February 2022 Meeting Minutes

Date and Time

February 25, 2022
1 to 5 p.m. Pacific Time ±

American Indian Education Oversight Committee (AIEOC)

Members

• Erick Alemán
• Irma Amaro
• Kayla Begay (absent)
• Amber Bill (absent)
• Staci Block
• Taihvoochi Colegrove
• Pam Coronado
• April Lea Go Forth
• Sheree Lynn Hibler (absent)
• Kouslaa Kessler-Mata
• Lori Labrie (absent)
• Kishan Lara-Cooper (absent)
• Melissa Leal
• Rebecca Lewis (absent)
• Manuel Lieras
• Nicole Lim
• Marc Luker (absent)
• Kathleen Marshall
• Rachel McBride-Praetorius
• Russell “Butch” Murphy (absent)
• Joely Proudfit
• Margaret Robbins
• Yvonne Quintero (absent)
• Rose Soza War Soldier
• Rhonda Welch-Scalco

Staff

• Mindi Parsons, Administrator, Integrated Student Support and Programs Office
• Judy Delgado (Maidu), American Indian Education Consultant
• Carrie Lopes, Interim Director, Student Achievement and Support Division
• John Cooper, Staff Services Analyst

AGENDA ITEMS

Item I

Subject: Land Acknowledgement
Type of Action: Information/Discussion Item

• Judy Delgado, American Indian Education Consultant

Item II

Subject: Call to Order and Roll Call (1:08 p.m.)
Type of Action: Information Item

• Nicole Lim, Chairperson
• Motion to approve agenda - Manuel Lieras
• Second - Joely Proudfit

VOTE – Yes: 16; No: 0; Abstain: 0

Item III

Subject: Advisories to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Type of Action:  Action Item

• Nicole Lim, Chairperson

Discussion

• Presentation of advisory items based on the committee recommendation
• Recommendations to add funding needed to accomplish advisory items
• Adopt strategies to reduce native youth drop-out and absenteeism
  • California Department of Education to look into comparative funding to other groups
• Teacher training
• Data collection
• Additional data collection for special education
• Fund the development of California Indian curriculum efforts
• Create a Department of Education tribal consultation policy and an office of tribal relations

Discussion held for next meeting March 25, 2022

• Nicole Lim will send out a template so members can make comments

Item IV

Subject: Committee Business

• Minutes review, revision, and approval
• Announcement of matters of general interest

Type of Action: Action Item

• All committee
• Action: action taken
• Motion to approve September 16, 2021 meeting minutes with change - Staci Block
• Second - Rose Soza-Warsoldier

VOTE – Yes: 17; No: 0; Abstain: 0

• Next meeting February 25, 2022

Item V

Subject: California State Board of Education Update
Type of Action: Information Item

• James J. McQuillen, Yurok tribal citizen, State Board of Education

Item VI

Subject: Public Comments and Final Remarks

• No comments

Type of Action: Discussion Item

• Nicole Lim, Chairperson

Item VII

Subject: Adjournment of the meeting (2:49 p.m.)

• Motion to Adjourn - Manny Liras
• Second - Staci Block

Approved by consensus

• Meeting closed at 2:49 p.m.