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One priority for the Churchill County School District the past few years has been to strengthen its relationship with students from the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Indian tribe.
The trustees held their meeting at the education center on the reservation.
The percentage of Native American students proficient in math and reading reads like a roller coaster. The number of students within the district is about 150, and the district has initiated a number of programs to help support the Native American students.
“It gives us a chance to report to the tribe on our efforts,” Superintendent Carolyn Ross said.
Churchill County High School students have formed a Culture Club, to help the transition of incoming students to the school. The club aims to integrate Native American students into high school life including sports, clubs and other activities offered by the school.
Ross said the were more Native American students participating in sports this year than any previous year.
Though the district has success in the extracurricular activities programs, its focus continues on the education of the younger students. The district is aligning its curriculum to help with student achievement.”
“We are pleased with the students' performance,” Ross said.
Native American elementary school students proficiency in reading is 56 percent in third grade; however, the percentage drops to 39 at the fifth-grade level. The reading numbers improve to 80 percent in seventh grade and 81 percent in tenth grade.
In math, students in third grade are at 72 percent proficient, but the number drops to 35 percent in fifth grade. According to the district, sixth-graders are at a 65 percent level, but in seventh, eighth and 10-grade the percentage doesn't reach above 60.
“The real concern is the fifth-grade math,” said Sue Chambers.
According to the district, strengths of the program are a parent advisory committee, tutoring programs, strong family and community connections and the collaboration with the Tribal education center.
Ross said the after school program at the center educates about 30 students, but many students don't know about the programs.
However, the concerns for the district are falling grades, secondary goals for career and education and truancy.
“I think the adults and the students want the same thing ... they want student success,” Ross said. “It's just how we see going about it.”
The trustees held their meeting at the education center on the reservation.
The percentage of Native American students proficient in math and reading reads like a roller coaster. The number of students within the district is about 150, and the district has initiated a number of programs to help support the Native American students.
“It gives us a chance to report to the tribe on our efforts,” Superintendent Carolyn Ross said.
Churchill County High School students have formed a Culture Club, to help the transition of incoming students to the school. The club aims to integrate Native American students into high school life including sports, clubs and other activities offered by the school.
Ross said the were more Native American students participating in sports this year than any previous year.
Though the district has success in the extracurricular activities programs, its focus continues on the education of the younger students. The district is aligning its curriculum to help with student achievement.”
“We are pleased with the students' performance,” Ross said.
Native American elementary school students proficiency in reading is 56 percent in third grade; however, the percentage drops to 39 at the fifth-grade level. The reading numbers improve to 80 percent in seventh grade and 81 percent in tenth grade.
In math, students in third grade are at 72 percent proficient, but the number drops to 35 percent in fifth grade. According to the district, sixth-graders are at a 65 percent level, but in seventh, eighth and 10-grade the percentage doesn't reach above 60.
“The real concern is the fifth-grade math,” said Sue Chambers.
According to the district, strengths of the program are a parent advisory committee, tutoring programs, strong family and community connections and the collaboration with the Tribal education center.
Ross said the after school program at the center educates about 30 students, but many students don't know about the programs.
However, the concerns for the district are falling grades, secondary goals for career and education and truancy.
“I think the adults and the students want the same thing ... they want student success,” Ross said. “It's just how we see going about it.”
