Education Resolutions
2014
- 2014:017 Support the Strengthening of Native Language and Culture Throughout the Implementation of Common Core State Standards
- 2014:018 Support to Develop Bureau of Indian Education Pilot Programs for Language Immersion in Elementary and Secondary Schools within Indian Country
- 2014:024 Urging Federal Support for the Teaching of Tribal Language and Cultures
- 2014:043 Request to the Bureau of Indian Education Regarding Communication and Addressing of Issues in Bureau of Indian Education Schools
- 2014:044 Supporting the National Native American Boarding School healing Coalition and the Establishment of a National Commission on American Indian Boarding School Policy
- 2014:052 Supporting Comments to the American Indian Education Study Group
- 2014:058 Support the Strengthening of Native Language and Culture Throughout the Implementation of Common Core State Standards
- 2014:059 Preparing Students for Leadership Through the Higher Education Experience
2013
- 2013:007 Opposing Demolition of Carlisle Indian Industrial School Facilities
- 2013:009 Opposition to the Relocation of the Bureau of Indian Education Eastern Region Office
- 2013:018 Urging Congress to Reauthorize the Ester Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act
- 2013:025 Appeal to the Federal Government on behalf of Cherokee Central Schools
- 2013:026 Nominations for the Adequate Yearly Process Rulemaking Committee as Requested by the Bureau of Indian Education
2012
- 2012:015 Urging Congress to Adopt Native Education Priorities in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization
- 2012:016 Nominations of Individuals to Serve on the Bureau of Indian Education Advisory Board for Exceptional Children
- 2012:017 Approval of the USET Scholarship Fund Policies and Procedures
- 2012:046 Reauthorization of the Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act
- 2012:047 USET Education Committee requests to petition Congress Refunding for Indian Education
2011
- 2011:017 Recommendation for Funding Increases for Bureau of Indian Education School Operations
- 2011:030 Recommendation to Amend the Education Committee Scholarship Policy and Procedures
- 2011:031 Support of the Tribal Education Department National Assembly Recommendation for the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
2004
- 2004:008 Support for the Education Committee’s Ad Hoc Inter-Tribal College Workgroup to Continue with the Next Steps of Establishing a USET Inter-Tribal College in the East
- 2004:009 Support of the Louisiana University Medical Sciences, Inc., College of Primary Care Medicine
- 2004:041 USET Inter-Tribal College Board of Trustee Structure and Nomination Process
2003
- 2003:002 Endorsement of Nominees from USET Tribes for Appointment Process to Presidential Advisory Board
- 2003:008 Increase USET Scholarship Funding
- 2003:009 Need for BIA Office of Indian Education Programs, Education Line Officer Position to be Immediately Announced for Vacancy and Hired for new Nashville Office Location
- 2003:043 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Amendment
- 2003:048 Support for the USET Eastern Inter-Tribal College Ad Hoc Workgroup
- 2003:098 Support of National Haskell Board of Regents
- 2003:099 Request Increase in Federal Indian School Equalization Program Funding
- 2003:100 Reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
- 2003:101 Office of Indian Education Funding Practices for Special Education
- 2003:102 Head Start Bureau – American Indian Programs Branch
2002
- 2002:018 A Resolution Acknowledging the Generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Gross Evidenced by their Gift to the USET Education Scholarship Endowment Fund
- 2002:019 A Resolution Acknowledging the Generosity of Mr. C. Bryant Rogers Evidenced by his Gift to the USET Educational Scholarship Endowment Fund
- 2002:020 Support of the 2003 National Indian Education Association Convention
