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Edmonds parent committee, city and library officials say Indigenous students are undercounted in district records
Summary
Parents and community partners told Mountlake Terrace's DEI commission that federal Title VI enrollment in the Edmonds School District is far lower than expected and that paperwork barriers, tribal enrollment gaps and staff turnover are limiting eligible students' access to services.
Parents and community partners told the Mountlake Terrace Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission on a June meeting that federal Title VI enrollment in the Edmonds School District is likely far lower than the number shown in district records, limiting access to federal services for American Indian and Alaska Native students.
"Right now, there's 67 kids in the district that are registered for title 6 services," said Jen Herman, co-chair of the Edmonds School District Indigenous Education Parent Committee. "When you look at the data, there should be probably 450, at least."
The committee said the gap stems from multiple problems: families not seeing or keeping the enrollment paperwork, hesitancy to complete forms because of…
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