• Federally funded program out of Washington, DC

• Monies primarily pay personnel costs for Director and

• Instructional Assistants who tutor math and reading

• and instructional/student supplies

• Native American preference for small group tutoring

• To be eligible for program, the student, parent, or

• grandparent must have Certificate Degree of Indian

• Blood (CDIB) and/or tribal membership.

• Documentation needed.

  • Parent/guardian must complete a Title VI Student

  • Eligibility Certification form (506 form)

  • Copy of the parent card is needed.

These students are eligible for all Title VI services listed below.

TITLE VI SERVICES  included but not limited to:

• Free tutoring during the school day

• Grade/Attendance monitoring

• Parental contact if child is on the Ineligible list

• ACT Prep Course for So./Jrs.

• Post-secondary planning

• Scholarship application assistance

• ACS Native American Club

• Title VI Field Trips

• Non-JOM sponsored activities and services

• Parental support

5:30 PM

First Thursday of each month (except July)

John Maher Conference Room of Southern Tech located at 2610 Sam Noble Parkway in Ardmore, OK

All parents/guardians of ACS Native American students are encouraged to attend and participate.

• Tribally funded program through Chickasaw Nation

• Monies pay costs for academic and cultural education and programs, supplies, incentives, etc.

• To be eligible for program, the student must have a CDIB card of ¼ blood quantum or

• tribal membership

  • Verified by making a copy of the student’s CDIB and/or tribalmembership certificate or card

  • (The requisite Title VI Student Eligibility Certification (506) form must be on file in the Indian Education office.

These students are eligible for all Indian Education services (both Title VI / JOM)

JOM SERVICES included but not limited to:

• all Title VI services plus:

• school supplies

• AMS/AHS course fees

• one Fall, one Spring ACT fee for So./Jrs./Srs.

• Senior cap and gown purchased by program

• Cultural field trips and programs

• JOM Awards Banquet or Site Celebrations

ALL STUDENTS MUST CONTACT THEIR TRIBES AND SUBMIT HONOR CLUB AWARD APPLICATIONS FOR A’S, B’S, AND PERFECT ATTENDANCE EACH QUARTER OR SEMESTER PER GUIDELINES OF TRIBE.

HS/MS may receive some course- specific supplies (art, geography, etc.) at Indian Ed. office. Bring class schedule and supply list.

GRADUATES MUST CONTACT TRIBE FOR GRADUATION HONOR CORDS!

• Through Public Law 81-847, this is a federally funded program designed to assist school districts that have lost property tax

  revenue due to the presence of tax-exempt

  Federal property, etc., including children

  living on Indian lands and in low-rent

  Housing.

• Money goes into the General Fund for use as

  the district deems necessary

• Most of our revenue at this time comes from

  Chickasaw Nation Low Rent Housing and

  Mutual Help Homes as well as Special

  Services students who live therein.

  Students do not have to be Native

  American, but they must be living on

  federally impacted property.

• We can receive monies for students whose

  parents/guardians work on federally

  impacted property as well once the required

  percentage is met. This is most usually

  Chickasaw tribal businesses.

  Chickasaw housing can be verified with a

  source check form.

• According to our Indian Policies and

  Procedures, Ardmore City Schools Faculty

  and Staff need to ensure that:

  all children will participate in school

  programs on an equal basis with all

  other children attending school in the

  ACS district;

  informational summary sheets

  describing PL 81- 847 are available;

  seek and share input from the Indian

  community regarding the education

  of Indian children and any

  educational programs provided with

  said funds;

  ACS considers recommendations of

  the tribe and submits a timely written response as needed or if requested.

• The annual Impact Aid Public Hearing will

  be held each year in December at the

  monthly Board of Education meeting.

  Individuals or tribal officials may address

  the Ardmore City Schools Board of

  Education (Board) with any comments,

  concerns, recommendations, or proposed

  action by complying with the Boards

  guidelines for being placed on the Board

  Agenda.

• The Impact Aid Task Force conducts four

  meetings per year (1 st Tuesday of October,

  December, February, and April) at 5:30 PM

  in the ACS Administration Building for the

  purpose of soliciting input from the tribe

  and parents of Indian children on equal

  participation.

Ardmore City Schools’ Students (Pre-K – 12th ) are encouraged to attend our Native American Club meetings held on the first Thursday of each month beginning in September and ending in May. We usually meet at the Middle School Cafeteria from 4:00- 5:00 PM. A light snack will be provided. (Elementary students must have a parent/guardian attend with them).

Please look for our new Indian Education Calendar which holds upcoming Indian Education activities and programming. It can conveniently be found on our school website (ardmoreschools.org) and the parent committee’s Ardmore JOM Facebook page (Ardmore JOM).