Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA), the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) requests nominations of individuals to serve on the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children (Advisory Board). There will be eight positions available. Deadline is July 16, 2018.
Read MoreU.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced that the BIE's Laguna Elementary School will receive $26.2 million for the construction of a new school.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of the Interior is announcing the proposed members to form the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Standards, Assessments, and Accountability System Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (Committee) which will advise the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) through the BIE on a proposed rule to revise the Adequate Yearly Progress regulation as previously announced in the Federal Register.
Read MoreSIPI is proud to announce that Christopher Harrington, a member of the Comanche Nation in Oklahoma, has been selected to receive a J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship grant to Pakistan.
Read MoreIndian Affairs has enhanced the IA Safety Connect tool, IA's one-stop-shop for Occupational Safety and Health Information.
Read MoreBIE will be holding a series of six training sessions across the U.S. this summer. We encourage staff to register for sessions nearest their school or duty station. See the flyer with dates and locations along with the link to register. Contact BIESummerInstitute2018@bie.edu for questions.
Read MoreJoin us for a joint listening session with BIE, Dept. of Education and the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education to obtain oral and written comments regarding opportunities to improve educational outcomes for AI/AN youth at BIE-funded schools.
Read MoreJoin us for our monthly TA call where we are inviting ADD staff, ERC staff, school staff, related service providers, parents of children with disabilities to discuss relevant special education topics and activities.
Read MoreJoin us for our monthly TA call where we are inviting ADD staff, ERC staff, school staff, related service providers, parents of children with disabilities to discuss relevant special education topics and activities.
Read MoreThe Tribal Leaders Education Summit will be held April 30 through May 2, 2018 in Phoenix, AZ. More more information, contact Jack Edmo at jack.edmo@bie.edu or (505) 563.5266.
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As stated in Title 25 CFR Part 32.3, BIE’s mission is to provide quality education opportunities from early childhood through life in accordance with a tribe’s needs for cultural and economic well-being, in keeping with the wide diversity of Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages as distinct cultural and governmental entities. Further, the BIE is to manifest consideration of the whole person by taking into account the spiritual, mental, physical, and cultural aspects of the individual within his or her family and tribal or village context.
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Prevention & Recovery Newsletter: A Multi-Agency Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention Collaboration provides tools, resources, and information to prevent and address issues of alcohol and drug use disorders in tribal communities.