- 2002:041 Support of the Office of the White House Initiative on TribaI Colleges and Universities
- 2002:042 Oppose the Transfer of the Head Start Program from the Department of Health and Human Services to the Department of Education
- 2002:043 Support of the National Indian Education Association Legislative Summit
- 2002:087 Support of Haskell’s Request for Formula-Based Funding
- 2002:088 Johnson O’Malley Reinstatement
2000
- 2000:021 Enforcement of Eastern Tribal College Initiative
- 2000:022 Support of Alternative Funding Resources for USET Scholarship Fund
- 2000:051 Endorsement of Presidential Executive Order 13096
- 2000:052 Opposition to the Elimination of Gifted and Talented Programs, Special Programs Relating to Adult Education, Grants to Tribes for Administrative Planning and Development and Fellowships for Indian Students
- 2000:053 Support of Establishing a State Agency, Office or Liaison of Indian Education
1997
- 1997:014 Support of the Congressional Legislative Bill to Increase Funding for Haskell Indian Nation University
- 1997:015 Resolution to Provide Educational Opportunities for Qualified American Indians at All U.S. Military Academies
- 1997:016 Support of the Comprehensive Federal Indian Education Policy Statement
- 1997:031 Support for the Increase of Special Education Funding
- 1997:032 Support of the Expansion Head Start Program
- 1997:040 Comprehensive School Health
- 1997:064 Johnson O’Malley
1994
- 94-12DC Resolution for Equitable Distribution of Fellowships
- 94-13DC Study of School Operations Funding
- 94-14DC Indian Technical Assistance Centers
- 94-15DC Head Start Directors Agenda
- 94-16DC Alternative Funding for School Construction
- 11/94-12FL Native Americans in Public Schools-Johnson O’Malley
- 11/94-13FL Equal Participation for Impact Aid, PL 874
- 11/94-14FL Agency Superintendent for Education
- 94-39TN Detail of Agency Superintendent for Education
1993
- 93-15DC Proposed Changes to Education Appropriations Under the Indian Education Act of 1988
- 93-16DC Proposed Reauthorization to the Indian Education Act
- 93-17DC Proposed Relocation of the South and Eastern States Education Agency Office
- 93-18DC Reauthorization of Indian Education Act Discretionary Funds for Indian Controlled Schools
- 93-03NC Support for Increase
- 93-04NC Opposition to the Establishment of an Indian Education Goals Panel – H.R. 92
- 93-05LA Establish a Network for Native Language Teachers
- 93-06LA Support Funding of Head Start Centers at Levels Adequate to Fully Meet the Program Component Requirements
- 93-07LA Funding of Native American Language Act
1992
- 92-09 Support to Reauthorize and to Strengthen NACIE
- 92-21 Redirection of JTPA Funds
- 92-01MV Shortfall in Bureau of Indian Affairs Special Education Funding
- 92-02MV Support for Increased Funding for the Indian Student Equalization Program Formula
- 92-03MV Request for Tribal Consultation on the Proposed Formula Funding of P.L. 102-119 Funds
- 92-02MS Access to Funds for Institutionalized Handicapped Students in the Eastern Area
- 92-03MS Support for Increased Funding for the Johnson O’Malley (JOM) Program Formula
- 92-04MS Petition to the BIA to Fund Adult Vocational Training, Adult Basic Education, and Higher Education According to Formula-Based Funding Per Weighted Student Unit
1990
- B-90-273 In Support of Forward Funding for Bureau of Indian Affairs – Funded Schools
- B-90-278 Request for an Amendment to P.L. 100-297 for Clarification of Administrative Costs as Applied to Tribally Funded Schools
- B-90-279 Request for a Mandate Supporting Permanent Appointments for BIA/OIEP Administrative Positions
- B-90-280 Contact the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs to get the Planning Process for the White House Conference on Indian Education Underway
- B-90-281 Request for Secretary of Education to Involve Indian Educators in the Indian Nations at Risk Study
- B-90-282 Request for Assistant Secretary to Schedule a Regional Conference in the Eastern Area to provide Tribal Input for Indian Education Initiatives
