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SFUSD board hears Indian Education Program report, community urges more funding and curriculum representation
Summary
Parents, students and the Indian Education Parent Advisory Committee presented program successes and asked the San Francisco Unified School District to improve identification of Native students, increase culturally grounded supports and require cultural competency training for staff.
The San Francisco Unified School District board on Jan. 26 heard a formal presentation from its Title VII Indian Education Parent Advisory Committee and extensive public comment urging increased support and recognition for American Indian and Alaska Native students.
Paloma Flores, the Indian Education coordinator, told the board the program now has a permanent location at Sanchez Elementary and runs tutoring, cultural workshops, summer science programming and college-access activities. Flores said the program’s priorities include identifying students who are not on track to graduate and routing that information to the Indian education coordinator for…
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