Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal and the Arizona Department of Education are committed to providing the highest quality education to Arizona’s 60,000 American Indian students in the Arizona public/charter school system. The ADE Indian Education office is in the Academic Achievement Division, Office of Innovative and Exemplary Programs in the Arizona Department of Education. Our mission is to promote leadership, education and training to schools, agencies and governments which are responsible for the quality of education of Arizona’s American Indian children.
The ADE Indian Education program utilizes state and federal funds to maximize teaching and learning levels while validating the unique cultural identity of American Indian students today. The ADE Indian Education office activities include publications, school districts/tribal supplementary education assistance, and a variety of public education and outreach activities
Indian Education Legislation
- Arizona Indian Education Act A.R.S. 15-244
- Mandatory Native American History Instruction A.R.S. 15-341
- Indian Education Exemption from Ethnic Studies Law A.R.S. 15-112
State Board of Education Policies
- Native American Language Teacher Certificate Press Release – Native American Language Certificate 2012
- Indian Education Policy Statement
Hot Topics
Indian Education Annual Report 2012 Native_American_Education_2012 official
Resources
Indian Ed.gov
Desktop reference NCLB Title VII
Title VII Grant Info
Bureau of Indian Education
National Indian Education Association
American Indian Education and Indigenous Education Links
