2023-2024
Clovis Unified School District
Title VI Native American Indian Education Program Mission Statement

Program Overview

The Clovis Unified School District Indian Education Program addresses the needs of American Indian and Alaskan Native students in grades K-12. The program assists eligible students to achieve at the same challenging state performance standards expected of all students. The purpose of the Title VI program in Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is to support the efforts of local educational agencies, Indian tribes and organizations, post-secondary institutions, and other entities to meet the special academic, cultural, and linguistic needs of American Indian students to meet state academic content standards.

Program Goals

 Provide services to assist American Indian students in meeting the District’s studentacademic content and performance standards

·	Ensure that American Indian students participate in their school’s Federal, State, andLocal programs as needed

·	Provide program recruitment activities and family liaison services to meet the culturally related academic needs of American Indian students

·	Provide professional development opportunities to ensure that staff are properly trained and prepared to do work with American Indianstudents

Student Eligibility

Each child wishing to enroll in the Clovis Unified Title VI Native American Indian Education Program is required to submit a completed 506 Indian Student Eligibility Certification Form. This completed form should be submitted to your child’s school site, or the Supplemental Services Office for consideration. After review, the child can be enrolled in the program and considered for additional instructional support as well as being included in our program quarterly newsletters. Enrollment in our program also offers our students and their families an invitation to the Annual Native American Family Night. Eligible students include members of an Indian Tribe or Band including Tribes or Bands terminated since 1940 and those recognized by the state in which the Tribe or Band resides, descendants in the first or second degree (parent or grandparent) or considered by the Secretary of the Interior to be Indian, Eskimo or Aleut.

Parent Advisory Committee

The District Indian Education Parent Advisory Committee provides input and feedback relative to the Title VI Program and The Annual Needs Assessment for parents. The Advisory Committee meets four times a year to discuss program updates, services provided, and other needs related to student achievement. The committee consists of parent and student representatives. Meetings are held in the Professional Learning Center at 362 N. Clovis Ave. Ste 101, Clovis, Ca. 93612. Meeting dates for the 2023-2024 school year are listed on the district website.

For more information, please visit the Clovis Unified website https://www.cusd.com/Programs-IndianEducation.aspx or contact the Supplemental Services Office at 559-327-0670.