The Bureau of Indian Education launched its Strategic Direction for 2018-2023, a plan designed to transform and enhance native education. With a mission to provide students at BIE-funded schools with a culturally relevant, high-quality education, the Direction outlined a vision of lifelong learning fostered by highly effective educators.

The plan highlighted core values that guided its execution:

  • Excellence: The BIE achieves success through continuous self-assessment and improvement.
  • Focus: The BIE is student-centered, with a commitment to addressing the holistic needs of students.
  • Integrity: The BIE maintains high standards of character and professionalism as the foundation upon which the agency is built.
  • Respect: The BIE fosters communities of support through mutual regard and collaboration.
  • Service: The BIE supports students through proactive and responsive teamwork with schools, tribes, and communities.

The BIE aimed to prepare students with the knowledge, skills, and behaviors necessary for thriving futures as individuals and leaders within their sovereign nations through these principles.

This strategic vision reinforced the BIE's dedication to preserving cultural identities while ensuring educational excellence, health, and success for students in all areas of their lives.

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