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Isleta Pueblo News

Volume 8 Issue 12

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

2013 White House Tribal Nations

Conference Washington, D.C.

Governor Eddie Paul Torres attended

the 2013 White House Tribal Nations

Conference in Washington, D.C., on

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 along with

tribal leaders from among the 566 federally

recognized tribes. During a special audience

with President Obama tribal leaders

expressed Indian Country's top priorities

and recommendations prepared in a NCAI

briefing book for action that will transform

our nation-to-nation relationship.

The priorities included:

1. Visit Indian Country. During

the President’s campaign, a promise

was made to the Tribal Leadership that

President Obama would visit Indian

Country when elected. A Presidential

visit to Indian Country would draw

national attention to his commitment to

our nation-to-nation relationship.

2. Create an Interagency Native

Policy Council. The Council would

ensure participation at the highest level

across the agencies and would facilitate

the focus on policies of overlapping

responsibilities to ensure effective

interagency coordination. This has

become a reality by Executive Order,

establishing the White House Council

on Native American Affairs, signed by

President Obama.

3. Modernize the Trust

Relationship. Recognizing the new era

that has been launched by the finalization

of Cobell and other trust settlements.

That the President should require the

Department of the Interior to take the

lead, with other federal agencies, to

work with tribes in a true partnership to

identify strategies to modernize the trust

relationship and determine priorities

focused on creating economic security

and strengthening our communities.

4. Establish an Administrationwide Policy on Sacred Places. The

President's commitment to Indian

Country must include a commitment

to our religious freedom and places of

religious and cultural significance.

5. Promote Economic Security by

Ensuring Governmental Parity

between Tribes and States. Federal

policy fails to recognize governmental

parity between tribes and states hurts

the American economy by limiting the

economic potential of tribal nations.

6. Recognize our Nation-to-Nation

Relationship in International

Forums.

The 2014 World Conference on Indigenous

Peoples offers a unique opportunity for

the President to draw international

attention to his commitment to our

nation-to-nation relationship.

7. Prioritize Appointments that

Impact Indian Country. Elevating

Native people in the federal government

was a top priority for Indian Country.

The President made significant progress

on priority appointments in his first

term. Key priorities for the second term

include:

• To create an Associate Director for

Native Programs position in the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

• Appoint Native People to the Federal

Judiciary.

• Hire Young Native Professionals to

Entry and Mid-Level Positions.

8. Direct the Census Bureau to

Lead a Periodic Indian Country

Economic Survey.

The Census Bureau has the capacity

to gather meaningful tribal input and

coordinate data efforts with other

agencies to develop a regular economic

survey that provides data to support

tribal and federal policymaking to

establish economic security and

prosperity for our nations.

9. Ensure Tribes are Included in

National Policy Reform Efforts.

Tribes must be at the table as the

Administration works with legislative

leaders to develop reform efforts on

issues including tax, education, elections,

immigration, and climate change.

National Native American Heritage

Month, 2013

By proclamation, the PRESIDENT OF

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

proclaimed November 2013 as National

Native American Heritage Month (see

insert). A signed copy by President Barack

Obama of the Proclamation was provided to

Governor Eddie Paul Torres which was on

display at the Community Meeting held on

11/23/2013 at the Isleta Resort and Casino.

The Proclamation will be permanently

displayed in the Governor's office.

2013 New Mexico Indian Education

Summit Santa Fe, NM

November 21-22, 2013, a State-Tribal

Government-to-Government summit was

held at the Institute of American Indian

Arts Center for Lifelong Education Santa

Fe, New Mexico pursuant to the New

Mexico Indian Education Act which requires

government-to-government meetings to be

convened semi-annually by the Secretary

and Assistant Secretary for the express

purpose of receiving input on education

of tribal students. The summit was well

attended by NM Tribal Leadership, New

Mexico Public Education Department

Hanna Skandera, Secretary of Education

and Ferlin Clark, Assistant Secretary for

December 2013

Indian Education.

The agenda items for the summit included:

• Report from State of New Mexico

on Public Education by Hanna

Skandera, Secretary of Education.

• Comments & Recommendation

from Tribal Leaders on Education

of Tribal Students.

• New Mexico State Equalization

Guarantee Funding by Hipolito

Aguilar, Deputy Secretary, Finance and

Operations. Discussion on the formula

computation and distribution of SEG

funding to school districts including

consideration of 75% credit of Impact

Aid, Indian Add on, Special Education

Add on, operations, and construction

cost.

• NM PED-Common Core State

Standards by Karina Vanderbilt,

Policy Program Manager. The Common

Core State Standards are new standards

in Math and English language arts

designed to prepare all students for

college and careers by the time they

graduate high school.

• Bureau of Indian Education,

Wendy GreyEyes, Education Research

Analyst, ADD Navajo. Presentation

provided an overview of the recent

data exchange agreement between

the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)

and the Navajo Nation Department of

Education.

• Pueblo of Jemez on Community

Based Approach to Innovative

Education Programming by Odessa

Waquiu, Education Services Center

Manager. The session provided an

overview of the innovative programs

established to meet the educational

needs of Children and Youth.

• NM

PED-Partnership

for

Assessment of Readiness for College

and Careers (PARCC) by Lynn

Vasquez PARCC Assessment Director.

The session provided an overview of the

PARCC Assessment System as well as

provided general information on test

administration and technology readiness

as the 2014-15 PARCC implementation

year approaches.

• John Hopkins-Feast for the

Future Program. An innovative

initiative to promote nutritious

foods and healthy development

in native communities. By Ventura

Lovato, Johns Hopkins Center for

American Indian Health. The Johns

Hopkins Center for American Indian

Health in partnership with 3 tribal

communities in the Southwest is

implementing an innovative and holistic

nutrition program.

