Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current, December 01, 1985, Image 4

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    TITLE VI A, INDIAN EDUCATION
Willamina School District 30J
The Title IV A program is busy getting the documentation needed for the grant proposal for
the 8586 school year. If your children are of Indian descent and eligible for Title IV A
benefits, they must be registered in the program.
Eligibility: Students must have documentation showing IndianAlaskan heritage. If you
need help with documentation, contact either Jayne Mercier, program coordinator, or Margo
George, Grand Ronde Enrollment Clerk, at 879-5215.
A 506 form is required to be on file for each student who receives the programs services.
These services include tutoring, cultural classes, field trips, etc. If you have not yet
received a 506 form, please contact Jayne. She can be reached at the Grand Ronde School.
If she is out on field service, please leave a message, so she may return your call. Non
registered students will not receive any Title IV A benefits.
Here is an update on the program so far this school year:
October 20-25, The Coordinator attended the National Indian Education Association conven
tion in Spokane, Washington.
November 12 & 13, Coordinator and L.E.A. Liaison attended a Pre-Grant Writing workshop in
Portland, Ore. This workshop was given by the resource and evaluation Center III from
Seattle, Washington. The 198586 Grant application deadline is February 13, 1985.
December 2, Title IV A will be taking students from the high school to the annual Career
Awareness Day at Oregon State University in Corvallis. It is sponsored by O.S.U. and the
Oregon Indian Education Association.
December 2, The next regular meeting of the Title IV A Parent Committee. We will meet at
6:30 p.m. at the Grand Ronde Elementary School. Please attend and be informed of what the
program has to offer. If you have any questions, we will do our best to answer them.
Program Coordinator: Jayne Mercier 879-5210
Parent Committee Chairperson: Margo George
CADRE
The Center -for Adolescent Development F:e
has p r ogr am s &v a. i 1 ab 1 e in the foil o-.m i r, c,
1G.E.D. Preparation
2 E a i c Tutoring
2- H i o h : h o o 1 C r e d i t. p r o r am
H'Job Search Pro or am
.res :
search a
nd Fuucftt i e n
tad'e works, wi tr. discouraged learner s. oung people ages. 14
through '0 ve?r-s of age and who hav dropped out oi school
before completing their diploma, or who are in school , but
attending or succeeding msy enroll. Diploma bound students
shculc be within f. credits of graduating or be- w.llinq to
return to school to complete their h i gn ' school prooram.
but not
If you have al ready dropped out of school you must s i on a
:or- tract for completing either the GEO or diploma.
If you ar-a still jr. school you must first talk to your school
counsel or- about .our desire to enroll in Cadre.