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Osseo presenters highlight language revitalization and disproportionate discipline for American Indian students
Summary
District Indian Education staff told the board the program supports 543 American Indian students, is expanding native-language programming after a $500,000 MDE grant, and flagged that American Indian students are suspended at 2.57 times the rate of white students; staff asked for greater visibility and more Indian staff in district roles.
Peter, coordinator of the Indian Education program, told the Osseo School Board that the district’s American Indian Education (AIE) work centers on strengthening students’ cultural identity and expanding language programming.
"Our mission is enhancing the cultural identity of the indigenous child," Peter said, describing weekly Indian education classes, cultural field trips, powwows, language tables and a small staff that currently serves more than 500 students. He reported that 543 American Indian students from over 80 tribal nations are enrolled districtwide and that…
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