Title VI Indian Education

Kirby Verret, Coordinator
(985) 868-7903
985.879.6400 Ext. 263 / West Park
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Katelin Billiot, Resource Specialist/Parent Liaison
985.879.6400 Ext. 263 / West Park
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Our mission is to enhance and empower our Native American students through a diversity of creative culturally academic and positive programs to improve academic performance and graduation rates while building strong family, community, and school relationships.

This is done by: The Title VII Indian Education Program, addresses the needs of identified Indian students in targeted schools throughout the parish.  Paraprofessionals provide tutoring services through in-class grouping to Indian students in need of reading/language arts and/or math remediation.

• Academic tutoring
• Cultural enrichment activities
• Counseling
• Career and post secondary training exploration
• Scholarship information

• The 506 form signed and dated by the parent or legal guardian
• Once the 506 form is completed, it is good for the duration of the student’s enrollment in the LEA
• Either Parent/Legal Guardian, student, or Grandparent must claim tribal membership through:

  1. Federally recognized tribe

  2. State recognized tribe

  3. Tribes must be indigenous to the U.S.