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Subject to the power of the Northern Arapahoe Business Council, it hereby authorizes and instructs the Sky People Education Committee to assume administration of the Sky People Education Program, (Resolution #7081), to oversee, manage, apply for and administer all actions and funding of the Education Program. The Sky People Education Committee is authorized to sign letters, contracts, modifications, and other instruments pertaining to the Sky People Education Program.

Sky People Committee, as recognized by the Northern Arapaho Business Council, September 18, 1979.

implemented a Personnel Policies and

Procedures Manual, approved and subject

to change on modification by the Sky People Education Committee, in a regularly scheduled committee meeting, November 9, 1993.

c.	Appoint a Director with a Bachelors Degree

in Education or a related field or an equivalent combination of Education (not less than an Associates Degree) and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.

3.	The Sky People Education Director will:

a.	manage and maintain an office for the Sky

People Education Program.

b.	be responsible for the administration and

management of the Higher Education Program, according to applicable Tribal and Federal policies and procedures.

c.	be responsible for reviewing and

recommending all Higher Education scholarship applications to the Sky People Education Committee for approval. Grievances and disputes will be processed accordingly.

d.	refer applications submitted by all applicants

to the Sky People Education Committee for review, to avoid conflict of interest.

e.	consult with colleges/universities to monitor

progress of each student, to determine if the student is making a sincere effort in accomplishing educational goals.

4.	The Sky People Staff will: Maintain current and

accurate reports, statistical data, files and accounts as required by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Northern Arapaho Tribe. All financial accounting records will be available to Bureau or Tribal representatives at anyreasonable time.

5.	The Sky People Education Program Staff will:

a.	provide counseling to those individuals

funded under the Higher Education Program in selecting careers in their major area.

b.	advise students to declare a major during

their Freshman year, in order to graduate by the end of the tenth (10) semester or fifteenth (15) quarter. Students are also strongly encouraged to contact the counseling department at their institution for assistance in closing a major course of study. Students without a major have a higher rate of attrition (drop-out).

c.	implement an evaluation component for

each student which will consist of the following official transcript, plan of study, academic progress and if applicable appro priate academic advising. The student will be required to submit an official grade transcript within thirty (30) days after each quarter/semester. Maintain current and accurate student records which will be available to authorized personnel and in compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974.

d.	serve as the coordinator between program

participants (students) and universities! colleges.

e.	abide by the Higher Education rules and

regulations, 25 CFR, Part 40.

f.	submit an annual report covering the

programs’ accomplishments for the contract year, within thirty (30) days of the close of the contract year. The report will be submitted to the appropriate personnel.

g.	issue internal procedures for obtaining

refunds from Educational institutions for students who did not enroll, withdraw or “dropped-out” in order to maximize the use of BIA and Tribal Higher Education funds. If a studentwithdraws or” drops out” of school without the approval of the Sky People Education Program, the student is liable for the entire amount of scholarship award, which becomes immediately due and payable to the Sky People Education Program.

h.	is authorized to deduct a reasonable

amount from a student’s per capita, until amounts due are “paid-in-full”. Students who are non-enrolled and do not receive per capita payments must have an enrolled member “co-sign” and obligate their per capita in the event that the student becomes liable for repayment of funds to the Sky People Higher Education Program.

implement the Higher Education Programs’ scholarship deadline dates for processing boarding school applications. The deadline dates will be the following: for Fall semester June 1st. Spring semester November 15th. All applications will be processed according to guidelines set forth by the Sky People Education Program and the Billings Area Education office.