American Indian Education Program
Office hours 8:00 - 5:00 Monday through Friday
Phone: (530)749-6196
Marysville Joint Unified School District's American Indian Education Program serves approximately 1,500 American Indian students. Over 40 different tribes in the Yuba Sutter Bi-County area are represented in our Program. The majority of our students are of Cherokee, Choctaw, or Maidu descent.
American Indian Education Brochure
Bioregional Map: First Peoples of North America
The Program is Federally and State funded and serves students in grades preschool through twelve.
Goals
The goals of the American Indian Education Program are to enable students to become:
- competent in basic skills
- knowledgeable about their cultural heritage
- capable of making good choices for their future
We plan to accomplish this by focusing on:
- academic assistance
- cultural enrichment
- dropout prevention
- and the development of a positive self-image
Contact Us
| James Graham | Coordinator of Indian Education |
| Patricia Bennett | Secretary / Resource Specialist |
| Bernice Stark | Para Educator |
| Sherry Thomason | Para Educator |
Parent Committee Members
| Wayne Owen | Chairperson |
| Mike Bennett | 1st Vice Chairperson |
| Gwen Cochran | 2nd Vice Chairperson |
