Directory of Indian Education Programs in Montana.

Overview & Synopsis

This directory compiles information on Montana agencies, schools, colleges, and programs concerned with American Indian education. The first section covers educational agencies, associations, and resources. A brief annotated bibliography describes 10 books for educators. Contact information is provided for the Board of Public Education, the Certification Standards and Practices Advisory Council, education program offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, tribal education directors, Johnson O'Malley program administrators, the Montana Advisory Council for Indian Education, MEA/MFT (Montana Education Association/Montana Federation of Teachers) field offices and minority affairs caucus, the Montana-Wyoming Indian Education Association Board of Directors, national Indian education organizations, and departments of the Montana Office of Public Instruction. URLs are given for Web sites related to Indian education and curriculum development. The second section provides contact information for Head Start programs on Montana Indian reservations, public schools on or near reservations, public urban schools, tribal contract and private schools, bilingual education programs, and Title IX (ESEA) federal projects. The third section provides contact information for tribal colleges, the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, institutions in the Montana university system, public community colleges, private colleges, the Montana Board of Regents, TRIO programs, and outreach sites of the Educational Opportunity Center. The fourth sections lists relevant local, state, tribal, and federal government resources, and newspapers and radio and television stations on Montana reservations. (SV)