Indian Student Achievement Data, Research & Reports

In "Using Data: The Math's Not the Hard Part," author Craig Jerald
highlights research on collecting and using data to increase student
achievement. Access the report at: http://www.centerforcsri.org/files/Center_IB_Sept06B.pdf

Increasing Student Attendance - Strategies from Research and Practice 
             http://www.nwrel.org/request/2004june/nwsampler.html

Below is a link to a data presentation by Chris Lohse, former OPI Federal Liaison and Policy Director.  This presentation demonstrates the achievement gap between Indian and white students across several states, including Montana. 

http://www.ccsso.org/content/pdfs/AmInd_Chris_Lohse.ppt 

Important Resources on Providing Enriching and Effective Summer School Programs For Low-Income and Other Disadvantaged Youth

1)  From the Harvard Family Research Project: "Summer Success: Challenges and Strategies in Creating Quality Academically Focused Summer Programs" (Number 9, October 2006), synthesizes formative findings from 34 evaluations of academically focused summer programs to examine ways of creating quality programming for youth. Learn about 7 common challenges programs face in achieving quality, and discover promising and innovative strategies for overcoming these challenges. You can access the brief online at: http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/afterschool/resources/issuebrief9.html

2)  "Making the Most of Summer:  A Handbook of Effective Summer Programming and Thematic Learning" is a resource for providers who want to improve the quality of their summer programs by meeting the academic and youth development needs of their participants.  Available at:  http://www.summerlearning.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=116&Itemid=448