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• Long-term

sustainability

Language Initiatives in New Mexico

current issues and challenges

by Christine Sims, Ph.D., UNM and

Carlotta Penny Bird, Ph. D., UNM. The

session provided information on engaging

New Mexico tribal language programs

in planning and implementation of

language immersion initiatives into

tribal communities and local schools.

• NM PED-Teacher Evaluation by

Matt Montano, Director of Educator

Quality. A focus group discussed a simple

questionnaire designed to identify the

training needs of faculty and staff in

the various school systems serving

Native students, the questionnaire will

enable Institute of America Indian Arts

to determine its role in fulfilling those

training needs.

• IPCC 100 Years Curriculum by

Christine Sims, Ph.D., UNM and Travis

Sazo, Executive Director, IPCC. The

session focused on a Pueblo focused

curriculum project (K-12) by the Indian

Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC) supported

by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

• NM PED-Bilingual Multicultural

Education by Icela Pelayo Cervantes,

Ph.D., BMEB Director. The Bilingual

Multicultural Education Bureau is

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charged with assisting districts and

charter schools in implementing state

bilingual multicultural education and

Federal Title III programs across the

state. The presentation provided an

overview of relevant governing statutes,

program requirement and funding.

• Indian Policies and Procedures

by Paula Gutierrez, Jacquelyn Gutierrez

and Ramus Suina. The session focused

on the importance of student data,

Tribal consultation, Tribal verification

of students, and the use of Impact Aid.

• Southwest

Comprehensive

Center- Technical Assistance, by

Jacob S. Tsotigh, TA Coordinator. The

session provided an overview of projects

undertaken in Year One of SCC in the

area of Indian education and provided

descriptions of potential projects in

the State of New Mexico including

an Advanced Placement summit on

the Preparation and recruitment

of American Indian Students into

Advanced Placement courses.

• Language

Cultural

Preservation in the Common Core

State Standards Era, by Florina

Johnson, Rough Rock Community

School. The session focused on five

areas of culture based education and

five expected outcomes for the sake

of indigenous language and cultural

revitalization and maintenance. This

is an on-going effort in developing an

evolving program.

• American Indian Education by

Guy Archambeau, Ed.D. Vice President,

Acoma Board of Education. The focus

of the session was accelerating the

Academic Achievement of NM American

Indians through academic language

development within a culturally and

linguistically relevant common core

curriculum.

The NM Indian Education Summit was

attended by Governor E. Paul Torres, 1st

Lieutenant Antonio Chewiwi, Ms. Geraldine

Jojola and Ms. Beverly Piro, POI Education

Department.

Message from the Governor

As we reach the closing of the Year 2013, I

can truly say that the Pueblo of Isleta has

made notable and continued progress on

projects that advance our work and enshrine

our fundamental values in our culture and

traditions in hopes of bettering our future.

Thank you again for your continued support

and confidence in allowing me to serve as

your Governor.

St. Augustine Church Wins Preservation Award

Photo Credits: Alan & Lisa Cherino

The Pueblo of Isleta and the St. Augustine Church were among

18 organizations who were awarded a Preservation Honor Award

by the National Trust for Historic Preservation for the church

restoration which was completed in August 2011. The Preservation

Honor Award is presented to individuals, nonprofit organizations,

public agencies and corporations whose skill and determination

have given new meaning to their communities through preservation

of our nation’s architectural and cultural heritage. The award was

presented to co-recipients: the Pueblo of Isleta, the St. Augustine

Church Restoration Committee, Crocker Ltd., and Neil Carter

Associates. Receiving the award at the Richard H. Driehaus National

Preservation Awards ceremony in Indianapolis, IN on November 1,

2013 were former Isleta Governor Frank Lujan, Church Restoration

Committee Co-chair Alan Cherino, and Crocker Restoration Project

Site Supervisor, Jess Crocker.

In the presentation photo are (l-r): Jorge Hernandez (Vice Chair of

the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Board of Trustees),

Alan Cherino, Stephanie Meeks (National Trust for Historic Preservation President & CEO), Frank

Lujan, and Jess Crocker.

The award ceremony in Indianapolis showcased a slide presentation of the church restoration project. The

slideshow and award ceremony photos are available for viewing on the National Trust’s website at the

following links:

http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/training/awards/2013-national-preservation-awards/staugustine-mission.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/preservationnation/sets/72157637670412155/

Congratulations to the Pueblo of Isleta, the St. Augustine Church, and all the committees and people

involved in the church’s restoration! And many thanks to our community for their patience and support

during the church’s restoration effort!

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a privately funded nonprofit organization, works to save

America’s historic places. Learn more at http://www.preservationnation.org/.

December 2013

BLUE STAR MOTHERS ....

Support our Troops

Barbara Carlberg, President of Blue Star

Mothers of Valencia County, spoke to

the Pueblo of Isleta Veterans Association

members last evening at their monthly

meeting. BSMVC was established in 2007

and is a chapter of the national organization,

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. BSM of

Am. originated in 1942, during WWII, as

a support organization for their sons and

daughters serving in the Armed Forces as

well as to assist in the country's war effort.

Chartered by Congress in 1960, BSM has

since grown to 211 chapters nationwide.

Blue Star Mothers provide a wide range of

support to our active duty military personnel

and their families, our veterans, and our

wounded warriors. One of their major projects

is to mail 'care packages' to our deployed

troops overseas and just this week, sent

208 Christmas boxes containing a variety

of food and snack items, socks, hygiene and

first aid items, handmade Christmas cards,

ornaments, and stockings; and books, DVDs,

and other entertainment items. "Although

most of our boxes went to the Middle East

(Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Bahrain), others

went to troops all over the globe. We were

happy to include a 'touch of NM' by including

green chile, salsa, and green chile jerky in

the boxes," stated Carlberg. Many of the

items included in the boxes are donated

by individual citizens, organizations, and

businesses in both Valencia and Bernalillo

Counties.

