Indian Education Update

Welcome back to the 2024-2025 school year! Our staff would like to wish each of you a successful school year. Our Title VI and Johnson O'Malley programs continue to grow each year with over fifty-nine tribes represented in our school district. The majority of our students are from tribes in Oklahoma, however students from Alaska, Arizona, California, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, and North Dakota are represented as well.

Parents are to be reminded to check your emails from our Indian Education program. Program updates will include upcoming events, activities and services that will be scheduled throughout the school year. Student information may need to be updated such as address, email or phone contact through your school sites.

You may also go to our Indian Education department page under the EPS website and see additional information such as the program guide, and links to our resources on tribes, college and career and cultural videos.

For more information visit the Indian Education page

Daisy's national recognition will be held on October 10th at the National Indian Education Association Conference in Palm Springs, CA. Daisy is a tutor for our program and serves on the parent committee. She is enrolled Kiowa and Otoe-Missouria descent. Daisy teaches at Orvis Risner Elementary. She and husband Joshua have three children. We are proud of Daisy for receiving this well deserved award. Congratulations Daisy!

A complete ED 506 form must be completed for a student to be added to the Title IV program. Parents enrolling their child with Edmond Public Schools identifying their child as having American Indian/Alaskan Native ancestry are provided the form to be completed. Self identification does not automatically enroll your child for the Title VI program.

You may click here for the ED 506 form:

Parents may send or upload student tribal documentation for the JOM program. The Edmond Public School district JOM program is a public school contract through the Bureau of Indian Education. The student's copy of his/her tribal enrollment card or document from a federally recognized tribe is required for the program. Feel free to contact our program staff should you have questions.

Students were hosted by Comanche Nation. Tribal history, cultural information, games, language and a meal was provided. Thank you Comanche Nation!

Block printing art activity with artist Mr. Marwin Begaye

Oklahoma History Center. Students visited museum exhibits and researched historical documents.

Students visit the Oklahoma History gallery

Student fieldtrip at the Sam Noble Museum in Norman.

Hello, I am Susan Sheldon the Indian Education Middle School Teacher. This is my third year in this role, and I am excited for the 24-25 school year. My goal is to support our middle school students with their transitions from elementary and into high school. We provide a bi-monthly afterschool program, advisory meetings, field trips, cultural opportunities, and our UCO 8th grade college visit, Broncho Bound. A fun fact about me: I was an Orvis Risner Eagle, a Cimarron Panther, and a Memorial Bulldog!

I look forward to working with our middle school students and families!

If you have any questions, please contact me at Susan.Sheldon@edmondschools.net or at 405-726-3301.

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Bi-Monthly Indian Student Council afterschool program

Indian Student Council Sign Up

1 on 1 Advisory meeting

Hesci! My name is Cholakocee Werito and I am the Elementary Indian Education Teacher. This school year, I will continue working once a month with the upper grade Indian Education students at Will Rogers Elementary. Starting in November, I will also be working with the 4th and 5th grade Indian Education students at Cross Timbers. I am also working on resources to share with the elementary teachers through our district’s monthly elementary newsletter.

If you have any questions, please contact me at cholakocee.werito@edmondschools.net or at 405-726-3304.

Indian Education High School meetings, events, and college exploration opportunities are in full swing. We kicked off the semester taking a group of juniors and seniors to the Citizen Potawatomi College and Career Fair in Shawnee, OK. Following this great event, high school meetings were held at each high school. We had over 200 students in total attendance at three high school meetings. Students are encouraged to stay updated by checking their emails regularly. I'm looking forward to the upcoming school year and wish all of our students a great year; make every day count!

If you have any questions, please contact courtney.tsotigh@edmondschools.net or at 405-726-3302

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Email: indianeducation@edmondschools.net
Website: https://edmondschools.net/programs/federal-programs/indian-education/
Location: 500 East 9th Street, Edmond, OK, USA
Phone: 405-340-2895