124D.76 TEACHERS AIDES; COMMUNITY COORDINATORS.
In addition to employing American Indian language and culture education teachers, each
district or participating school providing programs pursuant to sections
124D.71 to
124D.82 may
employ teachers' aides. Teachers' aides must not be employed for the purpose of supplanting
American Indian language and culture education teachers.
Any district or participating school which conducts American Indian education programs
pursuant to sections
124D.71 to
124D.82 must employ one or more full-time or part-time
community coordinators if there are 100 or more students enrolled in the program. Community
coordinators shall promote communication understanding, and cooperation between the schools
and the community and shall visit the homes of children who are to be enrolled in an American
Indian education program in order to convey information about the program.
History: 1977 c 312 s 6; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 147,164; art 11 s 3; 1Sp2001 c 6 art 2 s 40