Foster Care & McKinney- Vento Liaison Forum Supporting Native Learners The webinar will begin soon. While you wait, please type into the Q&A box: • Name • Title • District or Agency OSPI Staff Support Peggy Carlson Aubry Schlottmann OSPI Foster Care OSPI Administrative Program Supervisor Assistant Student Stability 11/30/2020 | 2 Our Presenters Jon Claymore Tleena Ives Kateri Joe Director of Native Director of Tribal Tribal Engagement Education Relations Manager OSPI DCYF Treehouse 11/30/2020 | 3 Land Acknowledgement LET US PUT OUR MINDS TOGETHER AND SEE WHAT LIFE WE WILL MAKE FOR OUR CHILDREN CHIEF SITTING BULL STANDING ROCK SIOUX 2020 Office of Native Education Vision Indian education dates back to a time when all children were identified as gifted and talented. Each child had a skill and ability that would contribute to the health and vitality of the community. Everyone in the community helped to identify and cultivate these skills and abilities. The elders were entrusted to oversee this sacred act of knowledge being shared. That is still our vision for Indian education today. From Where the Sun Rises (2008) 2020 Office of Native Education OFFICE OF NATIVE EDUCATION The primary goal of the Office of Native Education is to provide support to school districts in meeting the educational needs of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI-AN) students. 2020 Office of Native Education IS IT TIME TO LOOK AT THINGS DIFFERENTLY? DROPOUT RATE 1 24% 9% ELA 6 31% 60% MATHEMATICS 6 22% 49% SCIENCE 5 24% 47% LET US PUT OUR MINDS TOGETHER AND SEE WHAT LIFE WE WILL MAKE FOR OUR CHILDREN CHIEF SITTING BULL STANDING ROCK SIOUX 2020 Office of Native Education TAKING CARE OF OUR NATIVE LEARNERS ✓ IDENTIFICATION ✓ SUPPORT SERVICES – INTERNAL / EXTERNAL ✓ RELATIONAL TRUST ✓ CONNECTION TO LAND ✓ CONNECTION TO FUTURE PATHWAYS Office of Native Education Since Time Immemorial Office of Native Education 2020 Ceded & Unceded Lands 2020 Office of Native Education Reservation Lands Today 2020 Office of Native Education Federally Recognized Tribes 1. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation 16. Quinault Indian Nation 2. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation 17. Samish Indian Nation 3. Cowlitz Indian Tribe 18. Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe 4. Hoh Tribe 19. Shoalwater Bay Tribe 5. Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe 20. Skokomish Indian Tribe 6. Kalispel Tribe 21. Snoqualmie Tribe 7. Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe 22. Spokane Tribe of Indians 8. Lummi Nation 23. Squaxin Island Tribe 9. Makah Tribe 24. Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians 10. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe 25. Suquamish Tribe 11. Nisqually Indian Tribe 26. Swinomish Indian Tribal Community 12. Nooksack Indian Tribe 27. Tulalip Tribes 13. Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe 28. Upper Skagit Indian Tribe 14. Puyallup Tribe of Indians 29. Yakama Nation 15. Quileute Nation “Signatories of Out of State Accord” • Nez Perce Tribe • Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation • Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs 2020 Office of Native Education Non-Federally Recognized Tribes Non-Federally Recognized Tribes Chinook Indian Tribe - The Honorable Tony Johnson - Bay Center , WA Duwamish Tribe - The Honorable Cecile Hansen - Seattle , WA Kikiallus Indian Nation - Kurt Weinreich - Olympia , WA Marietta Band of Nooksack Tribe - The Honorable Robert Davis Jr. - Bellingham , WA Snohomish Tribe - The Honorable Michael didahalqid Evans - Edmonds , WA Snoqualmoo Tribe - Earngy Sandstrom - Bellingham, WA Steilacoom Tribe - The Honorable Danny K. Marshall - Steilacoom, WA 2020 Office of Native Education ALL PADDLES PULLING TOGETHER AS ONE Quinault Indian Nation Kingston HS Summer 2018 2020 Office of Native Education Supporting Native Learners: Office of Tribal Relations Original Date: November 12, 2020 Office of Tribal Relations | Approved for distribution by Tleena Ives, Director www.dcyf.wa.gov 15 Washington Tribes 29 federally recognized Tribes in WA 5 Recognized American Indian Organizations (RAIOs) • https://www.washingtontribes.org/ • https://goia.wa.gov/ 16 DCYF Tribal Trainings https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/tribal-relations/training https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/tribal-relations/since-time- immemorial https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/tribal https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WADEL/subscriber/ne w?qsp=WADEL_1 17 DCYF Tribal Partnerships 18 DCYF Tribal Partnerships 19 Office of Tribal Relations- DCYF Tleena Ives, Director – [email protected] Michelle Spears, Admin Asst. – [email protected] Bob Smith, Child Welfare – [email protected] Brandy Otto, Juvenile Rehabilitation- [email protected] DCYF Tribal Support Specialist Reagan Henry, Licensing Charlotte Campbell, Early Achievers Michelle Johnson, ECEAP Brian Frisina, ESIT Heidi Walker, NAIR 20 Indian child welfare act • ICWA was passed in 1978 , Congress intended to “protect the best interests of Indian children and to promote the stability and security of Indian tribes and families” Safeguards rights include; • Transfer child welfare case to tribal courts • Notice and intervention to the child’s community • Remedial services designed to prevent breakup biological family and community • Written protections against improper termination of parental rights • Application of “prevailing and cultural standards of tribal communities • Tribal determination of their own preferential placement • It also requires “active efforts” to prevent the removal and to return home. The state requires “reasonable efforts to prevent removal and reunify when removed.” https://www.nicwa.org/about-icwa/ Preferred Placement 1)extended family members, 2)home licensed by the tribe 3) Tribal member 4)Tribal home 5)institution approved by tribe 6) non-Tribal home ICW case flow chart ICW case continue ICWA limitations ICWA is only impactful when it is followed. In 1990 Michigan created a taskforce to change systemic practices and implementation of ICWA practices they reported that 6 major findings 1) Native Americans were the poorest of any population 2) 50% of the population was under 18 years 3) Increased trends of out of home placements, sexual abuse, case of neglect due to alcohol abuse 4) Both DSS and state governs did not understand sovereignty 5) Empowered Native led services reduced long-term reliance of public services 6) Programs taught through a cultural lens were more successful. Treehouse Services - Educational Graduation Just in Time Drivers Launch Success Holiday Magic Advocacy Success Funding assistance • Resolve difficult • Education • Continued • creates • Our goal is • Children and issues and Specialist support after opportunities for to financially youth receive a remove barriers • Youth in foster high school for youth in foster care assist youth meaningful gift to school care invest in young adults to explore interests, each holiday who have in foster success. their education engage in their care, season Serves youth in and future experienced communities and foster care in through our foster care until removes any Extended pre- youth-centered they achieve a barriers to their Foster Care, kindergarten academic degree or success Tribal through 12th program. credential, Jurisdiction, grade across living wage and or Indian stable housing.. Washington Child state who are • Resource Welfare not served by coordination our Graduation programs by Success eliminating program. barriers from • State wide obtaining a driver’s license or auto insurance coverage Eligibility • To be referred for Treehouse services, youth must have an open DCYF case, tribal case or federal foster case and be in out-of-home care at the time of initial referral (foster, kinship, fictive kin, group care, suitable adult, shelter). • In addition to meeting our program-wide eligibility requirements noted above, youth must also meet the below program-specific requirements to access services. • Who can out in a referral? • DCYF Social Workers • Case Managers (Must be private agency for foster care or YMCA Young Adult Services staff) • CASA’s • Attorneys representing youth • School staff • Our website: www.treehouseforkids.org .