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| Title | Title VII Training Opportunity |
| Body | From: Robey Clark [mailto:clarkr@nwrel.org] Training for High School Representatives Serving on Title VII Indian Education Parent Committees Topic: Reducing Dropouts Thursday & Friday November 20 and 21, 2003 Doubletree Inn Edgewater, Missoula MT Training Goals: A. Prepare eligible high school students to serve on district Title VII Parent Committees. B. Train existing state Indian Student Leadership organizations to provide meaningful and proactive high school representation on district and state committees. C. Bring to bear the energy, insight, and ideas of the students themselves upon the task of helping their school increase success rates and reducing the dropouts among their peers. Space is limited to 100 participants! A general description of the program is printed below. A detailed agenda and application forms will be sent in approximately 2 weeks. Current Plans are to repeat the event in either Washington or Oregon after Winter Break. There may be a registration fee to defray costs (if so, it will be as modest as possible). If your program would like to attend, please email me with the number of participants you would like to bring ASAP at clarkr@nwrel.org. Program Activities and Goals- With the help of trained facilitators, student delegations from each district will work with other delegations and adult mentors to examine the issues relating to dropouts and brainstorm possible solutions. The goal will be to develop a formal set of informed recommendations on how best to utilize the TITLE VII and other district resources to reduce dropouts. The final nature of the recommendations will be up to the groups themselves but they may include: proposals for specific student activities at the district and/or state and/or regional level; suggestions for alternative ways to earn credit toward graduation or other recommendations to reduce dropouts. The Student Delegation: The make-up and size of the delegation is a local district decision. Schools are welcome to draw participants from existing student leadership groups. However, districts are encouraged to seek participation from students who may be struggling or may have already dropped out. Although American Indian students are the primary target population for this grant, we recognize the need to represent the entire student body. The local school is welcome to choose any eligible student, regardless of ethnicity, so long as no eligible and willing Title VII student is left behind. The recommended group size is 5 to 7 students. Larger contingents will be considered but must have prior approval. An adult chaperones/mentor (at least one for every 7 students) must accompany the student delegation. Ideally, the adult(s) accompanying the student delegation should have at least one adult person representing the local school improvement team and at least one adult able to act as a mentor for the duration of this project. Each student delegate should have access to the Internet at home or school. Digital cameras will come in handy but are not absolutely necessary. Participating students will have to obtain parental signature for photography releases and individual attendance data which will be included with the registration packet. For More Information Contact Robey Clark NWREL Comprehensive Center for Region X 101 SW Main, Suite 500 Portland, Oregon 800-547-6339 clarkr@nwrel.org |
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