Mission of the American Indian Program:

Northfield Public Schools preserves, respects, and honors the traditional and spiritual values of the American Indian communities. Students across the district will receive quality education that affirms their cultural identity.

Eligibility Guidelines:

The American Indian Education Program provides services to students and families. In order to receive services the student meets the following criteria:

• An enrolled member of a Tribe, Band, or Alaskan Native.
• The child of a parent or grandparent of a member of a Tribe or Alaskan Native.

Sybil Betsinger serves as our district American Indian Liaison.  She can be contacted at: 507-663-0625 or sbetsinger@northfieldschools.org.

American Indian Parent Advisory Committee (AIPAC)

If your student meets the above mentioned criteria, please consider attending our AIPAC meetings throughout the year.  These meetings are a mix of updating families on what resources are available for American Indian (AI) students, the goals the District is working on relating to the AI students, events coming up, and fellowship of other American Indian families.  Please contact Sybil sbetsinger@northfieldschools.org or Daryl dkehler@northfieldschools.org if you would like to be notified of when these meetings are scheduled.