Cook County School Board (CCHS) ISD 166 met in the Jane Mianowski Conference Center for a special meeting on Thursday, Jan. 19 to discuss the school’s policies and procedures for Native American youth living on tribal lands and other I.S.D. students who live on federal lands.
The meeting lasted just eight minutes.
The district receives federal funds through Public Law 81-874 known as Impact Aid. That aid is formulated based on the number of students who reside on Indian-owned land, or whose parents live and work on federal land, said CCHS I.S.D. 166 financial officer Lori Backlund. The school district receives impact aid for all school kids who live on either federal or native land, “It’s not just Native kids,” said Backlund.
Money received from the Impact Aid goes to the school district’s general fund.
CCHS I.S.D. Superintendent Dr. William Crandall said the policy was last updated in 2014, and other than a few spelling corrections, this policy was the same.
Deb White made a motion to approve the procedures and policy subject to the Grand Portage Local Indian Education Committee’s (LIEC) approval. Jeanne Anderson seconded, and the motion carried.
Dr. Crandall said he would bring the approved policy to the LIEC for their recommendation.
The deadline for the school district’s Impact Aid application to the state was Jan. 31.
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