Summary of Goals, Objectives, Parking Lot Suggestions, Comment Sheets and Closing Remarks

Indian Education Summit -- A Call to Action October 15-16, 2004 Helena, Montana Summary of Goals, Objectives, Parking Lot Suggestions, Comment Sheets and Closing Remarks The October 2004 Indian Education Summit - A Call to Action, hosted by the Office of Public Instruction, brought together nearly 200 educators and community leaders to help the State Superintendent develop an action plan. The Summit had two goals: 1. To seek input on how to implement Indian Education for All, MCA 20-1-501 2. To eliminate the American Indian student achievement gap Summit participants were divided into five working groups: 1) Education System Structure, 2) Indian Education for All, 3) Dropout and Retention, 4) Educational Leadership, and 5) Improving Achievement. The groups developed objectives and strategies that were presented in a powerpoint to State Superintendent McCulloch at the conclusion of the summit. The OPI has created the Indian Education Summit webpage www.opi.state.mt.us/IESummit to keep everyone updated on the summit outcomes. This webpage contains links to the pre-summit issue papers, participant recommendations, and the final Summit report to the Superintendent. Below is a summary of Summit goals, objectives, small group “parking lot suggestions”, participant comment sheets and closing remarks on how Montana can close the achievement gap for American Indian students and ensure that all schools can successfully implement Indian ...