OCR Text |
Show - Page 12 - Utc Tribe Charter School Wells Fargo Uintah River Highs produces graduates & college bound teens By Susan Collier Main. Roosevelt 7 Well Information Services "Honoring the - West Hwv 40. Roosevelt -- Western Farm & W. US Hwy Uintah River High is a relafxist, pix'wing tively new charter school located for the future. " in Fort Duchesne. It was established in response to the alarmbuilding. The students take Ute rate in Utc out language and Ute history courses. ingly high drop the public schools. Eighty percent Native American students learn about tribal government and of Utc students drop out of their unique status as American public school before they graduIndians. They hold dual citizenate. The charter school is a public ship because they are U.S. and members of a tribal citizens school supported by federal, nation. and and tribal funds, state, "I think people who have a students are accepted on a fist come, first serve basis. Eighty strong sense of identity tend to make better choices and are of the at the students percent better equipped to take on school are Native American. 'There is a lot more individual challenges from the dominant culture. ' noted Cuch. attention. The classes are A typical school day at Uintah smaller, and the teachers really River starts at 8 a.m. and con:arc and want to see the students cludes at 4:30 p.m. The students succeed. There is often a waiting attend two hour class periods. ist." explained Cameron Cuch he Director of Education for the Recause of the longer days and Jtc Indian Tribe. longer class periods courses can be completed in short "The tribe has done very blocks. Completing courses in a nnovative things in economic shorter time periods is rewarding lcvclopmcnt. but first we must and often encourages students to tart with human development. Vc must prepare young people to keep working toward more completions. tep up and be a quality work force." said Cuch adamantly. Most charter schools are set up to provide an alternative to public school, often with a different area of emphasis. "Charter schools are given a little more flexibility of what we can do as far as curriculum. Parents and the community are more involved in a charter school. I think all schools should be community based." The school's curriculum was designed in response to the PRODUCING COLLEGE BOUND UTES schools written Cameron Cuch, the Director of Education for objective the Ute Indian THhe Hands in front of The Ute "Honoring the Tribe Education Center in Fort Indian Past. Preparing for where Uintah River High is located. Duchesne the Fliture." It The high school is a remarkably successful teaches the state charter school in its third year of operation. required core Elewn of its last 15 graduates have continued subjects as well as to take courses at institutes of higher learning. aquiculture and 722-247- 789-705- 8 Home Jmji722-0SO- 2 Wildflower Salon 280 S 200 ERoosevett from Uintah River rolls. Although the school is only in its third year of operation it has -72- 2-0693 to college. 18-da- y rAttoclate,DegrccsMBachclorADcgrecs; Business InfbrmationOffice Systems General Associate of Arts General Associate of Science Natural Resources AdministrativeSupervisory Certificate Business Informations Systems (MS) Computer Science (MS) Educational Technology (MS) Elementary Education (MEd) Hunan Enviomments (MS) Hunan Resources Management (MSS) Psychology - School Counseling (MS) Public Administration (MSS) Secondary Education (MEd) Special Education (MS, MEd) Technical Writing (MS) Accounting Agribusiness Agricultural System Technology Biology Business Administration Business Information Systems Computer Science Early Childhood Develoopment Elementary Education Family and Human Development History Interdisciplinary Studies Liberal Arts and Sciences Psychology Secondary Education Special Education |