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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1996)
September 15, 1996 SMOKE SIGNALS 6 Education Director elected NIAES Co-chair i.i mi, i. mil .A ft iiinm.i., ..... ,i I At the annual National Indian Adult Education Association Conference held in Portland on August 18-21, members of the NIAEA elected Grand Ronde Tribal Edu cation Director, Dean Azule, Co-chair for the association. Mr. Azule will serve a two year ternt and will work with NIAEA toward addressing adult education needs of Native Americans. The NIAEA is active in lobbying for support of adult education, Native American GED services, increasing state and federal resources for adult education and promot ing life long learning. Tribal Chairman Mark Mercicr and Vice Chair Kathryn Harri son provided a welcome and historical overview of the Confederated Tribes. Other tribal participants included Patsy Pullin, Marie Schmidt and Tribal Adult Education Coordinator, Gayla Tulensru. As we enter the 1 996-1 997 school year, the Education Division in consultation with Tribal Council and Educa tion has projected increases in educational services and activities for tribal membership. As we enter into the 1997 fiscal year look forward to additional increases. The following list is a sampling of upcoming activities. HIGHER EDUCATION ADULT VOCATIONAL TRAINING TRUST SCHOLARSHIPS Increased student enrollment. Double AVT partici pants. Increased scholarship and grant awards to address pro jected tuition increases and enable students to not take out loans. Increase grants to address "Unmet Need" and "Fam ily Contribution." ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM Expand GED services to service area and beyond. Establish classes for senior citizen and community at large. Increase high school completion program. Provide college preparation and job enhancement classes. Establish GED computer program. Increase overall GED ABE enrollment. CHILD CARE DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT Increase pre-school enrollment to 25 students in '96. Increase Before and After School care to 25 students. Provide for transportation to address 30-35 children needing pre-school and child care. Provide additional activities for pre-kindergarten readi ness. Provide limited child care assistance for teen and re turning parents to complete parent training, GED, and job training classes. JOHNSON O'MALLEY Expand tutoring services both in classroom and indi vidual. Increase activities for Native American Club. Establish computer tutoring services in Willamina and Grand Ronde schools. Provide parent training. Increase leadership field trips and activities. TRIBAL EDUCATION Increase college course offerings in community 8 to 16 classes. Establish and expand pre-employment training. Continue partnership with Chemeketa and expand ser vices with W.O.S.C and O.S.U. Increase achievement & recognition of students K -12th grades and graduating post secondary students. Develop training opportunities in collaboration with Spirit Mountain Human Resources for tribal members for potential employment. Furthering education student information ATTENTION: Enrolled students of the Adult Voca tional Training Program, Higher Education Program and the Education Trust Fund Scholarship Program may pick up their tribal award at either the Business Office or the Financial Aid Office at the InstitutionSchool of attendance on or after the first day of school of each termsemester. (Some of the schools have defined check processing days so that if check processing day falls on a Thursday and the first day of school is on a Tuesday you may have to wait until the Thursday to pick up your check.) Your award checks are mailed to the school at least two weeks prior to the beginning of each termsemester dependent upon your providing all the required information to the Tribal Educa tion Program and when necessary to the school you plan to attend. As with registration, financial aidagency awarded students often end up standing in line (sometimes more than one line) to get their classes and their awards. We realize this can become frustrating and hope each of you can be as patient as possible when this does happen. Please call 879 2284 should you have problems picking up your awards other than just the waiting in line. Good luck to all of you! REMEMBER! To send your class registration at the beginning of each termsemester, your grade report at the end of each termsemester and to always call the Tribal Edu cation Program if you have changes or problems that could effect your education endeavors. NOVEMBER 1, 1996 is the deadline to apply to the Tribal Education Program's Higher Education Program and the Adult Vocational Training Program for consideration of funding Winter TermSpring Semester 1997 (January 1 997). If you are thinking about going to school Winter or Spring TermSemester you need to file for Federal Finan cial Aid as soon as possible. Applications are available at all college financial aid offices and you can also contact the Tribal Education Office to have an application mailed to you. The Federal Financial Aid application is separate from the Tribal Education Program(s) application, you need to fill out both the tribal program application and the Fed eral Financial Aid application. REMINDER: Send a copy of your grade report once you receive it each termsemester. Four continuing stu dents have not provided a grade report for Spring Term 1996. Send a copy of your Financial Aid application each year by February 15, to the Tribal Education office. Two con tinuing students have not provided this document for this academic year and eligibility cannot be determined until it is submitted. Four graduating students have not submitted their final grade report. Even after you graduate we need verification in your file that you attended school during the time of fund ing. If you have a new address, please let the Education Pro gram staff know as soon as possible! Hotel training planned In preparation for construction and opening of the Spirit Mountain Hotel in Summer of 1997, the Tribal Education and Training Division initiated planning activities with Spirit Mountain Human Resources (SMHR), Chemeketa Com munity College, and the Tribe's Training and Economic De velopment (TED) Center. Four meetings have been con ducted with Chemeketa, Spirit Mountain Human Resources and the TED Center. After review and meeting with SMHR and Chemeketa, two programs are being planned for consideration. These programs will be offered during Winter and Spring Terms 1997. Hotel Operations & Guest Services Training program will cover approximately 10 weeks over one college term and will offer 3 credit hours. Course content will cover: Trends in management and ownership Hotel organization and staffing Overview of front office operations and guest cycle Room and group reservations, sales, and forecasting Safety and Security Front office accounting, check out and night audit Planning, budgeting, financial statements and payroll Yield management Recruiting, interviewing, training and scheduling To be presented in the Guest Services portion: Co-Management, team building, employee relations, professional development, customer relations, salesmanship, effective communication, and goal setting. Custodial Technician Training Custodial training program is non-credited and will cover approximately 60 hours. Participants receive certificate of completion recognized by the National Cleaning Manage ment Institute. Course content will cover: Introduction to custodial industry On the job attitudes, work ethics, organization, team work Chemical usage and safety OSHA Regulations Cleaning chemicals, glass cleaners, wood polishers, sol vents, metal polishers, acids, abrasives, drain openers Detergent process Disinfectants, universal precautions, bloodborne patho gens, restrooms and showers Carpets and carpet construction, upholstery, vacuuming, spotting, shampooing, extracting chemicals and enzymes Indoor air quality, vacuum emissions, equipment care Hard wood floor care, daily care, buffing, scrubbing, strip ping, sealing refinishing, and sand and screening Other training activities for Fall and Spring Customer Service Introduction to Computers Security Officer Training Priority for training will focus on tribal mem bership seeking employment with Spirit Mountain Casino as well as members who m currently employed, Remaining open training slots will be offered to current em ployc and th4 general- public. f i i I LI.