Blue Star Mothers of Valencia County

is always welcoming new members. Any

biological, adoptive, or foster mother,

stepmother, grandmother or legal guardian

of a son or daughter who is currently serving

or has previously served in the U.S. Armed

Forces or has been honorably discharged

is eligible to be a member. Spouses, other

family members, or friends of the military

are eligible to be an associate member. If you

are interested in joining, please call Barbara

Carlberg at 505-807-1033 or e-mail her at

bluestarmothersvalenciaco@gmail.com

"Our next mailing of care packages will

probably be at the end of February, and we

are always seeking addresses for our deployed

men and women so that they can receive

a box." So if you have a valid address for

someone who would like to have a package,

please contact Barbara.

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Native Business: Operating and Capital Budgets

Economic development within Indian

Country is being pushed forward at

increasing speed as Tribes learn to utilize

both operating and capital budgets because

these tools coordinate the allocation of

resources, i.e. people, money, equipment,

land and building, etc. Success may still

be had without utilizing an operating

and capital budget but likely at a slower

pace.

Operating and capital budgets tie

together goals, strategy, and tactics of an

organization. An operating budget is a

detailed projection of all estimated income

and expenses based on forecasted sales

revenue during a given period, usually

a year. A capital budget is the planning

of long term corporate financial projects

using debt or equity to increase the value

of a business, usually three to five years

but can be longer. An operating budget is

a short term budget; a capital budget is

long term.

A primary goal of Tribal economic

development is to increase the value of a

portfolio of businesses so sufficient cash

is produced to support a community.

A business increases in value as it is

able to improve both gross sales and

net income after operating expenses

and finance charges which is dependent

upon management's effectiveness to

plan, understand, and execute an overall

strategy. Additionally, success can be

defined in many different ways but

usually tied to profit because the purpose

of a business is to make profit and a

result of profit is cash, the lifeblood of an

organization.

Jim Stanley freely shares his knowledge

in an effort to foster economic success in

Indian Country. He is a tribal member

of the Quinault Nation, Treasurer of

the Tribal C-Store Summit Group,

and Chairman of the Quinault Nation

Enterprise Board. To contact Jim for

comments, go to JimStanley.biz.

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Parks & Recreation

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December 2013

As we enter December, the end of 2013 is at hand. This however, has not diminished any of the activities in any way. In fact, it is quite

the opposite. Two big events that we the Pueblo of Isleta will be involved with or hosting will be the Toys for Tots campaign that is being

handled by the Isleta Police Department and the "Light the Path Memorial Walk" (Friday, December 13th) which is being coordinated

by the Behavior Health Department and assisted by our Parks & Recreation Department. These two events are big and will be taking

place in early to mid December. Light the Path Memorial Walk will involve lighting several thousand Luminarias that will light the path

from the New Rec. Center to the San Augustine Church and back. Also, the walking path at the park just north of the New Rec. Center

will be lit with Luminarias so those willing to participate but cannot make the full walk can still be involved. Recapping the activities

that took place or will be held in November 2013, once again the Parks & Recreation Department was in the forefront. We hosted a

Spin Instructors Class on Saturday and Sunday, November 2nd and 3rd, that brought students here from all over the Southwest. We

assisted with transportation and luncheon for the Wetlands Conference held by the Environment Division. We hosted the Veteran's

Day celebration and were the recipient department of a new memorial and flag from our Pueblo of Isleta's Native American Veteran's

Organization headed up by Tata Fred Lujan. We assisted and were the host site of Roc the Mocs Fun Walk and Run held by the Behavior

Health Department and Councilor Santana Titla and her staff. This Fun/Walk Run had approximately 100 people attend. Last but not

least, we assisted with the All Indian Governor's Conference being held at our casino with transportation to a number of sites that were

visited in our Pueblo of Isleta.

Spin Instructors Class

Wetland's Conference

Once again, rather then sending our employees out to get certified

or recertified, we hosted for the 5th year in a row a Spin Instructors

Class here in our Pueblo of Isleta Aerobics room. Our efforts to host

the class were coordinated by our very own Head Lifeguard, LeeAnn

Lente. She reported that all slots were filled on Saturday and enough

students were present on Sunday to once again make this class a

success and one that will continue in the future. This goes a long way

in the way of savings for training because we do not have to pay for

travel and per diem and yet we get the benefit of the much needed

training for our staff members. Additionally, the Pueblo of Isleta

benefited by having those individuals who came from other cities and

towns stay at our Isleta Hotel and Casino Resort.

On November 6th we assisted Ruben Lucero and Ramona

Montoya with the Environment Division with transportation

to a number of sites that they visited as part of a show and tell

part their conference. We also hosted their luncheon for the

day, where a boxed lunch that was provided by our Isleta Hotel

and Casino was served. This luncheon also served as a nice

show and tell of what we offer here as a Parks & Recreation

Department as we gave a number of tours to our guests who

came from many towns and cities throughout Indian Country.

Our visitors were definitely impressed. Incidentally, all six of

our vans were used for transporting the individuals involved in

the conference.

Veteran's Celebration

As part of our Veteran's Celebration we were the host site

of the Gourd Dance that was sponsored by our Veteran's

Organization and performed by the Veterans from Santo

Domingo, Laguna and Jemez Pueblo and possibly others who we were not aware of but still attended. The event was held on Sunday,

November 10th in the New Rec. Gymnasium which was very well attended. Governor Eddie Paul Torres began the ceremonies to a

welcoming address and prayer in our native tongue. Pictured is part of the ceremonies that took place where all Veteran's present

were honored with the Gourd Dance and Drum group.

