American Indian Education

District 196's American Indian Education program has two pieces to its academic support for high school students: Academic Coaching and Math Homework Help.

Academic Coaching services are offered primarily for high school students who want to raise or maintain grades in required subject areas and some electives. Students must be recommended for coaching through the American Indian Education student progress monitoring system. Students and/or parents can also request Academic Coaching by completing the form below or by calling the American Indian Education Office at 651-423-7912. Students will start with an initial meeting to discuss a plan of action. We highly encourage that you have a parent or guardian attend this meeting. Note: If you have an IEP, a case manager will be contacted before the action plan can be created.

Math Homework Help is offered to high school students by Megan Bard-Pankow, our Academic Coach and a former high school math teacher. Megan will have help hours each week. This is for occasional help with specific problems or concepts. To sign up for more information on homework help please complete the form below.

Please fill out the Academic Coaching/Homework Help Interest Form if you are interested in either Academic Coaching or Homework Help.

District 196 Native American students planning to take the ACT college admissions test in 2023 have the opportunity to enroll in an ACT preparation course at no cost. This course is geared toward 11th grade students who will be taking the ACT exam during the school day on April 4, 2023. The course is also available to 12th grade students who plan to take the exam in 2023 and to 10th grade students who have a GPA of at least 3.0, have successfully completed a full year of Intermediate Algebra, and plan to take the exam in 2023.

Students will take an initial ACT practice test on Saturday, January 7th to get an understanding of what it is like to take the test and to help determine areas of academic strength as well as areas that need additional study and practice. Instructional classes will be on Tuesdays beginning January 10th. These classes focus on tips and practice for each subject area of the test. The classes are taught by Megan Bard-Pankow, an academic coach and former high school math teacher. A second full practice exam will be given on either Friday, March 10th or Saturday, March 11th, 2023 depending on what the members of the group decide. There is no school on Friday, March 10th. 

If you are interested in participating in the free ACT preparation course with the 196 American Indian Education Program, please sign up using this form. This will provide us with your name and contact information. (See class dates below.)

All participants and a parent or guardian must attend the ACT INFORMATION NIGHT on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom.

ACT PREP SCHEDULE:

• Saturday, January 7, 2023, 9 a.m.-1:15 p.m.       
• Tuesday, January 10, 2023, 6-8 p.m.
• Tuesday, January 17, 2023, 6-7:30 p.m.       
• Tuesday, January 24, 2023, 6-7:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, January 31, 2023, 6-7:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, February 7, 2023, 6-7:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, February 14, 2023, 6-7:30 p.m.     
• Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 6-8 p.m.
• Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 6-8 p.m.             
• Friday March 10 or Saturday March 11, 2023, 9 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. (The students will determine which date to meet; We will not meet on both dates - just one.)
• Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 6-7:30 p.m.

If you have questions, please contact Megan Bard-Pankow at megan.bard-pankow@district196.org