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Guide to Conducting a Needs Assessment for American Indian Students

by Ceri Dean, Kerry Englert, Lucy Fredericks, Joshua Stewart and Kara Underwood

This guide was designed to help state and local education agencies conduct needs assessments to better understand the strengths, challenges, and needs unique to schools serving American Indian students. It includes surveys developed collaboratively with communities that serve American Indian students to reflect the most relevant topics. Using results from these surveys, the guide provides examples of how to target and monitor improvement efforts that reduce gaps in outcomes between American Indian students and other students.

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