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GNAA Forums
Guilford Native American Association, Inc. - Governance
Since 1975
as it relates to the American Indian Students
of the Guilford County Public Schools.
The Homework Hotline...
Telephone numbers when calling from:
Greensboro- 333-6888
High Point- 884-6888
Colfax- 724-1362
Gibsonville- 449-5504
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Hours
open:
4:30 pm - 9:30 pm Monday
through Thursday
( ...when school is in session)
Do
Your Best!
Doing homework and studying pays off.
Other Questions about the Hotline- call Mr. Richard
Tuck at 336 370-2327.
Mr. Richard Tuck
Parent Engagement Specialist
Guilford County Schools
Phone: 336 370-2327
Fax: 336 370-2320
e-mail: tuckr@guilford.k12.nc.us
Main Speaker - Dr. Dwight Pearson,
Ph. D., Section Chief Persons using a Windows/DOS computer that already have PowerPoint 97 or PowerPoint 2000 or above installed on their computer or are using a fairly current PowerPoint "Viewer" already installed should have no problem reading the .ppt PowerPoint Presentation file provided above. If your Windows/DOS computer does not respond and play this file you will need a PowerPoint "Plug-in/Viewer" of some type. (IMPORTANT!!! -
Only qualified persons with an understanding
of Windows/DOS Computers, downloads, installations, and setups
should attempt this. Note: Most Windows/DOS computers that do not have PowerPoint or have PowerPoint 95 can use the "PowerPoint Viewer 97" Provided at the Microsoft Corporate Web Site. Steps
to get the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer... 2. In the input box at the top left just below "Search" type "PowerPoint Viewer" and then click the gray "GO" button. 3. Go to the section listed for your type of computer and download and install the update(s) based upon your need. Windows/DOS computers should click on "PowerPoint Viewers and Converters" text link. Mac computer users should follow the Mac links and disregard the steps below that are listed for the Windows/DOS computers. GNAA, Inc. does not support or make Mac computer recommendations in any way. Go, therefore, and find a Mac guru/techie person to assist/help you!!! 4. (Still read the descriptions and make a careful
and rational choice on which application to download for your
situation! This is the one many of you may be looking for: (This
is just an example below and is not linked to Microsoft!) After you download and install the PowerPoint
viewer you should close all your programs and save any files you
are working on, disconnect from the Internet, and reboot/restart
your computer.
Location: Guilford Native American Association 400 Prescott Street Greensboro, North Carolina |
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American
Indian Education
Community Forum 
American Indian Education Community Forum...
for the primary purpose of presentations and discussions
on Closing the Achievement Gap
as it relates to the American Indian Students
in the Guilford County Public Schools
Main Speaker - Dr. Dwight Pearson, Ph. D., Section
Chief
for Closing the Achievement Gap, Division of School Improvement
State Department of Public Instruction
Powerpoint Presentation:
http://www.guilfordnative.org/aie012402gnaa.ppt
Thursday, January 24, 2002
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Location:
Guilford Native American Association
400 Prescott Street
Greensboro, North Carolina
Dinner: 6:00-6:45 p.m. Please call: 336 273-8686
Forum: 6:45-9:00 p.m. Dinner Reservations only
This Forum was Co-sponsored by:
State Advisory Council on Indian Education
Guilford Native American Association
Indian Education Parent Committee, Guilford County Public Schools
Educational Talent Search, NC Commission of Indian Affairs
Triad Native American United Methodist Church
Please Note: If the Guilford County Public Schools
are closed
due to inclement weather, the Forum will be canceled. You will
be notified later of another scheduled date.
Faces Around Us
Youth of GNAA
...Part of UNCG ACCESS Program
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the Design is by the Youth of Guilford Native American Association
- Ashley Kerns, Liz Hunt, and John and Rex Jacobs. The drawing, Faces Around Us, is by John and Rex Jacobs. These youth are part of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro ACCESS Program. |
Selected pictures
from the AIE Community Forum
held at GNAA Greensboro Headquarters
6-9 pm Thursday, January 24, 2002...
- Coming Together! -
American Indian Education Community Forum
- Coming Together! -
American Indian Education Community Forum
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Merriam - Webster's School Dictionary,
United States Flag and
INDIANS, The North American Tribes Coloring Book
is the Centerpiece for a Table at the GNAA AIE Community Forum
 - Coming Together! - American Indian Education Community Forum Ms. Vicky Frandock - Parent (Top Right at Door) Distributes the AIECF Programs. |
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Ms. Vicky Frandock - Parent
Distributes the AIECF Programs.
