The Puyallup School District Indian
Education Program was established in 1973, and is funded by a formula
grant from the Office of Indian Education under the Department of
Education (Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act) and
the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).
The Indian Education program currently
serves 326 students in 32 schools representing 626 Native American
tribes, bands, or groups in the Puyallup School District and continues
to grow. The top five tribes represented among Puyallup students are:
Alaska Native
Puyallup
Cherokee
Choctaw
Chippewa
To enroll in the Puyallup School District Title VII Indian Education Program:
Student must be enrolled in the Puyallup School District and
Parents/guardians must complete a Title
VII Student Eligibility Certification Form (ED 506 form) for
students to receive program benefits and services. For a list of program
benefits and services and how to request them, please click here.
506 forms may be obtained from your child's school, the Title VII Indian Education Program office, or click links for a fillable ED 506 form or a print and complete ED 506 form.
- Eligibility
requires the student, parent, or grandparent have Tribal membership
(membership/enrollment number or other proof) with a Federally
Recognized Tribe. For list of Federally Recognized Tribes, please click here or click here for the BIA Tribal Leaders Directory, click here. For the National Congress of American Indians Tribal Directory list, click here.
- If you
have questions about the ED 506 form, need assistance in completing
this form, or have questions about Tribes, Bands or Organized Indian
Groups, please contact the Indian Education Specialist Michelle Marcoe
by email marcoma@puyallup.k12.wa.us or phone at 253-840-8852.
- ED 506
forms become part of your child's school records and will not need to
be completed every year. ED 506 forms will be maintained in the Indian
Education Program office and information on the form is confidential and
not shared with others.
Definition: Indian means any individual who is:
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a member (as defined by the Indian tribe or band) of an Indian tribe or band, including those Indian tribe or bands terminated since1940, and those recognized by the State in which the tribe or band reside; or
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a descendent in the first or second degree (parent or grandparent) as described in (1); or
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considered by the Secretary of the Interior to be an Indian for any purpose; or
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an Eskimo or Aleut or other Alaska Native; or
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member
of an organized Indian group that received a grant under the Indian
Education Act of 1988 as it was in effect October 19, 1994.
Title VII Indian Education Program Budget 2017-2018
Budget Category |
Subtotal |
Personnel |
$ 67,434 |
Travel |
$ 0 |
Equipment |
$ 0 |
Supplies |
$ 0 |
Contractual |
$ 0 |
Other |
$ 0 |
Indirect Costs |
$ 0 |
Budget Total |
$ 67,434 |