| Orange County Schools' Native American
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| | opportunities to ensure that staff are
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| Program
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| | properly trained and prepared to do work
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| 08th August 2006
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| | with Native American students.
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| Author: Stacy Andell
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| | Native American Parent Advisory
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| Orange County Schools' Native American
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| | Committee's Senior Recognition Night
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| Parent Advisory Committee
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| | Every year the Native American Parent
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| Orange County Schools have taken an
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| | Advisory Committee recognizes graduating
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| active role in the developing quality
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| | seniors from Orange County Schools. The
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| programs for all their members of their
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| | event includes refreshments, speakers,
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| diverse student population. One program
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| | donations, community sponsorship and a
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| that has been developed is aimed at
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| | Native American dance demonstration. A
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| aiding student performance and improving
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| | new sponsor for this year's program is
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| instructional opportunities for students
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| | the L.A. Dodgers baseball team. Senior
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| of Native American heritage. In order to
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| | Recognition Night honors those students
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| better achieve these aims the Orange
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| | of Native American heritage who have
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| County School's Native American Parent
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| | worked to excel in academic achievement
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| Advisory Committee was created. The
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| | within Orange County Schools. Senior
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| Native American Parent Advisory Committee
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| | Recognition Night is also a way for the
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| acts under Title VII federal guidelines.
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| | Native American Parent Advisory Committee
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| It is composed of eight members; six
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| | to recognize the families of these
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| elected members and two non-elected
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| | students and connect to the community.
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| positions. The elected positions of
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| | Orange County Schools Connect to the
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| President, Vice President, Treasurer,
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| | Native American Community.
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| Secretary, Teacher Representative, and
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| | Orange County Schools actively encourage
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| Student Representative are elected at the
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| | connection with the Native American
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| beginning of each school year and a
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| | community. There are several
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| nominated by parents of Orange County
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| | opportunities for those interested in the
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| Schools. The non-elected positions
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| | Native American community in the area.
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| currently are Chris Eslick Coordinator,
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| | One event is The Children Of Many Colors
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| Title VII-Native American Program and
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| | Powwow held every July. This event lasts
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| Oryden Gould, Title VII Community Liaison
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| | three days and is sponsored by Redbird.
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| Secretary, who is of Cherokee decent. The
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| | Redbird is non-profit Native American
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| program is intended to support Native
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| | charitable group. It strives to aid in
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| American students in attaining high marks
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| | education of Native Americans and improve
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| in reading, language arts, and
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| | the quality of life in the whole
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| mathematics. It meets this goal: by
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| | community. Redbird began through a series
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| providing services in helping Native
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| | of exhibits titled "Spirits In The
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| American students to meet Orange County
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| | Material World - Native Americans Today"
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| Schools' performance standards; by
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| | which was shown at over 100 locations
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| ensuring that Native American students
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| | throughout Southern California, and which
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| partake in their school's Federal, State
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| | was also exhibited in the state of Ohio
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| and local programs as considered
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| | in 1995. Another area event is the Annual
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| necessary; by providing recruitment
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| | Indian Fair that celebrates Native
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| activities and family liaison services to
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| | American culture. The Annual Indian Fair
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| meet the culturally related academic
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| | is held every June at the Museum of Man
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| needs of Native American students; and by
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| | in San Diego.
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| providing professional development
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