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Sequoyah High School Case Study

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Sequoyah High School is located in Cherokee County in northeastern Oklahoma, and is a BIE grant school that serves 373 students from all throughout the Cherokee Nation jurisdictional boundaries and beyond. The school district is comprised of 105 Freshmen, 92 Sophomores, 89 Juniors, and 87 Seniors representing 29 different tribes. There are 95 students that live in the dormitory. A high percentage of students come from Cherokee and Adair counties.
Cherokee county is one of the poorest counties in the state and has a child poverty rate of almost 31%, neighboring Adair county has 37%. According to the Oklahoma Kids Count Factbook, the counties in the Cherokee Nation jurisdictional boundaries rank from 38 to74 out of 77 counties …show more content…

Although most Resident students are in this dire category, some are flourishing, but would benefit from enriching programs to enlighten them of opportunities available. B y having an After-school program for students, both day and resident, the services provided to them will include enrichment experiences, tutoring, mentoring, job shadowing, and service learning that will foster a desire to learn more about their career options and the education that is needed in order to attain the career of their choice. All of these services will offer better opportunities for students to gain knowledge and increase their scores on the EOI tests, while simultaneously enhancing social and cultural experiences. Opportunities for adult education, including parenting classes, college funding information sessions, GED prep, and financial services will be provided in order to support the families of the students we will serve. Utilizing community partner services will broaden the scope of our students so that they have a clearer picture of what our community has to offer its stakeholders. The table below provides information on the population to be

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