Isleta Memorial Dedication

(Veteran's Day)

On Veteran's Day, November 11th our Pueblo of Isleta Veteran's

Organization headed by our very own Tata Fred Lujan as Commander had

a dedication of a new flag and a new memorial built by Pueblo Member

Mike Paquin and his construction company in honor of our past, present

and future veterans from the Pueblo of Isleta.

Our Lt. Governors Antonio Chewiwi addressed the group and Lt. Isidor

Abeita was also on hand for this memorable occasion. Governor Eddie

Paul Torres was in Washington D.C. meeting with our President Barrack

Obama along with many Native Leaders from throughout the country. As

mentioned earlier, the memorial was dedicated to all Veterans who have

served the Armed Forces, currently serving and future veterans from our

Pueblo of Isleta. It is absolutely beautiful. Come by and see for yourself. It

is right under our Flag Pole at the New Rec. Center. The new flag that was dedicated was given to our Veteran's organization to

fly over the Pueblo by Representative Steve Pearce. Also honored on that day was our oldest Veteran Tata Bart Lente who served

in World War I. After all was said and done, all in attendance were served a luncheon that consisted of Red and Green Enchiladas,

bean and rice and dessert. The food and celebration were absolutely incredible. Thank You Isleta Veterans for serving our Country.

Pictured is a collage of pictures depicting the event for the day.

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Recreation Programs

As I mentioned in last month's

newsletter, our afterschool golf

lessons with Golf Pro Marcus

Molina, have really taken off on a

positive note. Because of the recent

inclement weather, the golf lessons

and children's enthusiasm were not

deterred. Marcus brought the lessons

and children into the gym along with

some fake grass and targets for the

children to swing for. They really have been enjoying his approach to teaching

where they are all having fun. Pictured are the children taking instructions and

listening intently as they sit on the fake grass which they will begin to hit off

towards the two targets.

The other program

that

has

really

gained

momentum is the Cross-fit

training program that Derrick

Jiron has been teaching to

those interested. Some of the

comments that I hear on a daily

basis is, "I thought yesterday’s

program was tough, today's

was just as good". As Derrick

explains to his students who are

mainly female, the whole idea

is to have your body experience

something new every day so it

does not become routine. This

is what has kept the interest high and exciting for those who do take his class. The muscles are shocked in different ways everyday and

they (students) go away with a big sense of accomplishment with their workout. Pictured are several of his students taking his class.

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TRAFFIC DIVISION NEWS

Isleta Police Department Traffic Division

The Division is hoping that everyone had a very wonderful

Thanksgiving and find it hard to believe the Christmas Season is

now upon us. 2014 is just around the corner --- how quickly 2013

went by!

With the coming Christmas Holiday Season upon us, the Traffic

Division is preparing for increasing traffic upon the roadways with

holiday shoppers. Of course, there are the usual Christmas parties

contributing to impaired drivers driving through and in the Pueblo

of Isleta.

With this in mind, Saturation Patrols will be in high gear during

the month of December with particular emphasis during the "Don't

Shatter the Dream Mobilization" promoted by the Indian Highway

Safety Program. The Traffic Division and Patrol Division of the

Isleta Police Department will be out in force attempting to detect

not only impaired drivers but drivers who violate traffic laws.

Although the emphasis is on "Drunk Drivers" we are looking for

seatbelt/child restraint violations, speed, traffic light violations,

etc. We are intent on making the roadways in the Pueblo of Isleta

as safe as we possibly can during this season.

The “Don’t Shatter the Dream Mobilization” begins December 20,

2013 and operations continue through January 7, 2014. During

this period there will a number of saturation patrols and a sobriety

checkpoint(s) throughout the Pueblo.

School children will be out for the holidays as well and with the

excitement and hustle bustle of the season will be out and about

in the neighborhoods. Please be aware, watch for them and obey

traffic laws. Make sure they buckle up and make sure you buckle

up too!

Our usual advisories and warnings: DON’T DRINK & DRIVE —

we’ll be watching!

The following are statistics for New Mexico for the year 2011 as

published by the “Century Council — Distillers Fighting Drunk

Driving & Underage Drinking”.

New Mexico

2011 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatality Data

Total Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities

Percent of Total Driving Fatalities Involving

Alcohol-Impaired Drivers

Under 21 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities

Percent of Total Driving Fatalities Involving

Under 21 Alcohol Impaired Drivers

105

29.7

16.4

2011 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities

per 100,000 Population

Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities per

100K population

Under 21 Alcohol-Impaired Driving

Fatalities per 100K population

1.5

2001-2011 % Change in Alcohol-Impaired Driving

Fatalities per 100K Pop

10-year Change in Alcohol-Impaired Driving

Fatalities per 100K pop

10-year Change in Under 21 Alcohol-Impaired

Driving Fatalities per 100K pop

-40

-68.9

Percent of Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities Involving

high BAC drivers (.15+)

BAC=.15+

Percent of Drivers in Fatal Crashes

Involving Repeat Offenders

BAC .08-.14

BAC .15+

2010 and 2011 12-20 Year Old Alcohol Consumption

Past Month Alcohol Consumption

December 2013

23.1

Binge Drinking in Past 30-days

14.4

2011 Arrest Data

Under 18: Driving under the influence

Total: Driving under the influence

Under 18: Liquor laws

Total: Liquor laws

Under 18: Drunkenness

Total: Drunkenness

139

11460

869

5084

658

The data submitted in the spreadsheet is 2011 data except for the

Youth Alcohol Consumption Data,which is 2008 and 2009.

Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatality Data Source: NHTSA/FARS,

1/13.

*Youth Consumption Data Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied

Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2010 and 2011

*Arrest Data Source: 2011 FBI Uniform Crime Report (Tables 38

and 69).

**Drunkenness is not considered a crime in some states; therefore,

the figures may vary widely from state to state.

*Limited, incomplete, or no data were reported by the Alabama,

District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, and New York in

the 2011 Uniform Crime Report. Data should be used with caution

and should not be compared to other states or previous year data.

