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Ponca City presents Title VI services for Native students; program leaders cite limited federal funding and push for tribal partnerships
Summary
Sarah Buffalohead, the district’s Indian Education director, outlined Title VI program work — teacher assistants, cultural activities, internships and mental-health needs — and said federal per-student funding is low. She urged increased tribal partnerships and enrollment on the Title VI form to expand services.
Sarah Buffalohead, Indian Education director for Ponca City Public Schools, updated the school board on the district’s federally funded Title VI program for Native American students and described services, staffing and funding limits.
Buffalohead said the district has “approximately 900 students enrolled in our program,” meaning those families completed the Title VI enrollment form. She added, “I guesstimate that we have closer to about 1,200, maybe even 13 to 1,400 students” who are Native American but have not completed the enrollment paperwork needed to receive Title VI services.
The program’s stated objectives are academic success, increased cultural awareness, higher graduation rates and reduced dropout rates. Buffalohead described core services: a team…
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