TheStateAdvisoryCouncilonIndianEducation
CouncilMeeting
August8,2012
EducationBuilding–VideoConferenceRoom504
CalltoOrder
TeresaCunningham‐Brown,SACIEChair,calledthemeetingtoorderat10:06a.m.
Shewelcomedmembersandguests;brieflyreviewedtheagenda;andconducteda
membershiprollcall.
MembersPresent
KertrainerBennett,CatherineChavis,TeresaCunningham‐Brown,AngelaLynch
JosephRichardson,SharonWilliams,BillBrewington,BrandiL.Brooks,andSenatorJim
Davis(District50).
MembersNotPresent
MarciaHollifield,DorothyCrowe,TiffanyLocklear,andRepresentativeCharlesGraham
(District87).
StaffPresent
Dr.OliviaOxendine,SusanSmith,DeboraWilliams,andEllenStone.
TitleVIIParticipants
DarleneRansom,CumberlandCounty;ElizabethMitchellandTonyHunt,HokeCounty;
andMikeTallyandGwenLocklear,WakeCounty
MorningBusinessItems
ApprovalofMinutes
AfterthemembersreviewedtheAprilminutes,theChaircalledforamotiontoacceptthe
minutes.BrandiBrooksofferedamotionjoinedwithanamendmentraisedbySenatorJim
Davistoinsertthecorrection,SouthwesternCommunityCollegewaslistedasJackson
CommunityCollege.KertrainerBennettofferedasecondtothismotion,whichthemajority
votedtoaccept.TheChaircalledattentiontotheSACIEBy‐LawsnotingArticlesIII,IV,and
VII(themission,objectives,andattendanceofcouncilmembers).Aspartofthisdiscussion,
theChairemphasizedtheimportanceofregularattendanceasaminimumobligationof
councilmembers.
NOTE:SenatorJimDavisstatedthatinArticleII,theword,American,shouldberevisedto
readAmerica.TheChairactedonthispointbyaskingtheDPIstafftoreviseaccordingly.
OathofOffice
DorisMcCainadministeredtheoathtoCatherineChavis,AngelaLynch,BillBrewington,and
SharonWilliams.
ElectionofViceChair
TheChairopenedthefloortonominationsfortheofficeofvicechair.BillBrewington
nominatedJosephRichardson.AngelaLynchnominatedBrandiBrooks,bothofwhom
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acceptedtheirnominations.Inasecret‐ballotprocess,BrandiBrooksreceivedthemost
votesandwasseatedasthevicechair.
FrameworkforDevelopingthe2012Report
Dr.Oxendineledadiscussionon,“FrameworkforDevelopingthe2012SACIEReport.”
(Seeattachment).Dr.Oxendinediscussedpostinganonlineversionofthereport,aswellas
presentinganinterimupdatetotheSBE.Goingforward,Decemberwillbethemonthwhen
theSBEhearstheannualreport.
UpdateofLegislation:TheRegulatoryReformAct
DeboraWilliamsinformedthemembersthatnoactionwastakenbytheGeneralAssembly
toreducecouncilmembershipbyfourmembers,orfrom15to11members.Althoughthe
compositionoftheCouncildidappearlastyearinlegislation,theActsignedbythe
GovernorinJuly2012requiresnochangeintherepresentativestructureoftheCouncil.
AfternoonSession
Afterrecessingforlunch,theChairre‐convenedthemeetingat12:25p.m.
Servingastheafternoonfacilitator,Dr.Oxendineengagedthemembersandinvitedguests
inathoroughdiscussionofthefollowingquestions:
Question1:WhatfactorscontributetocompletionofhighschoolamongAmerican
Indian(AI)students?
SummaryofDiscussion
Families,teachers,peers,andschoolleadersplayavitalroleinprocessesthatleadto
highschoolcompletion.Communityvaluesandpositivehabitsmodeledandfostered
byparentsalsodeterminetheextenttowhichstudentsprogresstowardgraduation.
Non‐IndianteachersoftenmisunderstandtheNativecultureandconsequently
minimizefactors(i.e.,culturally‐relevantcurricula)thatgenerallydetermine
academicsuccess.IstherealearningstyleapplicableonlytoAmericanIndian
students,ordoAIstudentspossessparticulartraitsoflearningthatcrossallracial
groups?DoesresearchsuggestthatAIstudentsleanmorepositivelytowardtactile
teachingstrategiesthantheydotootherteachingstrategies?
Question2:Whatdoteachers,principals,centralofficestaffs,parents,andcommunities
needtoknowabouttheeducationofAmericanIndianstudentsinNorthCarolinaand
whatarethebestvenuesandapproachesforsharingandreceivingthisinformation?
SummaryofDiscussion:HostinganIndianEducationSummit
TheCouncilandTitleVIIguestsdiscussedthefollowingpoints:
 clarifyingthepurposeandobjectives;
 debatingthebestvenueandtime:1)onedaybeforetheCollaborative
Conference,orfeaturingAIsessionsaspartoftheCCprogram;
 identifyingpertinenttopics,forexample,tribalsovereignty,tribalarts
andcrafts,gardening,quilting,andrenownAmericanIndiansin
business,education,law,military,medicine,andotherprofessions;
and
 visitingtheGuilfordNativeAssociationandMuseumlocatedin
Greensboro,ifthesummitisheldinconjunctionwiththeDPI
CollaborativeConferenceinMarch2013.
AnadhoccommitteewillpresentafinalplanattheNovembermeeting.
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Regardingthefinancingoftheproposedsummit,BrandiBrooksofferedamotion,which
wassupportedbyAngelaLynch,todirectDeboraWilliamstomeetwithDr.JuneAtkinson
torequestadditionaldollarsformarketing/advertising,honoriaforspeakers,travelandper
diem,andotherrelatedcosts.Themotioncarried.
Thefollowingindividualsagreedtoserveononeofthetwoadhoccommittees:
1. IndianEducationSummit:AngelaLynch(Council),DarleneRansom(TitleVII‐
Cumberland),ElizabethMitchell(TitleVII‐Hoke),andTonyHunt(TitleVII‐Hoke)
2.2012SACIEReport:BrandiBrooks(Council),SusanSilver(DPIStaff),CathyChavis
(Council),andTeresaCunninghamBrown(Council).
OliviaOxendinewillcoordinatetheworkofbothgroups.
Announcements,ClosingComments,andAdjournment
BrandiBrooksannouncedthefollowingevents:AmericanIndianWomenofProudNations,
UNCPembroke,September20‐21,2012andAmericanIndianHeritageMonth(projectsand
activitiesforschools),November16‐17,2012.
BillBrewingtonthankedtheCouncilforplanninga“meaningfulmeeting.”Heemphasized
hisgratitudeforhavingtheopportunitytoserveontheSACIE.
TheChaircalledforadjournmentat3:00p.m.
Respectfullysubmitted,
EllenL.Stone,ProgramAssistant
DistrictandSchoolTransformation
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