Note: Because the number of agencies submitting arrest data

varies from year to year, users are cautioned about making direct

comparisons between 2011 arrest totals and those published in

previous years’ editions of Crime in the United States. Further,

arrest figures may vary widely from state to state because some

Part II crimes of the Uniform Crime Report are not considered

crimes in some states.

We want everyone to have a safe and joyous holiday season with

friends and loved ones so please don’t become a statistic and

DON’T DRINK & DRIVE

DON’T TEXT & DRIVE

EVERYONE - BUCKLE UP!!!!

Help us keep the roadways on the Pueblo of Isleta

safe for everyone!

Contact Information:

Isleta Police Department Traffic Division

Sharon K. Mitamura, Supervisor

poi06053@isletapueblo.com

(505) 724-9282 OR (505) 382-1518 Cell

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Bernalillo County Commissioner

Art De La Cruz Promotes

Reading at Isleta Elementary School

Isleta Elementary School students will get an early holiday gift

on Friday, December 13, 2013 when Bernalillo County District

2 Commissioner Art De La Cruz donates 400 free books for

them to read over the winter break.

De La Cruz, who has been donating books to kids since 2010,

is a firm believer in the power of literacy. "Reading is for

winners," he says. "I believe in kids having books of their own. I

want to show kids that reading is fun and that books can make

them think and experience things they have never experienced

before. Especially action/adventure books. Those were my

favorites when I was a kid."

Since late 2010, the commissioner has donated nearly 4500

books to over 2000 students. Each Isleta Elementary student

will get to choose two books to keep. School principal Shawna

Castillo also says the fourth, fifth, and sixth graders who are

participating in the book give-away will present written reports

to Commissioner De La Cruz highlighting interviews they have

conducted with tribal elders.

Experts have long extolled the value of reading. They say it

stimulates the brain and thus, can reduces stress; fills your

head with new pieces of information that you might use

someday; expands your vocabulary; helps your memory and

develop problem-solving skills; improves focus, concentration

and writing skills; and is a free way to have fun.

“I’m a great believer in helping kids develop and progress,” De

La Cruz says. “And reading is a fun and inexpensive way to use

your brain when you’re not in school.”

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5th Annual Light the Path Memorial Walk:

“Honor THEM, Heal US, Hope FOR ALL”

December 13, 2013, 5:00 P.M. at Isleta Recreation Center

The time has come upon us to remember our loved ones that

have journeyed before us. The 5th Annual Light the Path

Memorial Walk will take place on Friday, December 13th, 2013,

at the Isleta Recreation Center. This event is sponsored by the

Isleta Behavioral Health Services in conjunction with various

departments from the Pueblo of Isleta. The event will start at

5:00pm at the Isleta Recreation Center. The procession to St.

Augustine Church will begin roughly at 6:00pm and proceed

back to the Recreation Center. Upon return, a dinner will be

served and the Behavioral Health Prevention Program Youth

Group will read poems, present a slideshow with pictures

of loved ones, and raffle “awesome” door prizes. Luminaries

will light up the main tribal road entrances to the village, the

church plaza area, and as well as the recreation center.

Last year's event was a huge success with over 1,000 luminaries

lighting several tribal roads that lead the procession towards

the St. Augustine Church to enjoy a simple blessing then

returning back to the Recreation Center to feast on a warm

home cooked meal.

Luminary bags may be picked up the next day after the event

for your own personal use. If you would like to volunteer and

help fill the bags with sand, placing luminaries on the path

and lighting them, you are more than welcome to join us. This

will be done on the morning BEFORE the event, on December

12th 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Then, will be placed along Tribal

Roads beginning at 2:30 p.m.. IF weather conditions are bad,

the filling of the bags and placing luminaries will be done on

the DAY OF December 13th, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Please, report

to “The Tree” outside of Governor’s office/Post Office. Clean-up

will follow right after the event is over!

December 2013

Pueblo of Isleta

Department of Education

We are looking for Isleta Tribal Members to serve on the

Pueblo of Isleta Board of Education. Please submit a letter

of interest to Beverly Piro at the Department of Education. If

you prefer, you may submit your letter of interest via e-mail

to poi08101@isletapueblo.com. For more information, please

contact Beverly at 869-9790.

Tentative scheduled meetings for the DOE Board of Education

will be as follows:

December 11, 2013

January 08, 2014

Meetings will start at 6:00 PM at the Tribal Complex

Conference Room.

Pueblo of Isleta Veteran’s Association

As was reported in the November Newsletter, we have made

some progress in developing a permanent site for the POIVA.

“Progress is slow, but we are moving in a positive direction.”

We now have in place a module building at the Richard

Baker Field in Los Charcos. We are hopeful that by March

2014, all the utility hook-ups will have been completed, and

we will have our own permanent site…no longer will we be

the “homeless Vets.”

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, 18 December 2013

at 6:00 PM…at where we do not know. Our temporary

meeting site, the Old Headstart Building, has heaters which

do not work…and it may therefore be too cold to meet there,

and of course our building at Los Charcos will not be ready

for meeting. Look for posters at the Post Office and other

public places for the location.

In closing WE all have someone special that has left so many

memories while they were here with us on Earth. So in turn

we want to “Honor THEM, Heal US and Hope FOR ALL”.

To be a member, dues are $10 per year, and we now have

new, very nice shirts and a cap with your branch of service

insignia, and everyone who joins will receive a shirt and

cap. Can’t beat that for $10, and a chance to hang out with

a bunch of Veterans…Any Veteran with an honorable

discharge, or any active duty veteran may join the POIVA.

*If more information is needed, please contact

Behavioral Health @ 869-5475.

Any questions, call Ulysses (Adjutant) at 307-1582, or send

e-mail to uabeita@yahoo.com.

