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Appeal
of school
rating
successful
B y L eslie M itts
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W arm Sp rin g s E lem en tary m eets
AdeipaatolSeffirify Bmogress standaads fa r
ahe O c ^ o n ll>qpfflraimena:':©f BduKatriaam,
a fte r tthe SSB-J sdhooll dasttriot w o n a n
¡appeal e f t a ““nsot traaetf” rsaaing.
faaltepasa^SbtmSpriiaigsHImaim-
tarv students have m et academ ic stan
dards but attendance caused the sch o o l
t o rteedhto a rattin g o ff ““n e tt arnett*
ffitTotum ah e O rteg o n D cp ararn cn tt «off
E d u catio n .
T h e diisariict h as ^ sp ealed trihe aaaiiai^
b e fo re, arguing th a t absences a to fa r
(odkiaral measoms lik e iffunemals an d pow
wows.
T h is pear trihe ¡appeal h a s b een w on
a fte r Siiperiinimfmdpifflt
IBnaikor itimaiilicd
a le tte r to ahe (Qa^gon D ep artm en t «off
E d u cation in d efense <df W aran% m ia!^
Hemmemrary.
iOave'Mdtítetthan/Spílyay
Drtromg ¡last Satarday’s welcome-home ¡rally lor Jacoby Eitefouiry, \AKanm Springs Chief Etellvi® ¡Hteatla pteserals Ellsbury with a Pendleton tolantast and
medallion. BHsbury, ¡oíf tibe World Champion ¡Red Sox, was welcGm?KBd tonne with a panato and ¡recepdlion art Ito high school, and ìfeater ¡in ito day at
¡KaWfee-Ta. ptae mm Ellsbury’s welcome /home malty miti 112)) ■
Tribes to host Native Nations seminar
T h e sttadewide g o a l fo r ahe m in i
m um ¡attemdamoe rate is $ 2 p e rce n t.
W h ile W arm Sp rings E lem en tary w as
■ottigamai% sh o w n to hawe a n W9.t p e r-
cen t ra te , a fte r tribe ap p eal w as w o n
and.^p3§pstptomas w ere m ad e, ahe p t-
tftetmdaimoe tname w as maimed to (®3 p e r -.
ceatHt.
O vem altthe S0S)-J srik ao l a& aaiktito-
oeassffida^nottancf” aatiia^ tfar A ¥iP sttam-
dattds.
Eooikimg ffor good opportunities to
from the N ative M arions Institute fo r
o n (©ffiEsr pmwen ideas rinar have helped
(c®(MdinatowÌKÌ<am and saradtegy ahrongPii-
Leadership, Mmagetmaentt, asad W fc y
•other tribes Ihntdld stronger (notmmniimmi--
(£Mtt ahe tcritoal «^áma^tÉcsia, ttSac Seoce-
(P M ^ ) ©fffire Uaibíem aaytf A m o n a wo®, 'tfafe:
opment.. It w ill help to g ire us stane
rment<©f FdmH^aatki^^Adimtr^
ttMy-TiceasMCc¡rjG)Jy (Gahca has arranged
be conducting the seminar.
aiffed a s aaaM nocetriatg A Y P sdatodam^ iff
gether to define strategies and plans
for community and economic devel
Aoromdinig to tthe O ic^ o n Dfqpart-
C alica, is hopd fid th at woirikiing to
nomatnom vision and vocabulary and
ifearm spedai «enntriwte edrucaition ptro-
M NHits a sister organization to the
g ether in the sem inar co n tex t w ill en
a good pSattfotm fo r making the res
any in d ica to r is deamrammed a s “ato t
¿gmnm to ífefc place <©m ahe reseawaticim
¡ffar^M d fficcsgeot ¡on Am erican Imi diami
courage tribal p erso n n el to w eak tfio-
ervation a bettor place!”
anoL^
in early IDteGeaaatoea:. ,
Econom ic Developm ent.
geaher apone d& ratikdkf ’w hen ¡they ate-
iB n p lfe l ‘WaM^T-Btünfták^g: Leader
Together the tw o institutions have
s h ip , <Gíow7teoKam(oe, a n d Eaornoamic
w orked w ith hundreds o f tribes in the
©.dUc^” trihe ttwo-day (ConifiKtoaoee ált K a li-
U..S. a n d (C a p a la , perffiornming re
ISfc-TawfflpairtíesiÉemsrwe Bndáan Goaom-
search, developing policy, negotiating
» 1 ffiétómcli and poLcx «experaedoce a t
amdo^owomTTmieirnttal agmeeimaiemitx, and
tribe itSfcHp (disposai.
(Qffffeffing a w id e waaietty o f educational
MJtìtórai ffomty ttr®M p erso n n el ame (ex
program s.
p e cte d tte» aatteaad, iradlmdling Gom m ai
Thanks to their long arid varied ex
m em b ers, en terp rise and branch m an
perience in Indian Country, N M l con
ference leaders ame ferrmltair w ith chal
agers, and judicial o fficers.
