Native American Education

The North Kitsap School District is in the process of applying for the Title VI grant for the 2025-26 school year. Little has changed in the grant application since 2024-25.

In keeping with feedback from families, we are applying for a single year grant, which gives us the ability to make changes, based on data and feedback.

Achievement and attendance data, as well as results from the Native Family and Community survey, guide Title VI program development. Data and feedback are available on the Native Education webpage.

The Title VI grant funds are solely used to fund 2 of the 5 Native American Liaisons (NALs). NALs are the primary providers of activities for Native learners.

We are keeping the same goals (objectives) for the 2025-26 school year:

• Increase academic achievement,
• Increase knowledge of cultural identity and awareness, and
• Increase support for at-risk students

To accomplish these goals we engage in the following activities:

• Career preparation,
• College preparation,
• Cultural enrichment,
• Culturally-responsive academic enrichment,
• Culturally-responsive academic support,
• Culturally-responsive mentoring,
• Culturally-responsive professional development,
• Drop-out prevention strategies,
• Indian education, including language and history,
• Parent involvement, and
• Student advocacy or leadership.

Additionally, we coordinate with Title I, LAP, Title III, Impact Aid, and the Tribal Language Program, to provide comprehensive support to Native Learners.

North Kitsap Staff Engage in Professional Learning to support Native learners

1. New Employee Orientation,
2. District Pre-service Professional Development days in August,
3. Training of teachers on STI units developed with local tribes,
4. WWNAEC conference and NAEI conference and
5. KAIROS blanket exercise.

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