Data Report School Year 2017- 18 CPS American Indian Education Program Lisa Bernal February 21, 2018
CPS AIEP, who are we? • CPS AIEP is federally funded through the Title 6 Formula Grant Program through the Office of Indian Education, Department of Education since the 1980’s • Federal funds serve the American Indian/Alaska Native students in the CPS citywide • This is the only grant specific to support Native students in IL • Providing Academic and Cultural support to students, families and educators • Offices in Field Elementary and Garfield Park Professional Building 2
ED 506 Form Students need an ED 506 Form on file to be eligible for our services At least one parent or grandparent must be tribally enrolled 3
4
Grant Objectives – Increase School Readiness • Tutoring Program Fall and Spring sessions • October – December • January – March, with possible extension through May • Literacy Program • Winter, Spring and Summer Break Academic Programs
Grant Objectives - Increase integration of Indian specific content into curriculum • Resources in Field Office Library • CPS Networks, Dept. Chief and OLCE Professional Development • Advocacy in CPS District Empowerment * Advocacy * Supportive Partners * Equity
Citywide Focus • CPS Reports shows 1,162 • Students are in 400 schools • 11 Networks across the district
MARKETING the CPS American Indian Education Program Chantay Moore, Project Coordinator February 21, 2018 Festival of Stories- Annual Public Forum
Marketing increases program awareness • Our #1 administrative goal is to increase outreach and find families to serve, while being a reliable and credible resource on Native American Indian education in the Chicagoland area • In 2017, we took a major change in the way we market the program • Rebranding of program name and logo from ‘T7’ aka ‘Title VII’ to CPS American Indian Education Program • Update to look of website and layout of information • Revitalization of Facebook page • Created a Youtube account • Weekly email Newsletter campaign • Quarterly print newsletter 11
Rebranding • The name ‘T7’ was not recognizable and • By not using ‘T7’, the program is related did not correlate to anything to an more to Chicago Public Schools/CPS “outsider”…..especially with CPS • No longer represents the funding source, administrators or to families we have yet to which recently changed to Title VI work with • More appropriate to use in conversation • Initially identified to represent the Office of • Current challenge is getting families to Education Title VII federal grant funding address the program by name vs. ‘T7’ that the program received 12
Website WWW.T7KIDS.WORDPRESS.COM Website features a functional layout: About- Eligibility Requirements, Quarterly Mailed Newsletter, • CAIEC (parent advisory council) Recent Blog Posts • College & Scholarship Resources • Native American Indian & Indigenous Peoples Studies-Teacher • Resources CPS Resources • Current Chicagoland Native American Community Events • Contact Us • Ability to subscribe to our email newsletter campaign • Facebook integration • Google calendar of upcoming events • Can search by Academic Assistance, Cultural Programs, or • General Announcements tags 13
Facebook page WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/CPSAIEP Increased page ‘Likes’ from 916 (as of 12/4/16) • to 1241 (as of 2/1/18) Most of the growth is Organic • Publish blog articles on page • Publish weekly emailed newsletter on page • Share other local organization’s events • Share relevant news related to Native • American Indian education, internships, job opportunities, and community building resources Increased real-time engagement • 14
Video sharing account HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM SEARCH: CPS AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM 123 views of posted videos • Families love to see the youth in action • Will expand video library from events • 15
Weekly email newsletter campaign • 338 subscribers (as of 2/13/18) • Can subscribe on Facebook or directly from website • We collect email addresses at events 16
Quarterly print newsletter • Print newsletter created for Spring, Summer, Fall & Winter editions • Highlights program and community events • Book Review- from a book we have in our library available to loan • Cultural Recipes • Community Spotlight: Interview with a member of the Chicagoland Native American community • Includes a copy of the ED506 form • Calendar Save the Dates 17
Event Attendance By Student count: Community Events: Art Institute Treasure Hunt-8 Beading & Sewing Circle-20 per Children’s Museum Made in Native Heritage Month Chicago Presentation- 20 Celebration-40 Cookie Decorating Party- 15 Cobell Workshop Lill Street Art Workshops- 10 Cody Blackbird Band Community Concert Literacy Club- 15 Ojibwe Language Class-20 UIC College Workshop-3 Spirit Game Movie Screening- 100 18
Recommend
More recommend