Stephen Cpntaái and Joann Titmedhe
lenges com mon in native societies and
As tribe (cerÉeapieGes coif t
ribriitr na
M adras ffl^ h S ch o o l menetiOTed low
ittatttm to a h e k d a ly posiiriGi^^
tion-building program , researchers
matriaags tin trihe areas <rf rcweaal aaanatg,
“1 attended MINDED regional <a©nffier-
ence last November in Portland,” «aid
Calica. ?The]jme®Enteasandaaitoidpffl^^
tidpants had iaxpordattatt dmtimgs to say
and a lot o f practical addee about how
aribes cam improve tine health ¡off their
<coatnmniDmiittie& Ilhd he^ wecamlheimefiit
i&man tribrir experience and atoad: ittt will
he good for our political and adminis
trative amd torisimess leadeas to gett tto-
(fittonna M M I and tdnse fiamvaad Faroij(ectt
acad em ic achierenaetntt amnd p e r fo r
have identified five key elements in
m ance an d atten d an ce, «datopomds an d
fostering snoDessiH. and smsdaiined
student behavior.
econom ic grow th in n ative societ
ies.
Jeffa^nGomBB^MddfcSdhirfdfeo
ttoitoiked a raffling «off “ToW” in tthe area
W ituiiÉmd.smfflmgtíty mefifeetts a tribe’s
<©f ¡articendatiace, dnspontts ¡and staadent
willingness and ability to assert self-
hdhaw ior Ibwatt meedwed a satrisfactottp
rating in cotther tcattegfirrire^
governing power.
Se® NNI on W
W hile all sch ools m et the standards
in term s off p articip ation in
A ll -schools in ahe 5®®kf diisaattdt tto-
Torrez is new Arts and Crafts coordinator
rdsvted a aaantng«rf%eMKpaiimidr in ahe
catttegoryrfsthtadl dhararrmeriwritc»; h<w?-
ewer.
iSamdenas ttoceawed aatrirgs <off ‘“nott
tnmeff” in hotrih Engftdn,/[r .«ngm^ge Amts
posidom. .
cowotrLetns Bnd|p©d mne «omita
lleDJttj” ^he saiid. “ ffifs tfiealy ffieam (Oitii-
'iemt6ed.:*>
Her favorite part, Torrez said, is
working with children and helping
them develop their asas and crafts
M b C h ild JL eff B d h in d Aidt.
A rts and C rafts C o ord inator fo r the
skük.
card s issinsed toy ahe GttsEgpn Dtepamt-
lE to tó tito m
“I t ’s fon because the kids arte
tcm z^ Y tm sez esplained. ‘“I ts n ew r
trihe
rneally” .
In the end, the cMldren she works
■with are the most important part o f
trihe jjdb to Brea; Torrez said.
T im ptotfly sato áf tribey w®tom’’t
heme ttfeem I w oddh’t h e heoto^*’ tdne
B y L e s lie M itts
Spnfyqy_ Tjmo/o
■ Lmdnda Torrez has a new ¡job, but
Pad’s ato sittramger to tdhe Sabnceaaion
I^qpattítítffiieniíL
TEcoamez, 211, meneimidy to.dk «iraer ;as
affittar tribe
famm ar coord inat or, C arol Alüsom ,
totiitod.
S h e began w orking w ith the R ec
re a tio n O epatrcrneflt in
as a
^©nirih acti\ ities aid an d contiiamaed
w orking there until she recently filled
th e v acan t p o sition .
and Afetheanaaiics in ahe 5®®k| dtsarirot.
T h e sdaitewiide espeotaaioxn f a r sano-
detnas to moeea «or tesoeed saandamds is
5® pemcentt in Er^feh/Latngittage Amts
¡and 4 f pemcetmit in rnairihetmaitics.
D istrict ratings are required by th e
lep om t
m ent o f E d u cation are m eant to show
areas n eeditrgiimjpmcwemaetm wiihin<sadh
dmtiricr in ahe sttate.
Eor
aatome infform atticotn, wisiitt
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reports.apx.
asid.
^Char has becom e a fu ll-tim e p o
sitio n o rig in a li\ began a s patrt cof
satmamaaar jjcdb
wdam sh e returned toraoe ffitxotmti S a -
lk°irm w h ere :dhe w as g o in g to co lleg e.
ftt caitmte fe d k to Watratm Sp rings
t o la d k f o r a soniimiMar |db amd I
ended pp st^ in glh ere,” sh e eripdaimed.
“IN b w I hawe to fia n , «estot^tdlm^,'”
A s a yoaadh acttiMtiies aid , TCbtrasez
Ubim p#. said— -a ¡task th a t lias seemaed
said, she w as resp on sible fo r helping
Jaimntfmg to henm tdae Ibegimgmmgwibeti).
xdL
didn’t ®ea% ¡know w hat to expecg”
she said.
w ith .all d ifferen t a cth ities. M ow har
A
faced the (Hhafemge <of coordimat-
IL’ffidkiijt, "ffibctoz added, tribe Eeoce-
posilioda is iso a se d «om a t^paSEk; atoa,
ing H allow een activities like the G reat
atio n Dtepatntttment s ta ff Baas ¡been w ry
ItoStotot.
Pnanaptoa Batnty auad H allow een Gaaam-
wtfibag to hd^> Iber g at settled in h er
p
kl
Aras and otaffits is som ething
Torrez has always shown an interest
in throughout her life.
When it carne to dhoesiimg; eiec-
ttimes in sdbooü, :shé sáidl, ‘‘l ¡always
chose atrts and pottery and aill those
bdbtto any (odrem tdairóg. I irifomnlk ik
comes prett}1 naturally.”
Miexlt mp Torrez « i h e woitóng
<on trihe Christmas anee ihghrimg and
parade e n Oeceanlher (6 asad ahe aap-
coming Christmas bazaar.
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