at the group for parents with children on the autism spec- Mashpee High School but is out reached to Native trum. This group meets once a month for discussion American students in the Kenneth C. Coombs and on shared topics of interest. Guest speakers are also Quashnet Schools. invited to attend some meetings. These meetings pro- vide parents with the opportunity to share resources Our program is comprehensive and focuses on and concerns. meeting the needs of Native American children through tutoring and cultural awareness, which will The Special Education Parent Advisory Council assist Native American children in the achievement of (SEPAL)continues to be revitalized with new officers meeting required state standards. and the opportunity for parents to attend monthly meetings. Peter Cohen is the current SEPAC Students obtain services by returning the Chairperson. A variety of guest speakers have spoken required ED 506 forms establishing their Tribal at these meetings on a number of special education Cultural identity through their Tribal Roll status as issues. SEPAC continually updates their link on the well as permission forms signed by parents and/or Mashpee School District web-site for parents to utilize guardians for program participation. Progress towards as a resource. the goal of tutoring is measured by analysis of stan- dard state test scores relating to math and language A high school peer mentoring course for seniors arts achievement and Project Teammate are in their second year of oper- ating.Peer mentors assist some students with special Staff of this program may be comprised of a needs with both academic and social supports, as well Project Coordinator, a Psycho Therapist and Tutors as a new friendship. Some seniors taking this course who also possess a cultural awareness of the Native also chose to incorporate it into their senior projects. American population. A Parent Committee comprised of a Teacher, a Certified Guidance Counselor and par- Federal Special Education grants awarded the ents of Native American students oversee the progress Mashpee Public Schools totaled $417,064. Additional and development of the program. funds were awarded totaling $18,669 to support early childhood special education programs.Funds received In June of 2008, twelve Native American stu- from the State Department of Education in response to dents graduated from Mashpee High School. our applications for training (SPED Program [ Improvement Grant) totaled $12,421. Respectfully submitted, Mashpee School Committee Our District also received, over the course of the MaryRose Grady, Chair year, a total Circuit Breaker reimbursement of Ralph Marcelli, Vice Chair $248,699. Medicaid reimbursement in the amount of Kathy Stanley, Secretary approximately $212,000 was returned to the Mashpee Janice Mills,Member Town Hall. Richard Bailey,Member t 143