Native American Education Program
Overview
Supported by our families and community, the Eatonville School District Title VI Native American Education Program strives to improve academic achievement, attendance, and graduation rates of Native American and Alaska Native students while also enhancing their social and cultural awareness.
The mission of the Title VI Native American Education program is to provide academic and cultural programming for Native American students. “Since Time Immemorial” curriculum is used throughout the district.
Services include:
- Academic help and educational values
- Career awareness
- Cultural awareness/guidance
- Dropout prevention
- Self-confidence building opportunities
- Native American identity reinforcement
- Community updates and awareness
- Liaison between parents, students, teachers and the school
- Inter-Tribal Parent Advisory Committee
If you, your child or his/her grandparent are an enrolled member of an American Indian Tribe or Alaska Native group, then your child may be eligible to be enrolled in our Title VI program.
For more information, please contact the Program Coordinator, Sarah Reiter, at s.reiter@eatonville.wednet.edu, or Dracy McCoy, Executive Director of Student Services, at d.mccoy@eatonville.wednet.edu.
Native American Youth Leadership Academy (NAYLA)
The NAYLA program is geared to help gather Native American youth from across the Western Washington region. It develops leadership, communication, and life skills for Native youth in a safe and nurturing environment. These students, who represent many districts, gather and discuss topics that affect their lives and how to approach solving issues. Along with making new friends and stepping out of their comfort zones, these students learn to become leaders in their schools, among their peers, and in their communities. For more information about NAYLA, visit http://wwnaec.org/nayla/.