Lona Running Wolf, Crystal Armstrong, Pat Armstrong, Durand Bear Medicine, Todd Hanson, and Dan McGee

The American Indian Student Achievement (AISA) Unit leads the charge in the State of Montana towards closing the American Indian student achievement gap. To do that, we first must recognize that this is not an achievement gap but an equity and opportunity gap. The AISA team will present the 2019-20 achievement report that includes data on student outcomes of state-wide assessments for American Indian students. Along with the data we will present the research that has been conducted with stakeholders in education that service American Indian students. This research will provide more focus towards the need for change that must occur to close the gap as well and to match the educational paradigm of the American Indian learners.