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has not been fluently spoken for approximately 150 Report of the years.The Wampanoag Language Reclamation Project Indian Education Program (WLRP)has continued to work in conjunction with the Indian Education program to provide this opportunity to students in grades Pre-K-12 this year.They continue The Indian Education program at the Mashpee to teach and provide language classes at Mashpee Public Schools has been in existence since 1972 and Middle High School, expanding the scope from past provides services to Native American students in years. grades pre-K to 12 enrolled in the Mashpee Public Schools. This program is offered through the U.S. Clayton Oakley-Robbins, Department of Education Title VI Indian Education Program Coordination Formula Grant. During the 2020-2021 school year, 133 Native Report of the American students attended the Mashpee Public Schools from various tribes, but predominantly from Kenneth C. Coombs School the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Staff that are funded through the grant include the Mission Statement: The Kenneth C. Coombs Program Coordinator, three in-school tutors, and one School strives to provide a high quality, individualized out-of-school tutor who met regularly with teachers, education to equip students with skills and knowledge administrators,and parents/guardians to ensure success for the future. This goal shall be achieved through a for our Native American students. Students received partnership of educators,families and the community support through programming that included cultural that values cooperation, diversity and creativity in a education, academic support, social identity, and child-centered, inclusive learning environment. social/emotional support. The Program Coordinator Dr.Debra Goulart,Principal worked,in conjunction with the Mashpee Wampanoag Brian Prehna,Assistant Principal Tribe's Education Department, with Native American seniors on test preparation, pre-college plans School Council Members (application assistance and scholarship submissions), Dr.Debra Goulart,Principal senior seminar presentations, and overall well-being. Patricia Bernard, Teacher Michelle Richmond,Teacher Despite the challenges presented by the COVID- Alison Robbins, Teacher 19 pandemic the Department was able to provide cultural and social-emotional support through Zoom Coombs School Parent-Teacher Organization Meetings and small group cultural craft workshops, Rachel Coscia,President among other adaptive methods. Instead of visiting Carrie Vidal,Vice President colleges in-person, students were encouraged to attend Robert Blackburn, Treasurer virtual information sessions with colleges. In and out Heather Murry, Corresponding Secretary of school tutoring opportunities were offered to all grade levels in the MPS District. Many students took The Kenneth C. Coombs School launched the advantage of this opportunity. The Indian Education 2020-2021 school year with an enrollment of 372 program celebrated eight graduating seniors, a 100% students,62 remote learners and 310 in-person learners. graduation rate for our Native American students. We concluded with five remote learners and 367 in- person learners.KCC housed one preschool classroom The Indian Education staff were proactive with two,three and four half day sessions,four full-day advocates for sobriety education and adhering to the preschool classrooms, eight kindergarten, eight first Tribe's cultural ties.We have continued to focus on the grade and eight second grade classrooms with cultural aspect of the program by working with the seventeen paraprofessionals supporting teachers and Wampanoag Language Reclamation Project. Native students. KCC also has 12 individuals providing students were provided the opportunity of learning Student Support Services, including OT/PT, speech Algonquian linguistics, the Wampanoag language that 143