December 2013

Isleta Pueblo News

Pueblo of Isleta, Dept. of Education

YOUTH GROUP PLANNING SURVEY

Thanks for taking the time to fill out this survey. Your answers will

help determine whether or not a youth group is of interest to the

youth of Isleta. We want to increase the number of students involved,

and need your help to do that. Please feel free to share your thoughts

and ideas.

How do you feel about joining/starting a youth group?

________________________________________________________

How would you participate in the youth group?

________________________________________________________

What topics and activities are you most interested in doing

with this youth group?

Definitely

Maybe

Not at all

a. Changing perceptions of youth about alcohol and drug use

□1

□2

□3

b. Changing perceptions of adults and community about

alcohol And drug use

□1

□2

□3

c. Education about energy drinks

□1

□2

□3

d. Health fairs

□1

□2

□3

e. Parades

□1

□2

□3

f. Cultural Awareness/Education

□1

□2

□3

4. What other topics or projects would you like to do with this youth

group?________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

5. We hope students will be interested in starting a youth group.

How important are the following factors to increasing youth

involvement in activities and meetings?

Very

Kind of

Not very

Important Important Important

a.Time of meetings/activities

□1

□2

□3

b.Location of meetings/activities □1

□2

□3

c.Food and beverages provided

□1

□2

□3

d.The activities of the group

□1

□2

□3

6. What day and times are best for you to meet?

________________________________________________________

7. What location(s) are best for you to meet at?

________________________________________________________

Please submit forms to Department of Education

If interested please provide contact information:

Name: _______________________________________________________

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—WIC NOTES—

The WIC Office Staff sends our thanks to Governor Torres, Lt.

Chewiwi, Lt. Abeita and Tribal Council for the generous

gift of Thanksgiving turkeys.

Xylitol —What is it?

A WIC participant recently asked " What is Xylitol?"

Xylitol (pronounced: zahy-li-tawl) is a naturally occurring

compound found in most plant material, including many fruits

and vegetables. It is used both as a sweetener in food and as a

medicine.

Xylitol is widely used as a sugar substitute and in "sugarfree" chewing gums, mints, and other candies. Xylitol is a very

unusual sweetener because when added to chewing gum, and

other oral care products, it can prevent tooth decay and dry

mouth. Imagine that - a sweetener that not only does not cause

cavities but prevents them.

Sorbitol is the most commonly used sweetener in sugarless

gums, so it's important to read the chewing gum label and look

for xylitol on the label.

As a medicine, xylitol is used to prevent middle ear infections

(otitis media) in young children, and as a sugar substitute for

people with diabetes. It is extracted from birch wood to make

medicine.

Dog owners should know that xylitol can be toxic to dogs, even

in relatively small amounts. If your dog eats a product that

contains xylitol, it is important to take the dog to a veterinarian

immediately.

How does it work?

Xylitol tastes sweet but, unlike sugar, it is not converted in the

mouth to acids that cause tooth decay. It reduces levels of decaycausing bacteria in saliva and also acts against some bacteria

that cause ear infections.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Because not enough is known

about the intake of xylitol during pregnancy and breastfeeding,

it's best not to eat foods with xylitol during this time.

From our WIC home to yours...we wish all

of you a peaceful and joyous Christmas.

Christmas Sweet Potato and Apple Casserole

Ingredients:

3 sweet potatoes, peeled and quartered

1/2 C firmly packed brown sugar

1 t. ground cinnamon

1 t. ground nutmeg

2 large apples-peeled, cored and cut into 1/4 inch rings

Topping:

1/2 C all-purpose flour

1/4 C firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 C butter

1/4 C chopped pecans

Directions

Place sweet potatoes in a large saucepan with enough

water to cover. Bring to a boil and cook 25 minutes, or until

tender. Drain, cool and cut into 1/4 inch slices.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly

grease a 7x I I inch baking dish.

Address: ______________________________________________________

In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, cinnamon and

nutmeg.

Phone: _________________________ Cell: _________________________

Layer sweet potatoes, brown sugar mixture and apples

in the prepared baking dish.

Email: ________________________________________________________

In a medium bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, butter and

pecans. Sprinkle over the sweet potatoes.

Parent Signature: __________________________ Date: _____________

Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until lightly

browned.

Heidi Lanes, WIC Nutrition Coordinator

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Isleta Pueblo News

December 2013

Happy belated Thanksgiving from our Library staff to your family! I am sure we are all

still recovering from a great big Thanksgiving meal. Tis the season to be JOLLY. It is that

time of year again for Christmas shopping, long lines, and of course smiles because Santa

Claus will be coming to town.

News

The library will be opening late on December

2nd and 3rd at 1:30pm due to First Aid

Training and CPR Training for all the

Library Staff. In the event that a mishap

should take place at the Library, the library

staff will be well prepared to assist patrons

that need help.

On Wednesday, December 4, we will be

having our monthly Staff meeting and will

open at 11:00am. We have these meetings

every first Wednesday of each month so

that we can have better services for our

community as far as new program ideas and

also taking into consideration our Library

patrons’ concerns and suggestions.

On Christmas Eve, December 24th the

Library will be closing at 2:30pm and we

will be CLOSED on Christmas Day. Have a

Merry Christmas and be safe and snuggled

in your warm homes with your loved ones.

December 31st, New Year’s Eve, we will be

closing at 4:30pm. Wherever you decide to

celebrate the New Year have fun and be

safe! Remember don’t drink and drive or

text and drive; be safe on the roads.

We will be closed on New Year’s Day,

January 1st. Think about your New

Year’s resolution, whether it may be to

live a healthier lifestyle, fitness or being

more productive, we have all the books,

movies, and music to get you motivated to

accomplish your goals. Come check out our

wide collection of workout dvd’s, cookbooks

and music to get you pumped up and

excited.

