About Us:
The Native American Education Program (NAEP) is comprised of 3 federal funding sources: Title VII, Impact Aid, and Johnson O'Malley (JOM). They are intended to meet the special academic and cultural needs of Native American students in the areas of reading, math and attendance.

The NAEP is operated with assistance from a Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) composed of parents and guardians of Native American students, a teacher representative and a secondary student. They advise the program director and district in the direction and implementation of the NAEP.

It is the intent of the Native American Education Program to supplement existing programs in the Mesa Public School District, not to take the place of them.


Eligibility Guidelines:
To be eligible for JOM and/or Title VII the student must be Native American and enrolled in the Mesa Public School District. The student must have the appropriate forms on file in the NAEP office.


Forms:
A) JOM forms are only required for intown Native American students. A completed form and a copy of the student's Certificate of Indian Blood (CIB) are required.

B) Title VII forms are for all Native American students enrolled with Mesa Public Schools. The form must have the student's enrollment number or enrollment number of a parent/guardian or grandparent.


Additional Funds:
In addition to funds from the federal and state education offices the program also requests additional educational money from two local Indian communities to meet student needs. Through the City of Mesa the program receives additional funds from the Salt River Pima/Maricopa Indian Community and the Fort McDowell Yavapi-Apache Nation. These additional funds make it possible for the program to meet requests for additional tutoring, bus transportation for after school programs and school sponsored activities and other needs that the federal funds may not meet.


What does Title VII, Impact Aid and JOM do?

• Website - www.mpsaz.org/naep provides all the information regarding services, parent committee meeting dates, staff directory, and required forms.
• Eaglewings Newsletter - Program newsletter set up to inform students and parents of scholarships, summer programs and other educational related information. If your student is involved in a positive activity submit an Eaglewings news announcement. Form is available online. Announcements may be hand carried, mailed, or submitted online to the NAEP office.
• Home School Liaison services - provides academic and attendance support services to students; referrals to district services, counseling programs and other support programs; consults with parents via home, school and phone contacts.
• Honors Program/Banquet - Award ceremony for graduation seniors and to acknowledge the Native American Honor Society students in grades 10 - 12.
• Parent Advisory Committee - Parent group that meets several times over the school year to discuss school issues and program services. A great place to meet other parents. Potlucks, cookouts, fundraisers, and more.
• SHIELD Program at Westwood High School - 4 teachers at Westwood High School provide enrichment services to students.
  
  Intown Students:
  In addition to the services listed above intown Native American students are also eligible for the following services.
  
  
• Summer School - our program will assist with one class fee per summer session (limited funds/first come first serve). Students must meet criteria and must be JOM/Title VII eligible.
• Study Skills Supplies - Supplies are given once every semester to students enrolled in Mesa Public Schools and have the necessary forms filed in our office.
• JOM - School related expenses for Jr. & Sr. High "intown" students. 1 elective/Lab class fee (one per semester)
• 1 set of safety goggles (one per school year)