NOTICES
UO Offers Fully Funded Graduate
Education Program
The University of Oregon, in
consortium with the nine federally
recognized tribes of Oregon, has been
awarded a three-year grant from the
Office of Indian Education to train
approximately 10 new American Indian
teachers to work in reservation, urban,
and suburban schools serving signif
icant numbers of Indian students.
This program is called “Building
Community through the Sapsik’wala
(Teacher) Education Program.”
Sapsik’walâ is a Sahaptin word
meaning “teacher.”
The heart of this program is building
communities of practice whose partici
pants share problems of practice that
arise in the workplace, learn from each
other, build a professional identity, and
find opportunities for career growth.
Siletz Tribal member Misty
Moceikis recently completed the
program and now teaches second grade
students at Siletz Valley School, the
public charter school for kindergarten
to eighth-grade students in Siletz, Ore.
Teacher trainees will complete the
requirements for a master’s degree and
an Oregon initial teaching license
during five- to eight-quarter terms of
full-time study, depending on the
program they choose. Applicants can
choose among a host of pre-service
teacher training programs in the
following areas: general education
(elementary or middle/secondary) or
special education (early intervention,
elementary or middle/secondary).
All programs include three quarters
of school-based learning experiences,
including a term of full-time student
teaching. During the third year, employed
new teachers will continue to receive
support services from the program that
include a mentor, formative evaluations
of their teaching, support to attend a
professional conference, seminars, on
site consulting, an electronic distribu
tion and discussion list, and on-line
consultation and Web site conferencing.
Grant recipients are expected to
repay their training expenses by serving
in eligible schools for an amount of
time equivalent to their training.
Successful applicants are eligible for a
monthly stipend plus instructional
supplies and dependent allowance (if
applicable). All tuition costs are paid
by the Sapsik’wala Program.
Teacher trainees receiving
Sapsik’wala Program grant support
must meet the requirements for Indian
eligibility. These are established by the
U.S. Department of Education (34 CFR
Part 263.3). Indian means an individual
who is:
Program Qualifications
Application deadline is Feb. 15,
2004. For further information or to
request an application packet, please
contact Program Coordinator Pat
Rounds at plrounds@uoregon.edu or
541-346-1056.
Applicants must hold a bachelor’s
degree by the time they begin the
program and normally have an under
graduate GPA of at least 3.0 or provide
evidence of graduate potential.
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A member of an Indian tribe or
band, as membership is defined by
the Indian tribe or band, including
any tribe or band terminated since
1940, and any tribe or band
recognized by the state in which the
tribe or band resides
A descendant of a parent or
grandparent who meets the
requirements described above
Considered by the secretary of the
Interior to be an Indian for any purpose
An Eskimo, Aleut, or other Alaska
Native
A member of an organized Indian
group that received a grant under
the Indian Education Act of 1988
as it was in effect on Oct. 19, 1994
Sponsors Needed for Summer Food Programs for Kids
State Schools Superintendent
Susan Castillo recently announced that
the Oregon Department of Education
is looking for organizations to sponsor
Summer Food Service Programs for
children age 18 and under.
According to a recent study, Oregon
has one of the highest rates of hunger
in the nation. The Oregon Food Bank
estimates that one in five children ate
from an emergency food box at some
time in the previous year. The Summer
Food Service Program makes food avail
able to children at highest risk for hunger.
The Summer Food Service Pro
gram reimburses approved sponsors for
serving meals that meet federal
nutritional guidelines. Sponsors receive
payments based on the number of meals
they serve and their documented costs
of running the program.
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A sponsor may contract for food
service from a qualified vendor or
prepare their own meals if they have
appropriate facilities and a staff skilled
in large-quantity food preparation. A
sponsor must attend a training session
and demonstrate ability to operate a
program and comply with regulations.
Sponsoring organizations must be
fully capable of managing a food
service program and must be one of
the following:
In addition, a meal site must meet
geographic or enrollment criteria. Meal
sites may be located in a variety of
settings, including schools, recreation
centers, playgrounds, paiks, housing
projects, community centers, migrant
centers, Indian reservations, day camps,
universities, community colleges, and
residential summer camps. Programs
are especially successful when connected
to organized cultural, educational, or
recreational programs.
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Public or private non-profit school
Local, municipal, county, tribal, or
state government
Public or private non-profit college
or university
Public or private non-profit summer
camp or a private, non-profit
organization
February 2004
For more information and training
dates, contact Barbara Cracknell, Summer
Food Service Program coordinator, at
503-378-3600, ext. 2619; e-mail at
barbara.cracknell@state.or.us; or visit
www.ode.state.or.us/nutrition/sfsp/
index.htm.
Crisis Line
Available for
Women Overseas
The American Domestic Violence
Crisis Line - 866-USWOMEN
(866-879-6636) - is an international
toll-free domestic violence crisis line
that abused American women and
children living overseas can call by
contacting the regional AT&T operator
in their country of residence and ask to
be connected.
The crisis line operates from 10 p.m.
to 6 a.m. (PST) Monday through Friday.
For corresponding operating times in
your country of residence, please visit
our Web site at www.866uswomen.org.
Domestic violence advocates
also are available via e-mail at
crisis@866uswomen.org. All com
munication is confidential.
In 2003, abused American women
and children living in France, Italy,
England, Ireland, Ethiopia, Dominican
Republic, Finland, Iran, Chile, Holland,
Jordan, Canada, Philippines, Mexico,
Egypt, and Saudi Arabia contacted the
crisis line.
In addition to providing domestic
violence advocacy, safety planning, and
case management, the organization
has assisted clients with relocation
expenses, emergency funds for housing
and child care, and payment of legal fees.
To volunteer, e-mail the organization
at help@866uswomen.oig.
The American Domestic Violence
Crisis Line doesn’t receive any
government support. All of its funding
comes from individuals and private
foundations .To help support the crisis
line, you can contribute on-line at
www.866uswomen.org or mail your
donation to The American Domestic
Violence Crisis Line, 3300 NW 185th,
#133, Portland. OR 97229. All
contributions are tax deductible.