The nominations for the BIE National Advisory Board for Exceptional Children has been extended to October 1, 2012. Please email application to sue.bement@bie.edu or fax application attention Sue Bement to (505) 563-5281. For questions regarding the Advisory Board applications, call Sue Bement at (505) 563-5274.
Read MoreBIE is requesting flexibility from certain provisions of NCLB. BIE has prepared a draft Flexibility Request outlining reforms designed to improve the quality of education for students attending BIE-funded schools. The Flexibility Request is being widely circulated for stakeholder input. Please access the document and provide feedback by June 30th for use in revising the document before submission to the U.S. Department of Education. Related documents:
Summary of BIE ESEA Flexibility Request (13 pgs.)Draft BIE ESA Flexibility Request
Read MoreLetter to Assistant Secretary Dr. Thelma Melendez dated August 26, 2011. School comment period closes on September 2, 2011.
Read MoreFBMS is launching on November 5, 2012!!! The Financial and Business Management (FBMS) us the Department of the Interior (DOI)-wide enterprise system tat will replace most of the DOI's administrative systems and will include budget, acquisitions, financial assistance, core financials, personal and real property, and an enterprise management information system; e.g., reporting.
Read MoreBIE Flyer with Consultation locations and dates for BIE Streamlining.
Read MorePress Release -- Corrected Release
Read MoreSee the latest BIE consultation items
As stated in Title 25 CFR Part 32.3, BIE’s mission is to provide quality education opportunities from early childhood through life in accordance with a tribe’s needs for cultural and economic well-being, in keeping with the wide diversity of Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages as distinct cultural and governmental entities. Further, the BIE is to manifest consideration of the whole person by taking into account the spiritual, mental, physical, and cultural aspects of the individual within his or her family and tribal or village context.
Native Star
The Center for Innovation and Improvement web-based tool for educators.
New Annual Report Website Address
The Annual Report web site has been migrated to the BIE.edu domain. Please use this web address to get to the Annual Report: http://www.ar.bie.edu
