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Indian Achievement Specialist
Work-Related Duties:
• Collaborate with American Indian students, schools, caregivers, tribes, and community members to ensure all American Indian students feel safe and supported at school.
• Strive to create the conditions necessary to close the American Indian student achievement gap and create pathways for American Indian students to meet their academic and lifelong goals.
• Support the implementation of evidence-based and indigenous, whole-child strategies for teaching and learning.
Michele Henson is an American Indian Student Achievement Specialist at the Office of Public Instruction. In her current role, Michele is dedicated to assuring all American Indian students feel safe and supported in school and have the resources they need to meet their academic and lifelong goals. Raised in Corvallis, Montana, Michele graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Community Health from Montana State University and a Master’s in Public Health from the University of Arizona. Michele has worked in the field of health promotion since 2011 and is passionate about supporting local, strength-based solutions to help schools and communities thrive.