- Coming Together! -
American Indian Education Community Forum
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 - Coming Together! - American Indian Education Community Forum |
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Invocation - Rev. Herbert Lowry, Pastor
Triad Native American United Methodist Church
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- Coming Together! -
American Indian Education Community Forum
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Mr. Rick Oxendine, Executive Director of GNAA,
Welcomes all to the American Indian Education Community Forum
Ms. Frances Stewart Lowry, Chairperson of GNAA Board
of Directors and GNAA Representative to the
State Advisory Council on Indian Education,
Gives Program Overview and Recognition of Co-sponsors
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Mr. Richard Tuck
Parent Engagement Specialist
Guilford County Schools
Mr. Richard Tuck
Parent Engagement Specialist
Guilford County Schools
Phone: 336 370-2327
Fax: 336 370-2320
e-mail: tuckr@guilford.k12.nc.us
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Mr. Anthony Locklear, Chairman
NC State Advisory Council on Indian Education
The University of North Carolina Academic Affairs Division
919 843-5705
anthonyl@northcarolina.edu
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Mr. Anthony Locklear, Chairman
NC State Advisory Council on Indian Education
The University of North Carolina Academic Affairs Division
919 843-5705
anthonyl@northcarolina.edu
NCPublicSchools.org
State Advisory Council on
Indian Education Web Page...
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/school_improvement/indianed.html
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Dr. Dwight Pearson, Ph. D.
Section Chief for Closing the Achievement Gap
Division of School Improvement
State Department of Public Instruction
919 807-3607 dpearson@dpi.state.nc.us
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Dr. Dwight Pearson, Ph. D.
Section Chief for Closing the Achievement Gap
Division of School Improvement
State Department of Public Instruction
919 807-3607 dpearson@dpi.state.nc.us
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Proud
to be an (American) Indian - Musical Selection
Song Written
by...Willie Lowry
American
Indian Students of Guilford County Public Schools
Proud
to be an (American) Indian - Musical Selection
Song Written
by...Willie Lowry
American
Indian Students of Guilford County Public Schools
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Proud to be an (American) Indian - Musical Selection
Song Written by...Willie Lowry
American Indian Students of Guilford County Public Schools
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Mr. Lonnie Revels - Lumbee/GNAA Board
of Directors
Vice Chairperson and Rep. to NCCIA
Speaks with Main Speaker
Dr. Dwight Pearson, Ph. D.
Section Chief for Closing the Achievement Gap
Division of School Improvement
State Department of Public Instruction.
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Ms. Frances Stewart Lowry,
Chairperson of GNAA Board of Directors
and GNAA Representative to the
State Advisory Council on Indian Education,
Speaks with Mr. Richard Tuck
Parent Engagement Specialist
Guilford County Schools
Mr. Keith Hunt
Speaks with Main Speaker
Dr. Dwight Pearson, Ph. D.
Section Chief for Closing the Achievement Gap
Division of School Improvement
State Department of Public Instruction.
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- Coming Together! -
American Indian Education Community Forum
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 - Storytelling - Derek Lowry |
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Mr. Derek Lowry - Program Director of Indian Education Program
Guilford County Public Schools 336 370-8337 lowryd@guilford.k12.nc.us
Storytelling by Mr. Lowry at the
8th Annual Native American Cultural Festival
at Greensboro Cultural Center and Festival Park
200 N. Davie St., Downtown Greensboro, Thurs. - Sat., Nov. 1 - 3, 2001
NCPublicSchools.org
Closing the Achievement Gap Web Page Link at...
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/closingthegap/
American Indian Education Community
Forum
Thursday, January 24, 2002 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Dinner
6:00 - 6:45 p.m.
Invocation
Rev. Herbert Lowry, Pastor
Triad Native American United Methodist Church
Forum
6:45 - 9:00 p.m.
Welcome
Rick Oxendine, Executive Director, GNAA
Program Overview and Recognition of
Co-sponsors
Frances Stewart Lowry, Chairperson of GNAA Board of Directors and
GNAA Representative to the State Advisory Council on Indian Education
Derek Lowry, Program Director of Indian Education Program
Guilford County Public Schools
Jean Conley, Educational Talent Search Counselor
North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs
Rev, Herbert Lowry, Pastor
Triad Native American United Methodist Church
Dr. Richard Tuck
Guilford County Public Schools
Proud to Be an American Indian
- Musical Selection
Alicia Thomas, 2001-2002 Miss Guilford Native
Kimberly Hunt, 2001-2002 Junior Miss Guilford Native
Sierra Locklear, 2001-2002 Little Miss Guilford Native and other
American Indian Students of Guilford County Public Schools
Speaking Out - Our Point of View
- Video Presentation
American Indian Students of Guilford County Public Schools
Comments and Introduction of Speaker
Anthony Locklear, Chairman
State Advisory Council on Indian Education
Featured Speaker
Dr. Dwight Pearson, Section Chief for Closing the Achievement Gap
Division of School Improvement, State Department of Public Instruction
Questions and Answers by Members of
Audience
Moderator, Frances Stewart Lowry
Acknowledgements and Thanks
Co-sponsors of American Indian Education Community Forum
State Advisory Council on Indian Education
Guilford Native American Association
Indian Education Parent Committee, Guilford County Public Schools
Educational Talent Search, NC Commission of Indian Affairs
Triad Native American United Methodist Church
Committee Members of American Indian
Education Community Forum
Frances Stewart Lowry, Chairperson
Jean Conley. Velina Ebert, Vicky Frandock
Derek Lowry, Rev. Herbert Lowry, Buddy Mitchell
James Oxendine, Sr., Rick Oxendine and Ruth L. Revels
Parents, Grandparents, Legal Guardians and Children
To the most important persons participating in the American Indian Education Community Forum this evening - You - our Parents, Grandparents, Legal Guardians and Students - without you, we would have no reason for being here. Thank you so much for your participation and support. Please know that this is just a beginning for us to work together to help "close the achievement gap" between our students and other students in the schools of Guilford County. Please feel free to call on all of us - sponsors of this Forum - to help you in any way we can or to offer your services to us.
