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Bemidji board approves two Ojibwe language teacher positions paid by state grant; board requires curriculum review
Summary
The board approved adding two full‑time Ojibwe language teacher FTEs funded by a Minnesota Department of Education Native Language Revitalization grant. Positions will be assigned to Lincoln, JW Smith and Jean Dillon elementary schools; the board required monthly curriculum review and will review the first‑year curriculum before broader adoption.
The Bemidji Public School District Board of Education on July 21 approved adding two full‑time licensed teacher positions to provide Ojibwe language instruction at Lincoln Elementary, JW Smith Elementary and Jean Dillon Elementary, funded entirely through a Native Language Revitalization grant from the Minnesota Department of Education.
Superintendent Olsen told the board the grant is a three‑year award; the district intends to hire in year two and reported there are "2 more years" remaining on the current grant term. Olsen said the positions are fully grant‑funded and "will not impact our general fund." He recommended the board approve the two FTE positions so…
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