American Indian Education

Parents/Guardians, please clearly print information on forms. The form must be completely filled out to the best of your ability in order to be counted for Title VI.

1. ED 506 form is available to download online or at the Office of Registration and Records.

2. Accurately fill out 100% of the information and check appropriate boxes in regard to an individual with tribal enrollment and how tribe is recognized.

3. If available fill-in enrollment number of individual enrolled.

4. If enrollment number is not available due to a special circumstance such as adoption please write a short description on a word document and attach when returning form.

5. Provide signature and contact information.

6. Submit to American Indian Liaison via email, fax, or deliver to office.

No. Once a 506 form is completed, it is kept on file for the entirety of your student’s K-12 education. 

Change in grade, address, or school will not affect the status of your child’s 506 form so long as they are enrolled in a Rochester Public School.

Yes. Each child needs their own 506 form so that we may include them in our count.

Please still complete the form to the best of your ability.

Rochester Public Schools will not discriminate against ANY Native/Indigenous/Alaskan Native identifying students and their families based on tribal documentation. We are unable to include Native students in the official federal count, but they will be counted in our state grant. RPS Native American Education will provide the equal amount of care, support, and resources to all students without hesitation.

The Minnesota State grant allows us to include any self-identifying Native American/Alaskan Native/ First Nations/Indigenous student regardless of tribal enrollment status. The Federal Title VI grant requires us to document and submit the enrollment status of either the student, student’s parent or grandparent in order to be counted towards funding.