Salt River Elementary School
Salt River Elementary School, formerly known as Salt River Indian Day School,[1] is a tribal elementary school located on the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community reservation in unincorporated Maricopa County, Arizona. It is affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education.[2] It covers elementary grades.[3]
History
A previous facility, made of adobe, opened circa 1935. In 1989 the school enrolled 153 children. That year, it began enacting the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program, the first school for Native Americans to do so.[1]
Sometime before 1995, the school became tribally-run after receiving a grant from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), which previously operated the school.[4]
In 1989 Keven Ann Willey of The Arizona Republic wrote that the school and the reservation had low profiles, stating, "Indeed most Arizonans don't even know the school, or the [reservation], exists." The school had budget problems, a dropout rate higher than average, and test scores below par.[1]
Curriculum
The school's November lessons focus on Native American culture and thankfulness towards families instead of the Thanksgiving narrative common in American schools.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Willey, Keven Ann (1989-03-27). "Spotlight focuses on tiny school". The Arizona Republic. Vol. 99, no. 312. Phoenix, Arizona. pp. A1, A8. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Salt River Elementary School". Bureau of Indian Education. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ "Salt River Elementary School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ Cadeau, Chimene (2000-04-05). "Salt River Community has school of its own". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. Schools 6. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ Silversmith, Shondiin (2019-11-26). "These Arizona schools focus on Native culture and traditions rather than Thanksgiving". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
Further media
- Potts, Erice H. (1952). An In-Service Teacher Education Program for Salt River Indian School. Arizona State University.
- Seen in: "An In-Service Teacher Education Program for Salt River Indian School". Indian Education, Volumes 153-255. Education Division, U.S. Office of Indian Affairs. pp. RA87-PA7 (249).
External links
- Salt River Elementary School
- v
- t
- e
Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) and predecessor agencies
This list is incomplete: It includes schools directly operated by the BIE and those in association with the BIE along with those of predecessor agencies
Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute are BIE-operated universities.
Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute are BIE-operated universities.
| Closed | |
|---|---|
| Now state-operated |
- Dishchii'bikoh Community (Cibecue)
- Greyhills Acad HS
- Havauspai ES[a]
- Hopi J/SHS
- Hunters Point Boarding (St. Michaels)
- Kaibeto Boarding[a]
- Leupp Schools
- Many Farms Community (former Chinle Boarding)
- Many Farms HS[a]
- Rock Point Community[a]
- Rough Rock Community
- Salt River ES
- Shonto Prep
- Tohono Oʼodham HS[a]
- Tuba City Boarding[a]
| Closed |
|---|
- Choctaw Tribal School System
- Choctaw Central High School
- Alamo Navajo
- Isleta ES[a]
- Jemez Day[a]
- Kha'p'o Community
- Mescalero Apache
- Navajo Prep
- Pine Hill (Ramah Navajo)
- San Felipe Pueblo ES[a]
- Santa Fe Indian
- Shiprock Associated (NW HS)
- Taos Day[a]
- Te Tsu Geh (Tesuque) Oweenge Day
- T'siya (Zia) Day[a]
- Wingate HS[a]
| Closed |
|---|
- Cherokee Central Schools
- Cherokee Central High School
| No longer BIE-affiliated |
|---|
- Jones Academy
- Riverside Indian School[a]
- Sequoyah Schools
| Closed |
|---|
| Closed |
|---|
| Closed |
|---|
Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Alaska was formerly a Bureau of Indian Affairs school but is now directly overseen by the State of Alaska
Eight Mile School District (Trenton, ND) was BIE/OIE-funded from 1987 to 2008
See also Template:Department of Defense Education Activity (U.S. military school system)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Operated by the BIE or a predecessor agency
33°30′23″N 111°49′53″W / 33.506428°N 111.831333°W / 33.506428; -111.831333
