Urban Indian Education Forum - Great Falls - Nov 20-21

by Mike Jetty
11/5/08

November 20-21, 2008

Holiday Inn

Great Falls, Montana

 

Who Should Attend?

URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN MONTANA

K-12 administrators, K-12 educators, K-12 curriculum staff, Title 1, parent committees,

school board members, Title VII staff

 

Forum Focus:

¯      American Indian Achievement Gap

¯      Best Practices & Research

¯       Montana Urban School District Data:   Great Falls, Billings, Helena, Missoula, Butte, Havre, Bozeman and Kalispell

Featured Speakers:

¯      Christopher D. Lohse, Director, Internal Research, Teach For America

¯      Denise Juneau, Director of Indian Education, OPI

¯      Mandy Smoker-Broaddus, Academic & Achievement Specialist, OPI, Indian Ed. Division

¯      Carol Juneau, Montana Legislator, Chairperson Montana Indian Education Association

Schedule:                                  

¯      Thursday  Nov. 20, 2008Ð Conference check-in at Holiday Inn

á        Featured Speakers:  Christopher D. Lohse, Mandy Smoker-Broaddus, Ellen Swaney

¯      Friday  Nov. 21, 2008

á        Featured Speakers:  Carol Juneau, Denise Juneau, Mandy Smoker-Broaddus

¯      Saturday  Nov. 22, 2008 

á        Great Falls Public Schools Pow Wow

 

Hotel Information:  Holiday Inn, Great Falls, MT. 406-727-7200, $89.00   (₊7% tax), call directly to make reservations

400 10^th Avenue South

REGISTRATION:  There is a $50.00 registration fee to attend the forum; your district would be responsible for travel costs.  Send Registration form and fee to:        

Sandra Boham, Director Indian Education

1100 4^th Street South Great Falls Mt 59405

 

For more information, contact Dulce Whitford at (406) 268-7410, email: dulce_whitford@gfps.k12.mt.us or Sandra Boham at  (406)268-7340, email: Sandra_boham@gfps.k12.mt.us