- B-90-283 Request that the DOE Proposed Reduction in Funding for Indian-Controlled Schools Discretionary Grants in the FY 1991 Budget be Restored to its Original Figure
- B-90-284 DOE Proposed Reduction in Higher Education Fellowships in the FY 1991 Budget
- B-90-285 USET Opposition to Current Budgetary Practices and Support for Increased Funding of Indian Education Programs
- B-90-301 Urge BIA to Take Education Programs out of IPS and Develop a Funding Formula to Distribute Higher Education Scholarship Funds
- B-90-302 To Contract Eastern Area Education Office Services Under the Bureau of Indian Affairs
1989
- B-89-223 That USET Board Endorse Continuance of Set-Aside Provisions in Vocational Education Act, and USET Board Support Increasing the Set-Asides from 1 1/4 Percent to 3 Percent in Order to Serve the Indian Constituency in Its Vocational Education Needs
- B-89-224 That the USET Board Insist the Bureau Establish the Coordination of Services with IHS and Other Agencies, and the USET Board Insist the Bureau Release Funds to Programs Serving Handicapped Pre-School Children in Order to Begin Implementation of Services
- B-89-225 That USET Expeditiously Forward Our Support and Endorsement of HR 3 and HR 30 to the Subcommittee on Education and Labor Prior to the End of March, 1989 When the Bills Leave the Subcommittee
- B-89-243 That the USET Board Request for BIA Eastern Area Office Education Office to Provide USET Tribes with Information Regarding the Responsibilities of Its Programs to Indian Tribes
- B-89-244 That USET Petition Congress for Set-Aside Funds for Indian Tribes in the Child Development and Education Act of 1989, and USET Tribes to Lobby Their Congressional Representatives for Support of this Resolution
- B-89-245 That the USET Board Recommend to Office of Indian Education Regarding Expeditious Issuance of Funding Distribution Documents, Insuring Services Under Chapter 2
- B-89-246 That the USET Board Petition to BIA to Provide Supplemental Funds to Implementation of the Increased Compensation Schedule to All BIA Funded Schools for FY 1990 and Thereafter
- B-89-247 That the USET Board Oppose the Application of the Administrative Cost Percentage Formula to Tribally-Contracted Schools, and Endorse the Continuance of the Indirect Cost Rate as Stated P.L. 93-638
- B-89-248 Request for Bureau of Indian Affairs to Increase Funding and Services for School Board Training
- B-89-249 That the USET Board Request to BIA to Provide Increased Funding to Native American Tribes for Post-Secondary Education
- B-89-254 Request Regarding Composition of the Inter-Agency Task Force to Plan and Conduct a White House Conference on Indian Education
- B-89-255 Request that the Position of Director of Indian Education in Both the BIA and DOE have Top Priority in Being Filled
- B-89-256 Request that the BIA-OIEP and the DOE-OIE be Urged to Provide One Month’s Notice of Conferences, Public Hearings, and Other Meetings to All Tribal Leaders
- B-89-257 Appointment of a Representative to Attend the Hearing for the Eastern Area Tribes and the Resulting Actions to be Disseminated to all USET Tribes, so they may Respond Appropriately
- B-89-258 Request that Testimony be Provided Stating that Funding for BIA Schools is not Adequate to Meet the Needs of Indian Students
- B-89-259 Request for Increased Funding for Higher Education Under BIA and DOE
- B-89-260 Request that USET’s Representatives Contact the Secretaries of Education and Interior to Stress the Need for BIA’s Education Programs to Be Forward Funded
- B-89-261 Request that DOE and BIA Create a Discretionary Set-Aside of Chapter I Funding
- B-89-262 Request that the BIA Funding Under ISEP Special Education Add-on and DOE 94-142 and 99-457 Special Education Programs be Combined at the Bureau Level and Administered as a Single Fund at the School Level
- B-89-263 Request that the BIA-OIEP Re-examine the Special Education Program Funding Allocation Process
