Education Services Center
Services offered:
Educational & Career planning for students
Provide Summer & After-school Programming
Tutoring services
Assist with student fees
Provide basic school supplies
Aid to increase student test scores
Assist parents with academic resources
Incorporate culture in the classroom
Assist with culturally responsive teaching
Provide Leadership opportunities
Provide Mentor Opportunities
Johnson O’Malley Indian Education Committee
The JOM Committee assists in carrying out the goals and objectives of the Johnson O’Malley program. The primary goal is to provide financial assistance to meet the specialized needs of Indian Children. The Committee is comprised of five members.
We are currently seeking parents, grandparents and/or guardians to fill those vacancies. Please contact Jonathan Pino, Educational Services Coordinator for more information.
Enrichment Program:
The Pueblo of Zia Enrichment Program is intended to foster and support the educational aspirations, and health and wellness of its Pueblo of Zia tribal members.
All requests will need to be made at minimum 14 days prior to the event. All incomplete applications will not be considered for assistance.
Please carefully read all application materials thoroughly before completing and submitting. If awarded, Recipient is asked to give back to the Pueblo of Zia by volunteering his or her time.
APPLICATION CHECKLIST
A completed application must contain the following in order to be considered for financial assistance from the Pueblo of Zia Enrichment Program:
A completed and signed application.
A 200-word essay (minimum) explaining request, goals and how this event/program you are applying to will benefit you, and your community.
Copy of Certificate Degree of Indian Blood (provided by enrollment office).
Supporting documents of/for request (event agenda, admissions letter, needs analysis, fee break down, invoice, etc.) Please attach all support document to application.
Adult & Continuing Education
The adult & Continuing Education Program is to assist with short term training courses needed for employment to gain an employable skill or enhance current job skills. Applicants must be an enrolled tribal member from a federally recognized tribe and attend classes full or part-time, unemployed or underemployed.
Assistance may include advising, tutoring, job search, resume building, work experience, on-the-job training, transitional assistance and financial assistance such as tuition, books and fees associated with job start-up requirements and/or barriers to employment.
GED Program
Assists tribal members in attaining their General Education Development certification or high school equivalency diploma. Adults ages 18 or older (in some cases 16 and 17-year-old) are eligible for tutorial assistance. Services include textbooks, materials, classroom and online sessions. Testing fee assistance is available. GED award program is available for those who successfully complete their GED requirements.
Adult Vocational & Employment Training and Support Services
The Employment Training and Support Services provides services to eligible tribal applicants with upgrading their job skills and/or obtaining technical certificates and/or Associate of Applied Science degrees from approved colleges or vocational technical schools.
This includes traditional (9-12-month programs) and non-traditional (less than 9 months) programs. Students can attend training in programs such as massage therapy, cosmetology, truck driving school, and traditional vocational training: Computer technology, welding, carpentry, etc.
The Bureau of Indian Education, Job Placement and Training program also provides financial assistance dependent on availability of funding.
For more information, you can contact the Department of Education.
K-12 Programming
Partnerships:
Advocacy for students and parents. Parents can request assistance with IEP meetings for their students by contacting the Education Department.
Summer Food Program is available in coordination with the T’siya Day School. Meals offered include Breakfast and Lunch, and free to children, 1-18 years of age.
Summer Youth Program is a partnership between Pueblo of Zia Tribal Programs and the T’siya Day School. Academic enrichment and educational activities are provided.
Connection Program: Provides prevention & intervention measures through on-site school visits, in-class presentations, tribal resources, family meetings and community presentations. Partnerships include Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos, Inc, School districts and other agencies.
Seasonal Internships are available through partnerships with Five Sandoval’s WIOA Program, Santa Fe Leadership Institute, and Sandoval County. Individuals interested in Internships can contact the Education Department as early as March of each year for more information.
Johnson O’Malley Program
The JOM program is authorized by the Johnson-O’Malley Act of 1934 and the implementing regulations are provided in Part 273 of Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The mission of the Johnson O’Malley Program is to provide financial assistance to meet the specialized and unique educational needs of eligible Indian children.
The JOM Program provides services to all enrolled students Pre-K through 12th grade attending private, charter and public schools meet eligibility requirements:
Students must be a member of a federally recognized tribe or provide documentation that they are 1⁄4 total Indian blood.
Students must be at least 3 years of age to 12th grade.
Parents must complete a Parent Authorization for Student Participation and Consent for Release of Information form.
Services include, but not limited to one-on-one tutoring, career exploration, job skill training, college preparation, dropout prevention, student fee reimbursements, school supplies and more.
Connection Program:
The Connection Program was created to implement a program that will transform and improve student attendance and participation in schools that serve the Pueblo of Zia students, and community. The program shall be responsible to the Pueblo of Zia community in its duty to deliver services to help youth attain measurable education outcomes and reward our youth though hard work and perseverance.
The Connection Program is intended to inhibit truant behavior by prevention through a series of in class and community centered discussions and workshops. Although prevention is the primary focus of the program, the Pueblo of Zia Education Department also acknowledges that some students will still engage in truant behavior. As a result, the Connection Program outlines a process in which prevention and intervention is intertwined through a focused effort by an intervention team.
SERVICES OFFERED:
In partnership with the Student Success Coordinator and Disabilities Coordinator other services will be provided depending on educational student needs.
Advocacy for youth and families
Advocacy for at-risk youth with probation status and child protection issues
Assist families with special needs services
Referral services
Home visits
Higher Education
The Pueblo of Zia contracts with the Bureau of Indian Affairs to administer the Higher Education Grant Program. The Pueblo of Zia Education Funds are also available to assist students who are not eligible to receive Financial Aid. Funds are annually appropriated to aid enrolled Zia Tribal members working toward an Associate or Bachelors’ Degree from an accredited post-secondary institute.
The Zia Higher Education program is a supplemental program to ALL campus-based financial aid, which includes Pell Grants, SEOG and SSIG grants, work study, student loans, etc., using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA).
The Higher Education program is to assist scholarship recipients with funding for tuition, fees, books, room & board. Assistance is available for students who are enrolled either part-time (6 hrs.) or full-time (12 hrs. or more). Students are required to maintain a grade point average of 2.5 or better in enrolled credit hours.
Eligibility is considered after the following supporting documents are received:
Pueblo of Zia Scholarship Application
Letter of Undergraduate Admission
Certificate of Indian Blood and Tribal Enrollment
Official High School or Post-Secondary Transcript (dependent on last attendance)
ACT/SAT Scores
Financial Needs Analysis
Copy of class schedule
Personal Essay
Scholarship Application Deadlines:
Fall Application Deadline: June 30
Spring Deadline: January 15
Summer Deadline: May 15
All required documentation must be submitted to be considered.
All college students must reapply every year with our office.
The Pueblo of Zia has partnered with several Higher Education institutions through Memorandum of Understandings. The MOU’s allow for Tuition Waivers which are available at the following Institutions:
New Mexico Highlands University (2)
New Mexico State University (1)
University of New Mexico (1)
If interested, please contact the Department of Education at (505) 867-3304.
Office Location
Pueblo of Zia Education Department
135 Capital Square Drive
Zia Pueblo, NM 87053
Office Hours: M-F 8am-5pm
Phone: (505) 867-3304, ext. 267 or ext. 248
Fax: (505) 867-3308