Student Musicians and Actors in Video
A very special thank you and congratulations to all the Students who performed "Proud to Be an (American) Indian", [Song Written by...Willie Lowry] and to Alicia Thomas and Bonita Hunt who put it together. Also, a special thanks and congratulations to the students who appeared in the Video. Congratulations to Rick Oxendine, Vicky Frandock, Velina Ebert and Jean Conley for organizing and producing the Video.
Dinner
Provided and prepared by Triad Native American United
Methodist Church
Blanche Walker, Jean Conley, Rev. Herbert Lowry, Co-chairpersons
Guilford County Public Schools
Members of the Board of Education - Honorable Calvin J. Boykin, Chairman
Administrative Staff - Dr. Terry B. Grier, Superintendent
All Principals, Teachers and other School Personnel who work with our Students and especially those who "go that extra mile" to help the students who need it. A special thank you for your support of and participation in our September and November Native American Cultural Festivals, Art Gallery visits and tours, Indian Heritage Month, school presentations, performances and workshops and the many other ways you teach and promote Native American history, culture and art in your schools.
PATHWAY FOR STRENGTHENING
INDIAN EDUCATION IN NORTH CAROLINAIn August 1998, President Clinton signed Executive Order 13096, American Indian and Alaska Native Education. It stipulates that the federal government is committed to improving the academic performance and reducing the dropout rate of American Indian and Alaska Native students attending public schools and Bureau of Indian Affairs schools. The Executive Order sets forth six policy goals:
- Improve reading and mathematics;
- Increase high school completion and postsecondary attendance rates;
- Reduce the influence of long-standing factors that impede educational performance, such as poverty and substance abuse;
- Create strong, safe, and drug-free school environments;
- Improve science education; and
- Expand the use of educational technology.
Several activities have taken place federally in response to the Executive Order. A series of regional forums has been conducted throughout the nation to solicit input from educational policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and tribal leaders. The Office of Indian Education announced select schools and school districts for the program pilot sites and a research conference was held in May 2000 to present and discuss initial perspectives on the research agenda.
Likewise, in North Carolina, much effort and energy have been expended to develop programs and initiatives to improve the level of education among all children in the state. The ABC's of Public Education, actions taken to focus on raising standards and closing the academic achievement gaps that exist between white and minority students and various other initiatives and programs are reflective of North Carolina's comprehensive plan for improving the state's public schools. This plan and the catalyst for the state's education improvement efforts is the ABCs Plus: North Carolina's Strategic Plan for Excellent Schools which includes the state's strategic goals for promoting high student performance; safe, orderly and caring schools; quality teachers, administrators, and staff; strong family, community and business support; and effective and efficient operations.
To be consistent with both national and state directions, Council members developed strategic priorities to serve as a pathway in strengthening Indian education in North Carolina. The goal was to create a guide for members of the Council, educators, families, and tribal communities and organizations to direct their work toward solutions to problems and issues in the public schools and improve education for the state's American Indian youth. The Strategic Pathway was developed acknowledging several guiding principles as an integral part of the philosophical paradigm shaping and directing our thoughts and actions:
Guiding Principles:
The challenges and issues prevalent among American Indian communities and schools serving American Indian youth are complex. There is a broad array of factors that contribute to student learning - family characteristics, early childhood experiences, parenting practices, language ability, community characteristics, the quality of teaching, retention and attrition, school climate, educational technology. Parents, tribal organizations and communities have responsibility in helping American Indian students achieve the same challenging standards as all students.
An Indian organization committed to addressing the needs of our people
and meeting them from a wholistic approach.
Using the old proverb - "If
you give a man a fish, he will eat today;
if you teach a man to fish, he will eat everyday. - "the board,
staff, volunteers, and other
supporters are committed to true self-sufficiency and self-determination.
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Guilford Native American
Association, Inc.
400 Prescott Street
P.O. Box 5623 (Box zip: 27435)
Greensboro, NC 27401
Voice: 336.273.8686 Fax: 336.272.2925
Art Gallery: 336.273.6605
E mail: info@guilfordnative.teamon.com
