APPENDIX M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF INDIAN EDUCATION,

Note: Obligations for Bureau-operated reservation and nonreservation boarding schools are included in boarding schools. Financial structure of Bureau accounting procedure does not allow separate breakout. "NA" indicates "not applicable."

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APPENDIX N

The following breakout indicates the BIA Education Budget in 1975 by the central office and the twelve areas:

Washington Central Office__

Albuquerque Central Office__.

Aberdeen

Albuquerque

Anadarko

Billings

Eastern

Juneau

Minneapolis

Muskogee

Navajo

Phoenix

Portland

Sacramento

1

1 This budget does not include teachers, principals and dorm aids. Source: BIA Office of Indian Education.

$3,839, 466

1, 777, 654 4,297, 311 5,574, 554 3, 196, 282 397, 902 323, 231 11, 901, 846 2,425, 148 5, 988, 013 15, 314, 682 4,717, 960 2, 431, 894 574, 058

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The Indian Education Resources Center is recognized by the U.S. Office of Education as having the same status, duties, and responsibilities as those attached to any State Education Agency of the 50 states. Thus, the U.S. Office of Education works with only one office when it has contact with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The IERC, in turn, works with the area offices relative to the various Titles.

The Title programs were first provided in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The BIA participates in the following Title programs:

Title I-Which provides supplementary services to educationally deprived children with efforts being concentrated in the basic areas of Language, Reading, and Math. (Private schools, contract schools and tribally controlled schools participate in Title I.)

Title II-Which provides supplementary books and media materials. Title III-Which provides opportunities for pilot projects which are creative and innovative, that will lead to the improvement of instruction.

Title IV-Provides supplementary services to those students having handicaps which prevent them from functioning in a normal classroom. This area is commonly referred to as Special Education.

Title VII-Provides for supplementary services in the area of Bilingual Education.

NDEA III-Provides supplementary-hardware and equipment in order to improve academic instruction.

The State Plan and/or Memorandum of Understanding mutually agreed to by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Office of Education is the basic legal document for the implementation and administration of Title programs.

The IERC is responsible for and performs the following duties relative to the various Title programs.

1. Project Review and Approval.-The IERC receives, reviews and approves all projects.

2. Funding.-Receives funds from the U.S. Office of Education and allocates these funds for expenditure on the basis of approved projects.

3. Monitoring.-Provides for and/or carries out monitoring of the approved projects.

4. Training.-Provides for training at the Central Office and area levels relative to the various Titles.

5. Development of Projects.-Provides technical assistance in the development of projects.

6. Evaluation.-Provides technical assistance in the area of evaluation of approved projects and responsible for annual evaluation reports.

How do the Central Offices in Washington and Albuquerque, as well as the twelve area offices monitor the use of these moneys?

Ten area offices have schools receiving ESEA funds. The Sacramento and Minneapolis areas do not have schools receiving ESEA funds.

Methods of monitoring the use of USOE Title I funds:

1. Final approval of all Title I projects operating within the BIA must be given at the Central Office, IERC, Title I Section level. However, prior to being submitted for final approval, each project is planned, written and must have the area office concurrence prior to being submitted to Central Office for final approval.

2. During the school year of the project, each project is monitored by the Area Title I Coordinator to insure compliance relative to program and financial matters. In turn, each area office, Title I Section (10 Area Technical Assistance Projects) is monitored by the Central Office, Title I, with visits to selected sites within the area to insure compliance. (Attached are examples of on-site checklist used by Area and Central Office staff relative to monitoring.)

3. During each fiscal year, a limited number of Title I projects are submitted to the United States Department of the Interior, Office of Audit and Investigation to audit. These audits include examination of all financial transactions and an evaluation of compliance with the law and regulations of P.L. 93-380. During 1975-1976, the Office of Audit and Investigation will have audited approximately 160 Title I projects.

4. All financial transactions originating from each Title I site are financially monitored by an Agency, Area and Central Office staff by the use of printouts from the Administrative Services Center to determine proper expenditures of Title I funds.

Title II Monitoring

Selected Title II projects are monitored by the Central Office. All Title II projects are monitored by the respective Area Offices. Throughout the year, liaison and consultations with the Bureau of Libraries is maintained, including attendance at National meetings relating to Title II.

Title III Monitoring

From mid-November through mid-March, Title III projects are monitored by at least one member of the Title III Advisory Board and quite often by more than one, and the Education Specialist in the Central Office for Title III. The Title III Advisory Board reviews the monitoring procedure. Throughout the year, liaison and consultation, including national meetings and workshops is conducted with the Division of Supplementary Centers and Services in the U.S. Office of Education.

Under Title VII, all moneys administered by the U.S. Office of Education are transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs under a memorandum of agreement. The Bureau then issues an "advice of allotment" to the approved project. The major financial and program control is conducted by the U.S. Office of Education. Two written reports a year relative to program and expenditures are required to be sent to the U.S. Office of Education. Copies are also sent to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. In the event there is a need for fiscal or program assistance, the Bureau Title VII Coordinator provides technical assistance in cooperation with the U.S. Office of Education.

APPENDIX P

BIA CONTRACT SCHOOLS

BIA contracted schools are as follows:

Crow Creek, Ft. Thompson, S. Dakota; Director (Vacant), Tribe: Sioux. Mandaree, New Town, N. Dakota; R. Lavik, Director, Three Affiliated Tribes: Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara.

St. Michael's, New Town, N. Dakota; G. Dunbar, Superintendent, Three Affiliated Tribes.

Theodore Jamieson, Bismarck, N. Dakota; United Tribes of North Dakota, Joan Stone Estes, Principal.

Hammon School Board, Hammon, Oklahoma; John Ramsey, Director, Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes.

Busby School Board, Busby, Montana; Dr. William Heineke, Superintendent, Northern Cheyenne, Tribe.

Wind River, Ethete, Wyoming; A. Redman, Superintendent, Shoshone Tribe. Miccosukee, Homestead, Florida; Cyrin Maus, Principal, Miccosukee,

Tribe.

Borrego Pass, Crown Point, N.M.; Ms. Mary H. Cramer, Director, Navajo Tribe.

Ramah Navajo, Ramah, New Mexico; Larry Manuelito, Director, Navajo Tribe.

Rock Point Community School, Chinle, Arizona; Wayne Holm, Director, Navajo Tribe.

Rough Rock, Chinle, Arizona; Etha Lou Yazzi, Principal, Navajo Tribe. Blackwater, Sacaton, Arizona; Director (Vacant), Pima Tribe.

St. Francis, St. Francis, South Dakota; L. Bordeau, Director, Rosebud Sioux, Tribe.

Ojibway Indian School, Belcourte, North Dakota; Sister Judita, Director, Chippewa, Tribe.

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