Due to our upcoming traditional dances

during Christmas time, please note that

the Library hours may change. Please

check back regularly for signs posted in the

Library and Facebook updates about our

closures.

Children enjoying Indiana Bones and his crazy characters and voices

during his time at the Library.

The library has hired 3 new part-time

employees to join the Library staff. Keenan

and Dianna are here to help assist you and

also our Afterschool Homework kids. They

are learning the ropes so please be patient

and welcome them with a friendly smile.

You will see our third part-time employee

soon.

Upcoming

Santa Claus! The Library has set up a

Mailbox for all the Letters to Santa Claus.

Have your child write a letter to Santa and

drop it off at the Library. The last day to

turn in letters for Santa will be December

11th. Parents, please call the Library for

more information.

December 11th will be the day Santa

Arrives! Come in and take pictures with

Santa from 2pm-6pm. The pictures will be

sent out by email, so please have an email

ready when you arrive. This allows you to

easily send it to family members via text

messages or social media such as Facebook.

Family pictures will be printed out and you

can pick those up December 16th.

Indiana Bones will be visiting the Library

once again! He blew the kids away with his

entertaining American Indian Stories and

he’s back December 12th to share Christmas

Stories starting at 4:30 and ending around

5:30. Mark your calendars because he is one

storyteller you will not want to miss.

We will be having a Fire Drill December

16th with our Afterschool Homework Help

Program. Since this is our busiest time of the

day, we want to practice with the students

that come here and also our patrons so we

can be prepared if a fire should occur at the

Library. If you have a child that attends

the Library afterschool please remind them

that this will take place and not to panic, it

is just a drill.

Have you read the Polar Express

book?

Come into the Library for our Polar Express

Program which consists of 3 programs

leading up to our field trip on the rail runner!

December 17th and 18th at 4:30pm come in

and hear the fascinating story about the

Polar Express. After the story is read, we

will have a craft each day that will have

significance to the story.

Indiana Bones and his new fans posing with Drago, crystal skull and fossils that he used

during his story performance.

• December 17th the children will

choose from a variety of Christmas crafts

to make and keep the spirit of Christmas

glowing just like in the Polar Express

book.

• December 18th the children will

make a train just like in the book but it

will be made out of candy.

• On December 23rd, come in and

make cookies for Santa! We will be

making a Gingerbread family of 3.

December 2013

Your child must attend at least 2 out of 3

events listed above in order to attend the

field trip on the Rail Runner. For all these

events, space is limited to the first 30 patrons

or until supplies last. There is no sign up

sheet. First come, first serve. Families will

be taken in first. All supplies provided.

Our field trip on the Rail Runner will be

December 30th. We will board the Train

from Los Lunas Rail Runner Station to

Albuquerque downtown where Library staff

will wait for you to drive you to have hot

chocolate at Barnes and Noble and receive

a special gift.

January 2nd and 3rd will be our Annual

Winter Break Video Game Tournament. We

will be having two game tournaments going

on at the same time for the gamers with

different interests. One game tournament

is competing with the games Marvel vs.

Camcon 3 and Call of Duty: Ghosts on Xbox

360. The first day gamers will compete

against each other on Call of Duty: Ghosts

from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. The second and

last day will be Marvel vs. Camcon 3

tournament. Come show your skills and

prove you’re the top gamer of these games.

Awards will be given out the second day

January 2nd. Show up ready to play and on

a full stomach! Snacks will not be provided.

The other Game tournament is still in the

works so please stay tuned and look for

flyers.

Recap

The Library offered a Resume Help

Computer Class which was geared towards

anyone and everyone that was looking a

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job and needed help creating a resume. We

helped a few patrons that were interested.

We helped patrons in developing their

resume and also provided transportation to

two career fairs held at Valencia Campus

and Hotel Cascada. We would like to thank

the patrons that took advantage of this class

and I hope all the information provided

in these classes were helpful in finding a

job and preparing for a job interview. We

will be having more computer classes in

the upcoming year. Stay tuned for more

information and if you have any suggestions

about a class please feel free to let the

Library staff know.

The Library staff is now properly trained

on the Fire Extinguisher in case of a small

fire. We learned the different situations in

which certain fire extinguishers need to be

used. We also had hands on training with a

simulated fire and water fire extinguisher.

The experience was nothing like we expected

and some put out the fire faster than others.

We would like to thank the fire department

for the training provided to our staff and

also the safety coordinator for providing us

with important safety issues.

Indiana Bones the storyteller was a big hit

at the Library. In honor of Native American

Heritage Month he shared 4 stories about

legends from different tribes and nations.

He was enthusiastic and brought character

to the stories and made them come to life.

The kids surrounded him after the show

with tons of questions and wanting to see

his fossils and Dragon AKA Drago. We are

very excited to have him back for Christmas

Stories and hope you all can join us with

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your families.

Thanksgiving Crafts were fun this year!

The first day patrons made a Thanksgiving

center piece made out of an Orange,

Pinecones, and cutouts of their hands that

were used for the feathers. They took their

center pieces home and got to share the

craft on the dinner table. The second day

the patrons made an Oreo Turkey made

out of Candy corns, Reese’s cups, Oreos and

Whoppers. They had fun creating something

that they can eat! Some ate their creation

right away and some waited till they got

home.

Our comic book lovers took a trip with us

to search and pick out new books for our

Library at a Comic Book store called AstroZombies on Central in the Nob Hill area.

The store has a wide collection of comic

books ranging from vinage, rare and popular

books. Our Library likes to stay updated

with new material, especially Graphic

Novels because of its popularity amongst

our patrons young and older. After they

chose books for the Library they got to pick

out one book for them to take home, which

the Library purchased for them. We would

like to thank the patrons that participated

in this field trip and helping the Library

Staff pick out new material.

