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During the summer of 2016, Mashpee Public The Program Coordinator of the Indian Education school district offered extended school year (ESY) Program worked with senior students for test services to students who qualified to receive that preparation,pre-college plans (application assistance service.ESY is designed to meet the needs of eligible and scholarship submissions), and senior seminar students in order to prevent substantial regression of presentations. skills over the summer break.Service varied according to the students' needs with most students attending Program students at Mashpee Middle High three days per week in either a four or five-week School participated in an Envirothon (a science program. concentrated team challenge which required students to identify various aspects of nature), Diversity The Mashpee Special Education Parent Advisory Recognition Day at Cape Cod Community College(an Council (SEPAL) gives parents of special education annual event that brings awareness to diversity and students the opportunity to attend workshops and celebrates cultures through dance, song, open mic quarterly meetings with the Director of Special poetry),beading workshops, leather workshops,hand Education. The Director of Special Education held drum making workshops, and a visit by a Brown three meeting. Unfortunately, attendance was sparse. University Representative of Indigenous Studies. Although the SEPAC has positions for a president,vice president, secretary and treasurer,these positions are Program students of the Quashnet School enjoyed not currently filled. Parents are always encouraged to an educational and entertaining field trip to the Franklin attend these meetings. Park Zoo in Boston. Program students at Kenneth C.Coombs School visited the Woods Hole Aquarium in the spring. The students learned about domestic aquatics and engaged with some hands-on exploration with some of the Report of the animals and plants. Indian Education Program The Indian Education Program also hosted an end-of-year sendoff cultural social. All community Indian Education Program Coordinator: Carla Riley members were welcome. The turnout was wonderful. The families and community members shared an The Indian Education Program has productively unforgettable experience that covered various aspects been in existence since 1972. The Indian Education of indigenous culture. There was drumming by program is offered through the U.S. Department of "Eastern Suns", and the food was exceptionally Education Title VI Indian Education Formula Grant. delicious and prepared by "Lady Slipper Cuisine". The program services the Mashpee Public Schools for They shared the experience of a native social with the grades K-12.There were 148 Native American students entire school and included different tribes in the enrolled in the Mashpee Public Schools who were process.The event was a memorable one. eligible to participate in the Indian Education program. Six members of the Indian Education program The program has serviced various indigenous graduated in 2017. The graduates are presently students, with most being members of the Mashpee attending,or planning shortly to attend,the following Wampanoag Tribe. The staff consists of a Program colleges: (3)Cape Cod Community College,(1)Anna Coordinator and three Program Tutors. Maria College,(1)Bryant University,and(1)Campbell University. Students received an abundance of support with an array of programs that included cultural education, The staff was proactive in advocating for sobriety academic support,and social identity.The staff worked education, and in adhering to our cultural ties. By to meet individual student needs to ensure their working with the Wampanoag Language Reclamation academic progress. The staff met regularly with Project, we provided the Native students with the teachers and administration to assist them with keeping opportunity to learn Algonquian linguistics (the the native students on track with their academics. Wampanoag language that has not been fluently spoken 157