Forest Lake American Indian Education Program
The Forest Lake American Indian Education Program is designed to assist American Indian students in graduating from high school with a quality education and 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 that exists 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 they fulfill a general commitment to the Indian tribes to improve their social, educational, and economic conditions.
Parent Advisory Committee (AIEPAC)
The American Indian Education Program includes a Parent Committee which is made up of parents of American Indian students in the district, American Indian secondary students, staff, and community members. We have monthly meetings to celebrate our community's strength, discuss issues relevant to American Indian students today, and plan for the future!
We welcome new faces and encourage collaboration to help create a thriving community so we can help support our native children for generations to come! Please join us anytime. Meetings occur on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at the FLAS Education Center at 6pm. To receive meeting emails and updates, please contact bhirsch@flaschools.org
Parent Advisory Committee Meetings:
- September 10, 2024 - Agenda
- October 8, 2024 - Agenda
- November 19, 2024
- December 10, 2024 (VIRTUAL)
- January 21, 2025
- February 11, 2025
- March 18, 2025
- April 8, 2025
- May 13, 2025
Family Event Nights:
- Nov 15 (6pm - 8) Native Board Game Night
Honoring Ceremony (all grades) - Forest Lake High School Auditorium
Post-Secondary Resources
2021-2022 Native American Scholarship Database
National Indian Education Association - Scholarships
Native Education 101: Basic Facts about American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Education
The Forest Lake Indian Education Program is funded through Title VI of the Federal Every Student Succeeds Act. Please consider completing a 506 Form so that your student may be counted as an American Indian Student for federal funding in the district.
Please return completed forms to your child's school or you may send them to
Brittany Hirsch
943 9th AVE SW
Forest Lake, MN 55025
bhirsch@flaschools.org
Program Contacts
Theodore Naawakweose Marcil
American Indian Education Consultant
Brittany Hirsch
District Liaison
651-982-8370
Heidi Wiberg
AIEPAC Chair
651-982-8336