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Indian Education PAC asks SFUSD to protect program, expand culturally responsive services
Summary
Parent leaders and tribal representatives asked the board to preserve the Indian Education Program center, increase culturally grounded curriculum and staff representation, and expand tutoring and mentoring; PAC highlighted underreporting and recommended adding California Native American Day to the district calendar.
The Indian Education Parent Advisory Committee presented its needs assessment and recommendations to the board, urging a preservation of program funding and expanded culturally responsive instruction. "We need to build a continued community of support around education," one presenter said, describing culturally grounded tutoring, summer programs and an Indian Education Library at Sanchez Elementary that serve American Indian and Alaska Native students.
Presenters cited 798 students served citywide and pointed to underreporting (citing an assembly bill estimate of up to 70% underreporting). They recommended hiring American Indian personnel, embedding indigenous knowledge in curriculum, increasing college and career supports, and ensuring transparency when program decisions affect AI/AN students. Commissioners asked about chronic absenteeism drivers and requested concrete pathways to integrate recommendations into the district's LCAP and budget planning.
