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PROGRAM

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FUNDS TARGETED TO INDIANS

1. IMPACT AID - MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

To compensate LEAS for the cost of educating children
who reside on Indian lands.

2. IMPACT AID - CONSTRUCTION

Direct grants to school districts serving children who reside
on Indian lands for construction or repair of school facilities.

3. CHAPTER 1 - BIA SET-ASIDE

Direct transfer of ED funds to the BIA for use at BIA-operated and contract schools. Provides compensatory education services to disadvantaged children.

4. LIBRARY SERVICES FOR TRIBES

Direct grants to Indian tribes for the

provision of library services and facilities.

5. VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION - SET-ASIDE

1.25% of the funds appropriated for vocational education
basic grants and national programs is reserved by ED for
competitive grants to Indian tribes and tribal organizations.

6. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

State grants and set-aside service grants to tribes to provide vocational rehabilitation services to handicapped Indians.

7. MATH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION - SET-ASIDE

Set aside of .5% of the total appropriation for programs
for children in BIA-operated elementary and secondary schools.

8. DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES

1% set-aside supporting alcohol and drug abuse and prevention
programs for children served by the BIA.

9. MINORITY INSTITUTIONS SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT

Discretionary grants to develop specific educational programs; funds reflect amount going to predominantly Indian institutions. 10. INSTITUTIONAL AID

Discretionary grants to develop self-sufficiency at institutions; funds reflect amount going to predominantly Indian institutions. 11. EDUCATION OF THE HANDICAPPED - BIA SET-ASIDE

1.25% of appropriation for Grants to States and Grants for Infants and families is transferred to BIA for use in BIA schools.

12. BILINGUAL EDUCATION

Discretionary grants to Indians.

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Program Purpose: To support supplemental elementary and secondary education projects designed to meet the special educational and culturally related academic needs of Indian students in public schools, tribal schools and, beginning in FY 1989, in Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) operated schools.

Funding Procedure: Formula grants are provided to LEAs, tribal schools and BIA-operated schools. Funds are allocated on the basis of the number of eligible Indian students claimed by each applicant. Funds are allocated first to FY 1988 grantees (the FY 1988 amount plus two percent), and the remaining are allocated to the BIA-operated schools (approx $2.6 million in FY 1989).

Funding Requirements and Limitations: Funds are used only for activities that supplement the regular school programs. The new legislation also limits FY 1989 funding to LEAS and tribal schools that were grantees in FY 1988.

Types of Activities Funded: Remedial instruction and tutoring in the basic academic skills, counseling, activities to improve communications between the home and school, cultural education activities, and drug abuse prevention education.

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Program Evaluation: The last formal evaluation study on the impact of the formula grant program was conducted in 1983. Although improvements on standardized achievement test scores could not be attributed to the formula grant projects, the study showed that student performance improvements were made in reading and mathematics. Additionally the study also showed improvements in school attendance, particularly among students with severe attendance problems, but there was an absence of documentation showing an effect on reducing the school dropout rate. The study concluded that the program had also increased opportunities for Indian students in public schools and tribal schools to learn more about their tribal culture and heritage.

Further, findings from our annual audits indicate that LEAS continue to improve their documentation of student performance and that this documentation is showing more evidence of student academic improvements.

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Program Purpose: To assist development and implementation of special enrichment programs that supplement regular elementary and secondary education programs offered by Indian-controlled schools.

Funding Procedure: Grants are awarded on a competitive basis at a total amount not exceeding 10% of the amount appropriated for Subpart 1.

Funding Requirement and Limitation: Grants are limited to schools on or near reservations that are not LEAS, or have not been LEAS for more than 3 years, including BIA schools and schools for Indian children that are not eligible for BIA funding.

Types of Activities Funded: Projects have included cultural enrichment, tutoring, counseling, remedial reading and mathematics, drug abuse prevention education, and computer-based instruction.

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Program Evaluation: A limited study conducted in 1986 concluded that students in Indian-controlled schools were performing below the national average on standardized achievement tests and that the per pupil cost was considerably higher than the national average.

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