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NOTICES
College Retention Newest CTD Grant Program
Catching the Dream (CTD), a na­
tional scholarship and school improve­
ment organization, has announced that
it plans to add a seventh grant program
during the coming year. The College
Retention Program (CRP) will give
small grants to colleges in an attempt
to reduce the high college dropout rate
for Native students.
“We estimate that the national col­
lege dropout rate for Native Americans
is 82 percent,” stated Dr. Dean Chavers,
CTD director. “Many people say the
dropout rate for Indians is 98 percent,
and it has never been that high. But it
is well past time for the nation to start
dealing with this high rate of failure.”
Most colleges have dropout rates
between 70 percent and 90 percent,
he stated.
Dr. Chavers cited inadequate prepa­
ration for college, lack of reading, and
low daily attendance rates as the three
main reasons for Indian students drop­
ping out.
“Many people cite lack of funds as
a main reason for Indian students drop­
ping out, but that is a secondary rea­
son. Problems at home, unwanted preg­
nancies and family emergencies are
other major reasons students drop out,"
he said.”
The CRP will be one of six pro­
grams CTD will fund this fall. The other
five are:
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The Reading Award Program
(RAP) helps schools get Indian stu­
dents to read more books. CTD
found in data from eight different
districts that Indian students were
reading an average of less than one
book per year outside the classroom.
The organization has funded 92
RAP grants since 1991 and at least
70 have worked miracles. Test
scores have risen dramatically once
students started reading heavily.
The Math and Science Teaching
(MAST) program helps schools
enroll more Indian students in ad­
vanced math and science classes, and
get more of them ready for college.
The Native Educator Scholarships
(NES) program helps schools en­
roll their Indian teacher aides in
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college to earn degrees and teach­
ing credentials.
The Golden Star Attendance
(GSA) award helps Indian schools
improve daily attendance rates of
their students.
The School Improvement Project
(SIP) helps schools improve their
programs. CTD plans to have as
many as nine regional programs
operating by the fall of 2007.
Potential applicants can request an
application form directly from CTD by
e-mail at ctd4deanchavers@aol.com,
by fax at 505-262-0534, by telephone
at 505-262-2352, or by mail at 8200
Mountain Road NE, Suite 203, Albu­
querque, NM 871 10.
For more information: 503-643-5620 or 800-772-1315
June 27, 2007
Oregon’s Child Passenger Safety Law Changes
Effective July 1, 2007
Amending ORS 811.210 and 811.215
Oregon drivers look to the law in deciding how to restrain and protect children in motor
vehicles. The proper restraint of children will reduce the number of children killed in motor
vehicle crashes and reduce the severity of injuries to children who survive motor vehicle
crashes.
Oregon law has required children younger than 6 years of age or weighing less than 60
pounds to ride in booster seats. Recent research has shown that adult lap and shoulder belts
do not fit children until they are age 8 or 4’9” tall. (Partners for Child Passenger Safety, Fact
and Trend Report 2006) By requiring the use of child safety seats for children up to age 8 or
4’9”, Oregon will be ensuring that children who do not fit in adult safety belts are protected.
Oregon’s Occupant Protection Law now reflects National Best Practice
Changes to the law require:
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Infants must ride rear-facing until they reach both one year of age AND twenty pounds.
Children who weight over 40 pounds must be properly secured in a booster seat until
they are age 8 OR 4’9” in height.
Children who are age 8 or older OR are taller than 4’9” must ride properly secured with
the safety belt system.
The law continues to require:
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Children over one year old and between 20 and 40 pounds must be properly secured
with a forward-facing child safety seat up to a minimum of 40 pounds or the weight limit
of the seat.
Contact ACTS Oregon Child Safety Seat Resource Center for information on Oregon law,
answers to child passenger safety questions or to locate a child safety seat check up event:
503-643-5620
800-772-1315
www. ch i ldsafetyseat.org
Alliance for Community Traffic Safety in Oregon
OREGON
8059 S.W. Cirrus Dr., Beaverton, OR 97008
Phone: 503 643-5620 Fax: 503 643-5680
Community Traffic Safety Program
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August 2007
Above: Floy Evans Chapman, oldest
aunt of Maria A. Westervelt, in 1962
in Logsden, Ore.
Below: Augusta Evans Alicante and
Catherine Alicante in 1923, Maria's
mother and older sister, respectively
(photos contributed by
Maria Westervelt)