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Education director reports stoles, Camp Cherokee registration and JOM participation
Summary
Mark Vance reported on graduation stoles, Camp Cherokee enrollment and the JOM program's reach; he thanked his leadership team and noted efforts to improve delivery and outreach.
Mark Vance, executive director of education, told the council the department delivered and mailed ceremonial items for graduates, is running multiple summer camps, and continues Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) program services across many schools.
Vance said the department "delivered 2,595 courts to high schools within our reservation, and we mailed 710 courts to high school students outside our reservation." He also said the office mailed and delivered 630 college graduation stoles and acknowledged some graduates did not receive stoles because of application timing; the office plans better reminders next year.
Vance reported 525 students were registered for Camp Cherokee across six camps this summer and that the JOM program was serving 27,974 students in 70 schools. He thanked education leadership Carolyn Allen, Jennifer Pigeon, Erin Emerton and Amber Maynor by name for their work.
Councilors asked about the timing of ceremonial check presentations to schools; Vance and staff said some presentations occurred after school assemblies and that the department will try to deliver items earlier next year. Vance told the council that the application for graduation stoles is available through the Gaududi portal (as referenced in the meeting). The council offered praise for the teacher-of-the-year banquet and Vance expressed appreciation for staff work.
No formal council action was taken on these informational items.
