Jerome Joint School District No. 261

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 7240P

Federal Impact Funds

The Board adopts the following procedures as required by Title VIII (Impact Aid Program) of the Elementary and

Secondary Education Act:

1. The Superintendent and/or his or her designee will meet at least two times annually with tribal officials

and parents of Indian children. The purpose of the meetings will be to give tribal officials and parents of

Indian children an opportunity to comment on whether Indian children are participating on an equal basis

with other children in the District in the educational programs and activities offered by the District. The

dates and times of these meetings will be sent to tribal officials and parents of Indian children at the

beginning of each school year. In addition to the meetings, tribal officials and parents of Indian children

are encouraged to contact the Superintendent at any time to provide comments or concerns regarding

Indian children’s equal participation in the education programs of the District.

2. Each year the Board will review this procedure and the District’s Policy 7240 Programs for Indian Children.

3. The Superintendent and/or designee will review school data and the comments and/or concerns of tribal

officials, parents of Indian children, the community, and staff members regarding the assessment and

extent of Indian students’ participation and progress in the educational programs and services of the

District.

4. When assessment data indicate Indian students are not participating on an equal basis with non-Indian

students or making adequate progress, tribal officials and parents of Indian children will be asked to make

recommended changes.

5. The complete Title VIII application will be sent to tribal officials (and the Indian Education Center, if

appropriate) and a summary prepared for all Indian parents in conjunction with the January Title VIII

public hearing. Review of new or continuing programs is an ongoing process of the Board. Agendas will

be regularly forwarded to Tribal officials. An annual summary will be provided at the January Title VIII

public hearing. Additional information is available upon request. A Board meeting will be held, usually in

January, for the discussion of the disseminated material as part of a regular Board agenda. Tribal officials

and Indian parents and staff will be notified at least ten days prior to the meeting. Notice will be posted

in the school’s District office and school offices and will be sent to the Tribal Council and Education Center

for posting.

6. At the Board meeting described in 5 above, members of the Indian community will be afforded the

opportunity to comment and suggest alternatives to the regularly scheduled times, locations, and

frequency of pertinent meetings.

7. Tribal officials, Indian parents, the Title IX Indian Parent Committee, the IPP Committee, and Indian

Education Center staff will be notified as to the location and times of meetings in the same manner as

that provided for the January Board meeting. Notice will be posted in the school’s District office, at

school offices, and will also be sent to the Tribal Council and the Tribal Education Center for posting.

8. The Title VIII application will be made available for review by the Title IX Parent Committee and/or the IPP

Committee and other interested members of the Indian community, prior to the public meeting generally

held in January.

A Board meeting to discuss equal participation of American Indian students will generally be held in

January.

The Title IX Parent Committee and/or the IPP Committee and interested Indian parents and tribal officials

will review assessment data to develop or modify educational programs or services to allow participation

of Indian students on an equal basis. These findings and recommendations will be presented to the Board

in March or as required by federal guidelines.

Members of the Indian community, tribal officials, members of the Parent Committee and/or the IPP

Committee, and staff will be notified of modifications to programs or services as provided in 5, above.

Policy History:

Adopted on: 07/25/2017

Revised on: