March 12, 2014
REQUEST FOR INPUT FROM TRIBAL LEADERS
The Office of Indian Education (OIE) is seeking tribal leader input on the Indian Professional Development (PD) program, one of three discretionary grant programs within the Office of Indian Education at the US Department of Education (ED). The purpose of this blog is to give tribal leaders an opportunity to comment on any aspect of this grant program including the topics listed below.
The seven topics include:
1. Job Placement
2. Area of Need
3. Recruitment and Retention of Participants
4. Induction Services
5. Costs of Training Programs
6. Types of Participants
7. Definition of Indian Organization
For each topic there is a brief overview and then a series of sample questions for which you may provide comments and/or check the appropriate box for your answer. The downloadable document is located on the STEP website located at this Indian Professional Development form link.
You have the option of submitting responses as: 1) blog comments below; 2) printing out the Indian Professional Development document, filling it out and faxing it back to OIE at: 202-205-0606; or 3) emailing the completed document to OIE at: IndianDiscretionaryConsultation@ed.gov. You are not limited to these topic areas in providing comments.
This blog is a moderated site meaning that all comments will be reviewed before they are posted. We intend to post all responsive submissions on a timely basis. We reserve the right not to post comments that are unrelated to this request, are inconsistent with ED’s Web site policies, are advertisements or endorsements, or are otherwise inappropriate. Please do not include links to advertisements or endorsements, as we will delete them before we post your comments. Additionally, to protect your privacy and the privacy of others, please do not include personally identifiable information such as Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, or email addresses in the body of your comments. For more information, please be sure to read the “comments policy.”
We invite your input on the sample questions provided on the document, and on any other issues that you believe the Department should consider in improving the program. Please understand that posts must be related to the PD program and should be as specific as possible. Any comments posted should be limited to 1,000 charaters. All opinions, ideas, suggestions, and comments are considered informal input and ED will not respond to any posts. If you include a link to additional information in your post, we urge you to ensure that the linked information is accessible to all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. We look forward to receiving your ideas and suggestions. However, the input you provide in these posts may or may not be reflected in any final PD program changes or in other policies.
o Department of Education’s linking policy
o Department of Education’s disclaimer of endorsement
Again, thank you for your interest to support American Indian and Alaska Native education. We look forward to hearing from you.
