Tribal Consultation

Current and Upcoming Windows for Affected LEAs and Tribal Consultation
Current - October 1, 2024 - SEA-Administered Federal Title Programs

• Affected LEA's for application for SY24-25 funding can be found in Column K of this document - Oregon FY 2023-2023 Awardees
• Section 8538 requires affected local educational agencies (LEAs) to consult with Indian tribes located in the area served by the LEA, prior to submitting a plan or application for covered programs. This requirement is designed "to ensure timely and meaningful consultation on issues affecting American Indian and Alaska Native students." The consultation must be done "in a manner and in such a time that provides the opportunity for such appropriate officials from Indian tribes to meaningfully and substantively contribute" to plans under covered programs. 
  
• SEA-Administered Federal Title Programs are Title 1 - Part A, Title I - Part C, Title I - Part D, Title II - Part A, Title III - Part A, Title IV - Part A, Title IV - Part B, & Title V - Part B. LEAs, ESDs, and tribes can find out more information on these programs on pages 15-23 of the Tribal Consultation toolkit. All preliminary ESEA 2024-2025 allocations can be found on the ODE ESEA Allocations page.
  
• District Leadership should use, at a minimum, the Tribal Consultation Worksheet and the Alignment Rubric to prepare specifically for Tribal Consultation for these covered programs, including preparation to share out with tribes on the following questions -
  • HOW DO THESE COVERED PROGRAMS IMPACT AI/AN AND TRIBALLY AFFILIATED STUDENTS SPECIFICALLY?
  • WHAT DATA IS PERTINENT TO GATHER AND SHARE FOR THESE COVERED PROGRAMS?
  • SOME OF THESE COVERED PROGRAMS REQUIRE A NEEDS ASSESSMENT, LIKE FOR TITLE I-A AS ONE EXAMPLE. WHAT ARE THE FINDINGS RELATED TO AI/AN?
  • IN WHAT WAYS WILL THE FUNDING ALLOCATIONS BE UTILIZED FOR THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS?
  • WHAT WILL A SUCCESSFUL CONSULTATION LOOK LIKE? WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE FOR THE TRIBE(S)?

 Current - April 2025 - Integrated Guidance Application

• Districts can find additional guidance in the ALIGNING FOR STUDENT SUCCESS: Integrated Guidance Update 2025-27 document, as well as the Tribal Consultation toolkit linked below.
  

Our Deepest Gratitude

We express our deep gratitude to each of the nine federally recognized Tribes in Oregon for their contributions to this toolkit; tribes contributed stories, personal communications, information, and images that the authors and editors used as the foundational pieces for this toolkit. Thank you to the Burns Paiute Tribe, Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Coquille Indian Tribe, and Klamath Tribes.

 

A Toolkit for Tribal Consultation: Understanding the ESSA Law and How to Honor Educational Sovereignty

• This updated Version 2.1 replaces all previous versions, as of June 3, 2024.
  
• GovDelivery Memo - June 5, 2024 - This is the GovDelivery sent to District and ESD Superintendents of affected LEAs and LEA-Cs on the release of the updated toolkit. It includes a link to register for a training on July 16 for these districts only on how to best prepare for upcoming Tribal Consultation windows for SY2425.
  

PDFs of Forms

Please find PDF documents from the Tribal Consultation Toolkit below. LEAs and LEA-Cs should ensure a copy of the Affirmation of Tribal Consultation is always sent to ODE.TribalConsultation@ode.oregon.gov, as well as any other required departments or entities indicated in applications from ODE or the US Department of Education. Fillable forms will be uploaded to this webpage late Fall.

• Section 4B Affirmation of Tribal Consultation
  
• This amended version replaces all previous versions as of June 3, 2024.
  
• Section 4C Tribal Consultation Worksheet
  
• This amended version replaces all previous versions as of June 3, 2024.
  
• Section 4D Alignment Rubric
  
• This amended version replaces all previous versions as of June 3, 2024.
  

Recent Trainings Opportunities

District Leader Support to Plan for Tribal Consultation in SY24-25 - slidedeck 

• In the Fall, ESD and School District leaders of affected LEAs and LEA-Cs and their key staff had the opportunity to engage in this training on how to approach planning for an initial Tribal Consultation meeting for Integrated Guidance, and how this same meeting can be utilized for consultation for Federal Title programs, which is due October 1, 2024. 
• The recording for this training can be found here: District Leader Support to Plan for Tribal Consultation in SY24-25 - recording (coming soon)
• Note: Some information in the slidedecks below may be out of date at this time. Please see the District Leader training above for the most current information, as well as version 2.1 of the latest Tribal Consultation toolkit.

Title VI Awardees (School District and Consortiums) Only - ODE’s Tribal Consultation Toolkit 2.0 Information Session

• November 15 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. - Slide Deck
  
• November 16 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. (This is the same session repeated.) - Slide Deck
  

ODE Employees Only - Tribal Consultation Toolkit 2.0 Information Session

• November 8, 1:00 p.m.-2:15 p.m. - Slide Deck
  
• November 16, 9:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m. (This is the same session repeated.) - Slide Deck
  

COSA Equity Summit - September 29, 2023
Honoring Educational Sovereignty Through Partnerships with Tribal Nations

Oregon School Board Association (OSBA) - November 10, 2023
Honoring Educational Sovereignty Through Partnerships with Tribal Nations

For School Year 2024-2025, the following LEAs and LEA-Cs are required to engage in Tribal Consultation, because they meet the criteria of an “affected LEA” as outlined in Section 8538 of the ESEA, as amended by ESSA: In that their Title VI Award for the previous fiscal year is >$40,000 OR they are a member of a consortium who receives >$40,000:

• Ashland (LEA-C/SOESD)
  
• Central Point (LEA-C/SOESD)
  
• Eagle Point (LEA-C/SOESD)
  
• Eugene School District
• Grants Pass 7 (LEA-C/SOESD)
  
• Klamath County School District
• Klamath Falls City Schools
• Lincoln County School District
• Medford 549C (LEA-C/SOESD)
• Multnomah - Portland Public Schools
  
• Phoenix-Talent 4 (LEA-C/SOESD)
• Rogue River 35 (LEA-C/SOESD)
  
• Salem-Keizer
• Southern Oregon ESD
  
• Springfield School District
• Three Rivers/Josephine County (LEA-C/SOESD)
• Willamina SD
  

 

Oregon FY 2023-2024 Awardees - This is a spreadsheet with all approved EASIE FY 2023-2024 applications. It includes key information from the US DOE grant applications, in addition to the following pertinent information - A Title VI District Award Recipient's AI/AN+ Count, if Tribal Consultation or Meaningful and Ongoing Collaboration is required, if one or more schools in the district is designated Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) or Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI), as well as a link to the school district's Integrated Application.

This document also includes all school districts who are part of the Columbia Gorge ESD Consortium and the Southern Oregon ESD Consortium. 

Contact Our Team

For general Tribal Consultation questions or requests for information, please email ODE.TribalConsultation@ode.oregon.gov.

For specific help or assistance, please contact ODE’s Education Program Specialist II, Stacy Parrish, serving in the Office of Indian Education. She can work directly with Education Directors for tribes or school district leaders to provide support and guidance on tribal consultation. Please email Stacy or call her at 971-208-0270.