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Columbus County Indian Education staff highlight cultural programming, student supports
Summary
District staff described an $81,814 Indian Education grant used for staffing, student college experiences and STEAM-linked cultural lessons and said the four‑year cohort graduation rate for American Indian students was 88 percent.
Tamara Carter, Indian education coordinator for Columbus County Schools, told the school board that the district’s Indian Education program is funded through a competitive annual grant of roughly $81,814 and supports staffing, student programming and partial conference registration costs.
The program pays assistant salaries and “pays for half of the students’ registration for NICNEO,” Carter said, referring to the North Carolina Native American Youth Organization conference. Carter said roughly 25 students attend each year, rotate among universities and experience dorm life and campus sessions. She said Indian Education pays $100 of the $200 registration and that community donors covered the remaining $100 for some students who could not afford it.
“Because we don’t want…
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