CUSD TITLE VI
INDIAN EDUCATION PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE CUSD PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CENTER SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 MEETING MINUTES
	
Members in attendance:
Vanessa Garcia	Robyn Snyder	Jeremy Aliason	James Galvan Tristan G.	Arel Resendez                Dawn Deshields        Gabrielle Mills Syana M.                         Jeff Mills                          Robert Martinez       Candis DesRosiers Richard Gonzales           Natalie Deanda
	Attendance
	
The meeting was called to order at 5:36 PM by Robyn Snyder, Director of Supplemental Services. On the agenda was the public election of the Parent Advisory Committee members. The members sit on the committee for two consecutive years as stated in the by-laws. All committee member positions needed to be filled. The committee nominated Gabrielle Mills for Chairperson, Natalie Deanda for Vice-Chairperson, Jeremy Aliason for Officer, James Galvan for Officer, Jeff Mills for Officer. Dawn DeShields volunteered to sit on the committee as a district teacher representative.
	Call to Order
	
Gabrielle Mills, new Chairperson, asked the committee to review and approve the meeting minutes from the May 4th, 2023. The meeting minutes were approved, and no revisions or corrections were made.
	Approval of Minutes
	
The program enrollment is currently at 456 students as of August 2023.
The district will be applying for the EASIE grant again and will continue to receive input and feedback from the committee.
	Program Updates
	
Part of the grant requires the committee to adopt by-laws every two years. The by-laws were reviewed. No changes were made and approved by James Galvan and Natalie Deanda and the committee was in favor. The committee elected Syana & Tristan to serve as the student representatives. The committee elected Richard Gonzales to serve as a tribal representative.
	Title Vi Indian Education Grant
	
The CSU Fresno Native American Youth Conference is on Saturday, November 4, 2023. The committee inquired about taking students to the event, but at this time we do not have site clubs or mentors/teachers to chaperone the students. CUSD is going to host its first Native American Student Success Conference on Wednesday, November 1st at Clark Intermediate. This conference will be for students grades 7-12. The committee was asked to obtain Mentors and suggestions for keynote speakers and provide names of those who would like to participate in cultural activities for the event. The committee presented several ideas for the conference and we gathered student input as well. We have the next meeting scheduled on Thursday, October 12, 2023.
	New Business
	
The newly elected Chairperson, Gabrielle Mills, asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Jeremy Aliason first the motion, Natalie Deanda second the motion and the meeting was adjourned at 7:22pm
	Adjournment

Respectfully Submitted,

Kym McMills
Department of Supplemental Services Please review and report any corrections.