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Sitka
Tribe or Alaska's Education & Training Department
provides supplemental financial assistance in the forms
of Higher Education & Adult Vocational Training
scholarships to students in post-secondary educational
institutions.
In
addition to administering the Tribe’s two scholarship
programs the Education Department offers assistance in
identifying and submitting applications to other
financial aid resources. Career guidance is
provided to those unsure of their educational path,
particularly those under or unemployed individuals who
desire to enhance their employment opportunities through
education and training.
The
Education department also provides educational advocacy
for tribal citizens and often serves as a mediator
between schools and families. The education
program offers free HSGQE (high school exit exam)
tutoring for tribal citizens in high school.
The
Education department also provides the teaching
assistant for the Summer School program. The
Education department also serves as the designated point
of contact concerning educational issues. The
department is directed by the Tribal Council to serve as
a liaison between local, state, and federal agencies
concerning educational endeavors.
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