Indian Education Program

A Note from the Program Coordinator

Boozhoo!

My name is David Sprunk, and I am the Indian Ed Coordinator for PCPS.

My job is to facilitate the AIPAC and programming for the school district. It brings me great joy to be apart of students understanding their heritage and where they come from. I desire to help students develop and strengthen connections to their American Indian identity.

Please don't hesitate to reach out with questions or comments.

Gigawaabamin! See you again!

Indian Ed. Coordinator

David Sprunk

dsprunk@isd578.org

Indian Education Program

The Pine City Indian Education Program is designed to assist American Indian students in graduating from high school with a quality education and a positive cultural identity. Funding for this program is provided through Title VI of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act and the State of Minnesota Indian Education funding through the Minnesota Department of Education.

Indian Education programs grow out of the special trust relationship between the U.S. government and American Indian tribes secured in treaties between the two nations. In administering this trust, federal agencies are responsible for preserving, protecting, and guaranteeing Indian rights and property. Many treaties contained educational provisions. All federal programs for American Indians share two purposes: they fulfill specific treaty provisions and a general commitment to the Indian tribes to improve their social, educational, and economic conditions.