October 28: Resources & Updates

Join the Daily Native Wellness Power Hour with Native Wellness Institute - 12 PM PST

www.facebook.com/NativeWellnessInstitute

In this changing time in our world, NWI is responding in a positive, productive and proactive way. Every week day, 5 days a week for many days to come, we will offer our Native Wellness Power Hour at Noon Pacific Time. Storytelling, workshops, teachings and more! Our goal is to keep healing and wellness at the forefront for individuals, families and communities as we move through this pandemic in a good way.

Please tune in each day at Noon Pacific Time on our Native Wellness Institute Facebook page, we'll go Live. Each week we will have a new flyer announcing the next line up.

If you do not have Facebook the videos will be available on the homepage of our website www.nativewellness.com (scroll to the bottom of the page for the videos). The videos will also be available on our YouTube channel.

Arizona Secretary of State: AZVoteSafe Guide for Native Americans

As we approach the November 3rd election, please review and share this AZVoteSafe Guide from the Secretary of State's office. Note that the deadlines have already passed for steps 1-3. 

AZVoteSafe Guide for Native Americans

New Guidance on 21st Century Community Learning Centers

Last week, the U.S. Department of Education USDOE granted a waiver to Arizona's Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant (21st CCLC) program which will allow 21st CCLC programs to provide supplemental activities when school is in session but students are not receiving in-person instruction, such as providing additional academic supports during distance learning. To help sub-grantees who run 21st CLCC programs understand this new waiver, ADE’s 21st CCLC specialists will offer a Lunch & Learn virtual meeting soon to unpack the waiver, to gather and respond to any remaining questions you may have about the waiver and operating under the waiver. 

Districts with Waivers for On-Site Services

The following Local Education Agencies (LEAs) had received approved waivers as of October 27, 2020.

• Cedar Unified School District #25
• Chinle Unified School District No. 24
• Edkey-Sequoia Choice Arizona Distance Learning
• Ganado Unified School District
• Kayenta Unified School District 27
• Painted Desert Demonstration Projects, Inc. (The STAR School)
• Peach Springs Unified School District
• Pinon Unified School District #4
• Red Mesa Unified School District #27
• Sacaton Elementary School District
• Salt River Schools
• San Carlos Unified School District
• Tuba City Unified School District
• Wilson Elementary School District*

LEAs can fill out the application for on-site services waiver here.