American Indian Parent Advisory Council

  • Purpose

    The American Indian Parent Advisory Council (AIPAC) serves in an advisory role to help ensure that American Indian students are receiving culturally relevant and equitable educational opportunities.  

    Membership

    The American Indian Parent Advisory Council must be primarily composed of parents or guardians of American Indian students within the district.

    Other members can include:

    • American Indian secondary students
    • American Indian district staff
    • American Indian community members
    • Family members of American Indian students, such as grandparents or older siblings

    Selection / Participation / Vacancies

    All qualifying members are determined by the American Indian student population within the district who meet the membership criteria listed above.  

    Members are encouraged to attend all meetings. Non-Native district staff are permitted to attend AIPAC meetings, but cannot vote or be included in the AIPAC roster. District staff should not outnumber AIPAC members.

    Meetings

    Meetings are held on Monday evenings from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

    2023-24 Parent Advisory Committee Meetings:

    • September 25, 2023
    • November 27, 2023
    • January 29, 2024
    • March 25, 2024
    • May 8, 2024

    Tasks

    • Offer input on cultural appropriateness and representation of American Indian culture within the schools.
    • Review the district’s American Indian student data: testing, attendance, graduation rates, and student count information.
    • Evaluate the current services to American Indian students and families using the self-assessment rubric.
    • Determine concurrence or nonconcurrence of the district’s educational offerings to be voted on, documented, and presented to the school board, including recommendations for improvements.

    Administrative Contact

    Rhonda Kaczor
    Administrative Assistant
    Rhonda.Kaczor@isd194.org
    952-232-2046

Apply to be a Member

  • A common application process for advisory councils opens in the spring, typically in April, for the district to consider the acceptance of new members. Notification of this process will be shared with the community shortly before the application opens. In the application, interested parties can select their top choices for which advisory councils they would like to apply to.

    Visit our Advisory Councils page for the application link (when open) and to learn about all our advisory councils.