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Box 2574 Fido Net 1:352/333 :: :: Olympia, WA 206-786-9629 :: :: 98507-2574 USA The Quarto Mundista BBS :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: DOCUMENT: ATNI8115.TXT A F F I L I A T E D T R I B E S O F N O R T H W E S T I N D I A N S RESOLUTION 81-15 SUPPORT CHEMAWA INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS FOR FY 81 WHEREAS: the Chemawa Indian School has students participating from Tribes throughout the Northwest region; and WHEREAS: the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest has a responsibility to assist the member tribes of the organization in fields of common concern; and WHEREAS: the Affiliated Tribes have been instrumental in the preservation of the Chemawa Indian Boarding School; and WHEREAS: since the conception of formula funding for BIA schools, it has been clear to some administrative management staff in medium sized schools (200 to 400 students) like Chemawa Indian School that weighted factors for instruction, boarding and/or dorms will have to be adjusted if schools are to survive with some stability; and WHEREAS: at this point, it appears that the formula funding program is highly favorable to small schools and/or to schools with a student population of more than 450 students and seems to be designed to close down medium-sized boarding schools or force them to offer a very limited and meager education program for Indian students; and WHEREAS: since the formula fund concept uses the number of students enrolled in school to dictate the amount of money allocated for a school-Chemawa's ability to generate funds was reduced by at least 20% when it became impossible to enroll 400 students because of the contractor's failure to have the new dorms ready on time; and WHEREAS: although the school has always received at least a proportional amount of PAY ACT MONEY which is allocated by Congress to absorb salary increases, at a time when federal workers have been awarded the highest pay raise in recent history (9.1% for FY 81, an amount in excess of $150,000 at Chemawa) no Pay Act funds will be provided; and WHEREAS: Volume 44, Number 209 of the Federal Register, October 26, 1979 states under Section 31h.21 FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS FOR WEIGHTED PROGRAMS that staff cost adjustment can be made which will allow the school to provide a program staffed at a reasonable level; and WHEREAS: under 31h.78 FORMULA IMPLEMENTATION SET-ASIDE FUNDS THE CENTRAL OFFICE has a means of adjusting particular local school entitlement related to special problems experienced during the change-over to formula funding, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: that the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians support Chemawa in their request for additional funds under Section 31h.21 and 31h.78 in the amount of $211,000.00 to complete fiscal year 1981. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: By the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians that the Bureau of Indian Affairs Education Department be requested to evaluate the Chemawa budget to determine if the formula funding concept will be adequate and fair for the operation of the school. CERTIFICATION The foregoing resolution has been adopted at the special meeting of the Executive Council of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians May 26, 1981 at the Sheraton Hotel, Spokane, Washington. _________________________________ ______________________ Connie Skanen, Executive Director Russell Jim, President -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To have a current Center For World Indigenous Studies Publication Catalogue sent to you via e-mail, send a request to jburrows@halcyon.com FTP ftp.halcyon.com /pub/FWDP/CWIS Center For World Indigenous Studies P.O. 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