KNEPC

Letter shared with the district and KGBSD School Board and read aloud at their regularly scheduled tonight.

Our IEA preschools are the last non SPED preschools left within KGBSD. KNEPC will continue to encourage the district to stay to their word of supporting fifty percent of both IEA preschools at Fawn Mountain and Pioneer (under Houghtaling).

Both preschools were already full with wait lists before the district conducted screenings through child find for the 2024-25 school year.

Please join us at tomorrow's meeting to voice your concerns!

The KGBSD School Board during the meeting on May 22nd made a motion regarding KGBSD Preschools, the original motion was amended to add back 2 Preschool Educators (1 Sped and 1 IEA). Sadly this motion did not pass with the members voting as follows,

President voted No (unsure of budgetary impact)
Bradford - NO
Anderson - NO
Sanderson - NO
O'Bryan - YES
Tatsudas - YES
Hautte - NO
Guthrie - YES

What does this mean for KNEPC?
KNEPC Title Vl formulated grant funds the School District's Cultural Coordinator and fifty percent of two Preschools, Fawn Mountain and the Pioneer Preschool.

We encourage community members to reach out to the School Board before the next meeting on June 3rd at 12pm.

KNEPC thanks the families that spoke during our Emergency Special Meeting last night and we will continue to strive for transparency with the district in regards to our grant!

An edit: The KGBSD School Board has decided not to meet Monday at 12pm and will wait until the next regularly scheduled meeting on June 12

Consider joining Ketchikan Native Education Parent Committee!

More than half of our committee must consist of parents of an AI/AN (American Indian/Alaska Native) student(s) enrolled in KGBSD, a district teacher, when available a district high school student and at least one Tribal representative from a local tribe. (A parent is any person who, on the date of elections for KNEPC membership is the parent or person acting as a parent or family member of a AI/AN student enrolled in KGBSD)

- Must be able to pass a current KGBSD background check
- Cannot be nominated if related to anyone employed under the Title vl grant
-Must be present to vote

THROWBACK from the late 70's early 80's

"Yahk'ii was put together by the Indian Education classes in Ketchikan High School. Interviews, articles, art work, photography and layout was done by the students with the helpf of various people like Bob Pickrell and Daryll Larson.
We give our special thanks to Frank Johnson for his many hours of conversation. He provided us with an abundance of rich materials from which to select our topics.
The Indian Education Parent Committee and iniators of the magazine project have our appreciation for the support they have provided."

If you have an indigenous student (they do not have to be enrolled in KIC) promoting or graduating this event is for you!

𝑻𝑹𝑰𝑩𝑨𝑳 𝑪𝑰𝑻𝑰𝒁𝑬𝑵𝑺- It's that time of year again! Please join us for the 2024 Graduation and Promotion Celebration! May 9th, 2024 6pm-8pm at the Ted Ferry Civic Center. This event is for students promoting to 9th grade and students graduating from High School. To RSVP your student please contact, Natasha Clevenger at [email protected] or (907) 228-9507.

Wishing team Ketchikan the best of luck as they travel up to Juneau for NYO!

Live stream, results and more event info will be available on: https://traditionalgames.sealaskaheritage.org/

Meeting this Thursday

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Meeting ID: 837 0925 5685
Passcode: 907615

Shoutout to KNEPC Secretary Starla Agoney who is doing amazing work as Team Ketchikan's NYO coach! Team Ketchikan recently had the opportunity to visit some local schools to share the traditional athletic skills they've been working hard at. Check out the flyer If your child was inspired and interested in joining.

*NYO is not funded under KNEPC Title Vl

Gunalchéesh Kathleen Griego-Varela for sharing some of the wonderful things that's been happening with your class!

We hope to see you tonight

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Meeting ID: 818 6339 7073
Passcode: 907225

From what's on our tables to what we were taught in school, I think we can all agree there are many misconceptions surrounding Thanksgiving. Common misconceptions surrounding this national holiday may seem harmless but misconceptions have the power to perpetuate a continued cycle of oppression against people or cultures. How we understand history and how we've been taught molds our perception of the world in which we currently live and to whom we share that world with. Let's be better and push past those commonly taught misconceptions and teach more accurate history. Here's a great short video that you can share with your class, friends, colleagues or family. However you celebrate this holiday we hope you find joy within your day!

The Disturbing Truth About Thanksgiving That You Never Learned in History Class ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Like this content? Subscribe here:https://www.youtube.com/factsverse?...

Ketchikan Native Education Parent Committee's recent election results

KNEPC is the parent committee that manages the funds from the formulated Title Vl grant, through the Federal Office of Indian Education.

In the past the Title Vl grant primarily funded the two native education preschools currently located at Fawn Mountain and the Pioneer Home.

KNEPC was formed in 2019 and funds are now supporting the District Cultural Coordinator position it created and the two preschools.