THE ROLE OF THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST

Grades K-2

Grades K-2

  • Serve as strong advocate/positive role model

  • Monitor attendance of all Indian students

  • Make home visits when necessary

  • Send correspondence to parents

  • Make telephone calls for attendance daily

  • Individual supplemental counseling/support when necessary

  • Monitor and collect Indian Education 506 forms

  • Parent, teacher, administrative conferences

  • Make referrals to community agencies when necessary

  • Identify and recruit positive Indian role models as resource persons

Grades 3 - 6

8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

  • Tutoring groups in reading

  • Group supplemental counseling/support

12:00 noon - 3:15 p.m.

  • Monitor attendance of all Indian students

  • Make home visits when necessary

  • Send correspondence to parents

  • Make telephone calls for attendance daily

  • Monitor and collect Indian Education 506 forms

  • Parent, teacher, administrative conferences

  • Make referrals to community agencies when necessary

  • Work on incentive program

  • Conduct a craft workshop, if possible

  • Recruit students for Summer Enrichment Camp & Indian Education Resource Center Reading Camp

  • Prepare/submit project reports

  • Attend monthly staff meetings

Grades 7-8

  • Group supplemental counseling/support

  • Monitor attendance of all Indian students

  • Make home visits when necessary

  • Send correspondence to parents

  • Make telephone calls for attendance daily

  • Individual counseling when necessary

  • Monitor and collect Indian Education 506 forms

  • Parent, teacher, administrative conferences

  • Make referrals to community agencies when necessary

  • Monitor attendance of all Indian students

  • Work on incentive program

  • Conduct a craft workshop if possible

  • Recruit for Summer Enrichment Camp - Indian Education Resource Center Reading Camp

  • Prepare/submit project reports

  • Attend monthly staff meeting

  • Identify and recruit positive Indian role models as resource persons

  • Tutoring groups in reading

  • NASA/AISES Clubs

Grades 9-12

  • Monitor attendance of all Indian students

  • Individual/group/supplemental/counseling/support/when necessary

  • Make home visits when necessary

  • Make telephone calls for attendance daily

  • Send correspondence to parents

  • Monitor and collect Indian Education 506 forms

  • Parent, teacher, administrative conferences

  • Make referrals to community agencies when necessary

  • Work on incentive program

  • Conduct a craft workshop

  • Organize/sponsor NASA/AISES Club meeting once a month after school

  • Recruit students for the "SAT" Prep Classes

  • Recruit students for:

    • AISES Program

    • N.C. Indian Youth UNITY Conference

    • National Indian Youth UNITY Conference

    • Broyhill Leadership Conference

  • Identify/schedule positive Indian role models as resource persons

  • Recruit from official drop-out list for 1) re-entry to regular school or 2) enrollment in an alternative program

  • Prepare/submit project reports

  • Attend monthly staff meetings

  • Supplemental Indian student advisement for college entry/high school course selection

  • Coordinate with guidance division financial aid/applications for post secondary training and education

NOTE: Youth Development Specialist are employed during Summer Enrichment Camp.