Education

Indian Programs - Tribal Contract Schools

Statewide Outcome(s):

Tribal Contract Schools supports the following statewide outcome(s).

Minnesotans have the education and skills needed to achieve their goals.

Context:

The program began to ensure tribal schools had adequate funds to provide an adequate and uniform education to their students, as required by the Minnesota Constitution. Participants include the four tribal schools in the state: Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School, Leech Lake; Circle of Life School, White Earth; Nay Ah Shing School, Mille Lacs; and Ojibwe School, Fond du Lac.

Strategies:

This state aid program provides funding to promote equal education opportunity for students enrolled in tribal contract schools (as compared to public schools) by providing state funds to schools based on the difference between the amount of aid provided by the federal government and the state per pupil aid amount. The funds are designed to provide general education services. The schools report student data and have adopted graduation standards and state testing according to their comprehensive education plans.

 

Results:

Participant performance is not tracked by MDE. Tribal schools are not public schools. Therefore, MDE does not have the ability to require tribal schools to submit assessment data related to this program.

Performance Measures Notes:

*Previous: FY2009 / Current: FY2012