Indian education formula grants to leas

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) awarded $105,571.00 to the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe School under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060) for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. This formula grant supports comprehensive educational services designed to address the unique cultural, linguistic, and academic needs of American Indian students while ensuring they meet state academic performance standards.

Under this award, the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe School delivers culturally appropriate K-12 educational programming that integrates academic instruction with Native American heritage preservation. Grant-funded activities include academic instruction in core subjects, cultural programming, Ojibwe language preservation initiatives through the "Ogikendamaawin Anishinaabe Project," teacher professional development, and targeted student support services. The school, which primarily serves students from the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians in Hayward, Wisconsin, maintains administrative costs at or below the 5% threshold established by the program and tracks performance outcomes in student achievement, graduation rates, and culturally responsive educational activities.