A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n

Biennial Evaluation Report - FY 93-94

Chapter 406

Vocational Education--Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational Institutions

(CFDA No. 84.245)

I. Program Profile

Legislation: The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Amendments of 1990, Title III, Part H, (P.L. 101-392), (20 U.S.C. 2397) (expires September 30, 1995).

Purpose: To provide grants for the operation and improvement of tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions to ensure continued and expanded educational opportunities for Native American students, and to allow for the improvement and expansion of the physical resources of such institutions.

Funding History

Fiscal Year	Appropriation
1991	$2,440,000
1992	2,500,000
1993	2,946,240
1994	2,946,240

II. Program Information and Analysis

Performance Indicators

Each tribally-controlled postsecondary institution trains 100 or more students each year.

Population Targeting

This program targets funds on tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions that: (1) are governed by a board of directors or trustees, a majority of whom are Indians; (2) demonstrate adherence to stated goals, a philosophy or a plan of operation which fosters individual Indian economic self-sufficiency and opportunity; (3) have been in operation for at least 3 years; (4) are accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting authority for postsecondary vocational education; and (5) enroll the full-time equivalency of not less than 100 students, of whom the majority are Indians. The two institutions supported in FY 1991 (the first year of funding) were Crownpoint Institute of Technology (Crownpoint, New Mexico) and United Tribes Technical College (Bismarck, North Dakota). The authorizing statute requires the Secretary to give priority for funding in future years to the grantees who previously were funded.

Services

Program grants provided to program institutions support the operation and improvement of tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions to ensure continued and expanded educational opportunities for Native American students, and to allow for the improvement and expansion of the physical resources of such institutions. Among the services provided through program funds are the maintenance and operation of the program, including development costs, costs of basic and special instruction, materials, student costs, administrative expenses, boarding costs, transportation, student services, day care, and family support for students and their families (including contributions to the costs of education for dependents); capital expenditures, including operations and maintenance and minor improvements and repair, physical plan maintenance costs; and costs associated with repair, upkeep, replacement, and upgrading of the instructional equipment.

Program Administration

By statute, only tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions are eligible for assistance under the Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational Institutions program.

Outcomes

The program reports that the overall impact of the program has been one of generally improved operations of both tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions, ranging from record-keeping and information flow through, curriculum development, to maintaining and improving the physical and training facilities of the campus.

Management Improvement Strategies

Management conducts project director meetings periodically to allow them to share program strategies and information. The Department of Education also provides training materials and technical assistance to the grantees in an effort to develop high quality vocational education programs.

III. Sources of Information

Program files.
Brush, Lorelei, Traylor, Kerry, and O'Leary, Michael, Assessment of Training and Housing Needs Within Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational Institutions, (Washington, DC: Pelavin Associates, February 1993).

IV. Planned Studies

None.

V. Contacts for Further Information

Program Operations:: Roberta Lewis, (202) 205-9270
Program Studies:: Manny Smith, (202) 401-1958

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