Title VI American Indian and Indigenous Education

About the Title VI American Indian & Indigenous Education Program

There are three student groups that LAUSD’s Title VI American Indian and Indigenous Education supports:

1. American Indian students who have tribal membership in a federally recognized tribe and qualify for Title VI services.
2. Students whose cultural and linguistic background includes American Indian/Alaska Native.
3. Students and families who identify as Indigenous, including those from Indigenous communities in North, Central, and South America, as well as Indigenous peoples from other parts of the world.

We support the District with:

• Meeting the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of American Indian & Indigenous students, so that such students can meet the challenging State academic standards.

• Ensuring that American Indian & Indigenous students gain knowledge and understanding of Native & Indigenous communities, languages, tribal histories, traditions, and cultures.

• Ensuring that teachers, principals, other school leaders, and other staff who serve American Indian & Indigenous students can provide culturally appropriate and effective instruction and support

What is the Title VI Program?

The Title VI Indian Education program is designed to help best meet the unique cultural, language, and educational needs of native youth.

Program Objectives: 

1. Increase academic achievement
2. Increase knowledge of cultural identity and awareness
3. Increase school attendance rate
4. Increase graduation rate
5. Increase parent participation
6. Increase support for at-risk students

Who qualifies for Title VI Services?

Children are eligible to receive services if they meet the definition of “American Indian” as defined in section 6151 of the ESEA and have completed the ED 506 Indian Student Eligibility Certification Form.

An American Indian, as defined in section 6151 of the ESEA, is an individual who is: 

1. A member of an Indian Tribe or Band, as membership is defined by the Indian Tribe or Band, including any Tribe or Band terminated since 1940, and any Tribe or Band recognized by the State in which the Tribe or Band resides;
2. A descendant of a parent or grandparent who meets the requirements described in paragraph (1) of this definition; 
3. Considered by the Secretary of the Interior to be an American Indian for any purpose; 
4. An Eskimo, Aleut, or other Alaska Native; or
5. A member of an organized Indian group that received a grant under the Indian Education Act of 1988 as it was in effect on October 19, 1994

How does a student apply for Title VI Services?

Please fill out the ED 506 Title VI Student Form (English) and either return it to your child's school or send it to the Title VI Office, with proof of tribal enrollment.

Parents: ED 506 forms may be mailed directly to the Title VI program: Title VI American Indian Education Program, 333 S. Beaudry Ave, 25th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017. Once the information has been reviewed, a copy will be sent to your child's school.

School Site Personnel: Please follow these procedures when enrolling students into the Title VI Programs:

• Support parents in completing the form as needed 
• Collect and review for completeness the submitted ED 506 forms
• Mail a copy of the completed ED 506 forms to MMED, Beaudry Building., 25th Floor, or upload a PDF copy to https://forms.office.com/r/M33iy0M9zk
• File the original form within the student’s CUM record
• The form does NOT have to be completed each year of enrollment