The meeting of the BIE Advisory Board for Exceptional Children, scheduled for January 10-11, 2013, in Washington, D.C. has been cancelled. Please contact Sue Bement, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at (505) 563-5274 or email sue.bement@bie.edu with any questions.
Read MoreThe Acting Director of the Bureau of Indian Education provided a letter on the assessment requirements for BIE-Funded Schools for SY 2012-13 and SY 2013-14 dated September 27, 2012. This letter provides an update of the administration of NWEA MAP and the usage of the Common Core State Standards for SY 2012-2013.
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 MoreSY 2012-2013 DPA Activities Calendar (revised Feb 1, 2013)
Read MorePresidential Proclamation of January 31, 2013, National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2013
Read MoreBIE Flyer with Consultation locations and dates for BIE Streamlining.
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.
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The Academic Development Institute 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
