Chinle Unified District

We will accelerate learning to close learning gaps and credit recovery for graduation by funding extra duty pay for teacher salaries and employee benefits as well as purchase fuel for buses for extended learning and summer school programs.

Our emphasis in grade K-8 will be literacy and reading. Our target audience will be Native American, economically disadvantaged, children with disabilities, homeless, male and female and children in foster care. Students will be prioritized based on highest academic needs. We will implement the American Reading Company (ARC Core) 100 Book Challenge program and Foundational Toolkits, using the Independent Reading Level Assessment (IRLA) to progress monitor and assess student learning. Summer School will occur 4 days per week for 4 weeks, 6 hours per day and extended learning will be 4 days per week for 32 weeks for up to 2 hours per day.
Our emphasis at our high school will be credit recovery to close the gap that has occurred in our graduation rate as a direct result of school closures. Our target audience will be Native American, economically disadvantaged, children with disabilities, homeless, male and female and children in foster care. Students will be prioritized according to need to recover credits in order to graduate from high school. We will utilize our research proven APEX program to provide these academic services. Summer School will occur 4 days per week for 6 weeks, 6 hours per day and extended learning will be 4 days per week for 32 weeks for up to 2 hours per day.

We will provide SEL learning and work to inspire motivation through the implementation of our Why Try supplemental curriculum. Our target audience will be Native American, economically disadvantaged, children with disabilities, homeless, male and female and children in foster care. Students will be prioritized based on highest social emotional needs. The WhyTry curriculum uses ten visual metaphors to teach important life skills. Themes include but are not limited to: 1) Decisions have consequences; 2) Dealing with peer pressure; 3) Obeying laws and rules; 4) Plugging in to support systems. The visual metaphors are reinforced with relevant music, videos, learning activities, and journals. The WhyTry curriculum engages all major learning styles, including visual, auditory, and body-kinesthetic. Summer School will occur 4 days per week for 6 weeks, 6 hours per day and extended learning will be 4 days per week for 32 weeks for up to 2 hours per day.