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Native America Calling: The decision-makers for Native American student success
Thursday, August 28, 2025
The decision-makers for Native American student success
Serving on a school board is not a glamorous position, but it’s an important one that plays a big role in Native American students’ success.
Elected members of school boards make decisions ranging annual budgets to what’s allowed in classroom lessons. They are also responsible for representing the community’s values and interests. As such, individual board members can become lightning rods for public criticism.
Tune in to get a look at what school board members encounter on a daily basis and hear about a program designed to support Native school board participation.
Guests on Native America Calling
Stacey Woolley (Choctaw), member on Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Regina Yazzie (White Mountain Apache), member for the Theodore Roosevelt School Governing Board on the Fort Apache Reservation in Arizona, home to the White Mountain Apache Tribe
Michele Justice (Diné), owner of Personnel Security Consultants
Dr. Chris Bonn, owner of Bonfire Leadership Solutions
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