- B-89-264 Request that BIA Continue Its Pursuit to Increase Funding and Programs, and to Ensure that Small Schools are Provided with Sufficient Resources on Behalf of Gifted and Talented Indian Children
1988
- B-88-199 U.S.E.T. Board Formally Recognize a Standing Committee, Composed of One Representative of Each Tribe
- B-88-200 U.S.E.T. Board Appoint Cathy Weil, U.S.E.T. Staff Member as Education Committee Coordinator
- B-88-201 U.S.E.T. Board Formally Contact Department of Education to Support the Intent of Indian Preference Provisions of the Indian Education Act
- B-88-202 U.S.E.T. Board Insist that Congress or its Designee Conduct a Study of Tribal Leaders to Determine Costs of Providing Quality Education for Indian People
- B-88-203 U.S.E.T. Board Recommend to OIE the Technical Assistance be Offered to Eastern Area Tribes as Prescribed by Regulations in Equal Manner Regardless of Size or Tribal Economic Condition(s)
- B-88-204 U.S.E.T. Board Request Adequate Funding to Insure Full Participation of the Tribal Educators and Leaders, Board Contract with the Interagency Task Force for Preparation, Organization and Conduct Regional Meetings During Summer of 1989 and Conference be Held Summer of 1990
- B-88-205 U.S.E.T. Board Lobby for Increases in Funding to Adequately Operate Johnson O’Malley Programs, Board Press for Implementation of the Tribally Adopted Funding Formula
- B-88-206 U.S.E.T. Charge NACIE to Fulfill Its Existing Responsibilities for Information Clearinghouse with Regard to Indian Education Issues and Concerns
- B-88-207 U.S.E.T. Board Request Congress to Pressure the Bureau to Release Funds for Pre-Kindergarten Programs
1985
- C-85-151 Blood Quantum; BIA Cherokee Schools
- C-85-152 Support of the Choctaw Apprenticeship Training Program
- C-85-156 Request the BIA to Respond to the Needs of Reservation Children, the Regulatory Language of 25 CFR 39 and Including Prekindergarten in the Revision of the Indian School Equalization Formula
- A-85-164 Haskell Junior College
1979
- 79-3 Supporting the Appointment of Minerva White to NACIE
- 79-6 Support Appointment of Phillip Martin to Board of Regents of American Indian School of Medicine
- 79-8 Support Development of Chata-Okla Community College
- 79-12 Pursuing Resources to Provide Services in the Area of Health, Education and Legislative Review
- 79-24 Support Transfer of BIA Art Program from IAIA to Haskell Institute
- AOC Resolution: Support Appointment of Phillip Martin to Board of Regents of American Indian School of Medicine
- AOC Resolution: CETA Program
1974
- 74-06 (2) Continued Funding for the EPDA Indian Set-aside Projects (Indian Teacher Training) (from meeting February 20-22, 1974 Nashville, TN)
- 74-07 (2) Indian Teacher Training Program Grant Modification (from meeting February 20-22, 1974 Nashville, TN)
- 74-26 American Indian Medical School
- 74-32 National Indian Headstart Advisory Council Representatives
- 74-40 Education Professions Development Act
- 74-43 National Indian Training Center
1973
- 73-06 Request from the Office of Child Development a Waiver of the Head Start Fee Schedule for all Indian Head Start Programs
- 73-09 Support of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Protest Regarding Funding of CFRP Proposal
- 73-10 Construction of Elementary School Facilities for Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana
- 73-14 Full Funding for Indian Education Act of 1972
- 73-15 Continuation of Head Start Follow Through Program
- 73-26 Support of Intermountain School
1970
- 2-70 A Resolution Petitioning the Federal Government to Implement an Executive Training and Apprenticeship Program for Indians
- 6-70 Reaffirm Support of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in Their Effort to Secure Funds for a New High School Facility
- 11-16-70 Resolution to Select a Member of the United Southeastern Tribes, Inc. to Serve on the Haskell Indian Junior College Board of Regents