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District Indian Education coordinator highlights student achievements and program outcomes
Summary
Tamara Carter presented the Columbus County Schools Indian Education program May 11, outlining an approximately $81,000 budget, staff roles, cultural programming (Waccamaw Siouan school day), extracurricular supports and a 94.4% graduation rate for American Indian students in 2024–25, and she recognized scholarship recipients and student projects.
Tamara Carter, who leads Indian Education for Columbus County Schools, briefed the board on May 11 about program activities, staffing and student outcomes.
Carter told the board the Indian Education program operates on a budget of approximately $81,000, which pays assistant salaries and partially covers student registration fees for events such as the North Carolina Native American Youth Organization conference. She named staff assigned to the program: Nadine Patrick (administrative assistant), a…
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