Native American Language Programs
Institutional Characteristics
Historically underserved learners
Type of Program
Type of Learners
School accreditation
Location of School - State
Location of School - City
Type of geographic area where school is located
Grade levels taught at your school
Title - 1 school
Study of second language required
Free and reduced lunch eligible students
Recruitment of groups of historically underserved learners
Percent of students speaking language upon entry
Improve Access for All Learners in More Languages
Language of Instruction
Instruction Methodologies
Language of academic assessment
Other languages taught
Cultural integration a factor
Type of activities in language courses
Role of elders in in your program
Laws that allow elders to be teachers
Processes to grant certification and licensure
Role of families in language learning
Role of First language speakers in the program
Program components
Strategies to recruit students to language programs
Strategies for student retention
Obstacles to enrollment
Increase EXCELLENCE by effectively meeting all learner need
Publish description of program goals and requirements
Publicize efforts to increase enrollments
Publicize definition of student success
Federal funding sources
State funding for language program
State Funding for dual language programs
Emphasize in Language Program
Workforce Preparation Activity
Keys to Access and Excellence
Use of target language for all interactions with parents
Use of target language for all interactions with students
Staff are required to have speaking skills in target language
Teachers mirror population of students
Percent of teachers who are native speakers
Offer immersion language learning opportunities
Have partnerships with public, private or non-profit organizations
- The ʻAha Pūnana Leo is a Native Hawaiian family-based program established in 1983 to revitalize Hawaiian beginning with language nests. We also provide support to Hawaiian language education at the K-12, university, and community
- This program is an Oneida language immersion school. It increases access to Oneida language educational opportunities and allows Oneida students the right to be educated in their inherent and ancestral language, the Oneida