The State-Tribal Collaboration Act (STCA) reflects the commitment of the New Mexico Public Education Department to work with tribal leaders on a government-to-government basis and provide guidance for the implementation of Indian Education Act. The STCA signifies a milestone achievement that the State and the 22 sovereign nations, tribes, and…

The State-Tribal Collaboration Act (STCA) incorporates the intergovernmental relationship through several interdependent components and provides a basis in which the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) and New Mexico's tribes, nations, and pueblos work together to improve collaboration and communicate on educational issues of mutual…

The New Mexico Public Education Department's (NMPED) mission is to ensure all students in New Mexico receive the education they deserve and that students are prepared for college, careers, and lifelong learning. To do this, the department is focusing on supports, sustained learning and outreach to districts, charter schools, tribal education…

Designed for both parent committee members and project directors, the handbook of technical assistance materials on Indian Education Act (Part A) entitlement programs for public schools contains five major sections. Section I is introductory material. Section II, "The Parent Committee," covers elections, meetings, records, and bylaws.…

During the 1976-77 school year, the program's priorities were (1) to hire a Home School Coordinator to provide counseling services for the child and to be a liaison between the school and the home; (2) to hire Instructional Aides to work closely with the teacher providing any type of assistance which would make school easier and more enjoyable for…