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Navajo Preparatory School trustees approve staff and student travel to national conferences
Summary
The board authorized travel for staff and students to multiple professional conferences and student events including AISES in San Antonio, NAIS THRIVE, UNITY, an IB workshop in Seattle, and a national HR conference in Durant, OK.
The Navajo Preparatory School Board approved several travel requests at its Sept. 20, 2024 meeting, covering staff professional development and student conference participation.
Manuel Watchman, Division Director of Business and Human Services, reviewed travel for Lynwandowski Filfred to attend the National Native American Human Resources Association Conference in Durant, Oklahoma (Sept. 22–26, 2024). Keith Neil, Associate Head of School for Academics and Operations, reviewed travel for eight students and one teacher chaperone to the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) national conference and poster competition in San Antonio (Oct. 2–5, 2024) and for a teacher, David Riser, to attend an International Baccalaureate Theory of Knowledge workshop in Seattle (Nov. 22–26, 2024). Shawna Becenti reviewed travel for staff and a board member to attend the National Association for Independent Schools (NAIS) THRIVE Conference (Feb. 26–28, 2025) and Keith Neil reviewed travel for Naataanii Youth Council to attend the UNITY Conference in San Diego (June 27–July 1, 2025).
The motion to approve travel Items A–E was made by Craig Lee Sandoval and seconded by Dr. Bernadette Todacheene. Vote: 3-0-0. The approved travel requests authorize the listed attendance and attendant reimbursements or purchasing per school travel policy; the minutes do not list per-person cost estimates.