A Big THANK YOU to those of you who

donated to the Food and Coat Drive. Patrons

that donated three cans of non-perishable

food or two jackets received a coupon worth

five dollars that is good towards any Library

fines. Thank you for your donation and your

help with those in need. Many Blessings to

you all!

Isleta Pueblo News

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December 2013

Pueblo of Isleta Head Start / Early Head Start & Child Care Center

2 Sagebrush Road

Isleta, New Mexico 87022

(505) 869-9796

This is the Annual Report for the Pueblo of Isleta Head Start & Child Care Program. The report is for the period September 1, 2012 to

August 31, 2013.

ISLETA HEAD START VISION

“Developing school readiness through quality education

nurturing the traditional and cultural values of our Isleta

Head Start children, families and community.”

ISLETA HEAD START MISSION

To develop the whole child in all comprehensive areas reflecting

the traditional Isleta culture and language. A safe, positive,

healthy, and family-centered environment is supported with:

i. a highly competent staff

ii. parental enrichment and enhancement of their child’s

education

iii. a structured developmentally appropriate learning

environment

iv. strengthened community collaboration

v. sustained stakeholder communications

The total budget for the Early Head Start & Head Start program

was $1,688,181 and included:

Department of Health & Human Services funds are reflected as

follows:

Personnel

Fringe Benefits

Travel

Supplies

Equipment

Other

Total

$ 1,018,425

$ 251,365

30,561

$ 120,704

22,400

$ 244,726

$ 1,688,181

POI Federal Share

418,809

The annual audit conducted in December, 2012 had one finding:

Failing to properly determine one child's eligibility status. That

audit report has been completed and returned to the Head Start

and to the Loftis Group.

The last Monitoring Review was held in November 2010. There

were seven findings and one deficiency which have been corrected:

Program Planning-Program did not develop long-range

goals and short-term goals

Four staff did not receive initial health examinations

Staff did not identify documents used to verify the incomes

of four families

Staff signatures were not on all the verification forms

Program did not establish agency-determined program

goals for improving school readiness

Program did not share monthly program information

reports with Policy Council & Tribal Council

The grantee did not complete an Annual Report in Fiscal

Year 2009-2010

Deficiency-Criminal Background Checks were not

conducted prior to hire

Head Start

There were 90 children between the ages of 3-5 years that were

served. There were a total of 12 children on the waiting list.

There were 88 families served for Head Start.

The monthly average attendance for the 2012-2013 program year

was approximately 87.35%.

The percent of children enrolled in the program that received

medical exams was 96.7%. The percent of children enrolled in the

program that received dental exams was 95.6%.

The percent of children enrolled in the program that were up-todate on immunizations was 95.6%.

Children with an Individualized Education Program (IEP),

indicating they were determined eligible to receive special education

and related services was 13.3%

All children who were going to kindergarten received transition

services. The program has partnered with the local public schools

to improve the school readiness of the Isleta Head Start children

and maintain the educational continuum for them.

Early Head Start

There were 60 children between the ages of 3months-3 years that

were served. There were 5 pregnant women that were served.

There were a total of 11 children on the waiting list.

There were 56 families served.

The monthly average attendance for the 2012-2013 program year

was approximately 82%.

The percent of children enrolled in the program that received

medical exams was 81.5%. The percent of children enrolled in the

program that received dental exams was 52.3%.

The percent of children enrolled in the program that were up-todate on immunizations was 73.8%.

Children with an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP),

indicating they were determined eligible to receive early

intervention services was 24.6%

Parent Involvement is of great interest to the Pueblo of Isleta Head

Start Program. There are multiple approaches to involving parents

in the Head Start process. All parent training(s) and interactions

emphasize the fact that parents are the first teachers of their child

and as such they have the greatest impact on that child. Involving

parents includes but is not limited to:

Election of Policy Council members and officers: Demonstrate

the representative and interactive nature of Head Start. This

opportunity provides parents a chance to get a full understanding

of what Head Start is and how Head Start works behind the

scenes. Parents are active in the decision making of developing and

revising policies, the hiring and firing process, and are fully aware

of the program’s budget and expenditures.

Classroom Newsletters and other informational flyers: Detail the

benefits of parent involvement and suggested tips for working with

their children at home.

Monthly Parent Committee meetings: Allow parents to be actively

involved in the lesson planning process for their child’s classroom.

Parents get an opportunity to learn about how the teachers are

using the Creative Curriculum and offer suggestions for activities

and field trips.

Monthly Family Nights: Geared towards providing information on

topics that the parents have requested (i.e. Child Development,

Child Nutrition, Parenting, and Health Topics).

Parent representation on the Health Advisory Committee (HAC):

Parents are invited to serve on the Health Advisory Board and

attend the quarterly HAC meetings.

Open-Door Policy: Parents are welcome to visit the center whenever

they would like to come in. Parents are encouraged to share their

special abilities with the program whether it’s a talent like art and

cooking or reading to their child’s class. Any time a parent can give

to the program is much appreciated.

Home Visits, 2 times per year: During Home Visits the parents

and the teacher have the opportunity to discuss the progress of the

child and to make suggestions that may enhance the growth and

development of that child.

( Continued on next page )

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Parent\Teacher Conferences, 2 times per year: During Conferences

the parents and the teachers have the opportunity to discuss the

progress of the child and to make suggestions that may enhance

the growth and development of that child.

Participation in the annual Self-Assessment: The annual selfassessment is held in March of each year. The parents attending

this have the opportunity to see how the program works and to

make recommendations for improvement.

Participation in the Community Assessment: The full community

assessment is completed every three years. During this process the

parents have an opportunity to focus on what is truly needed for

their children and for their community and avail of the opportunity

to support that need.

Participation in the Transition Ceremony: Parents have an

opportunity to get involved and help send the children to

Kindergarten in an exciting way. By getting parents excited about

their child’s new educational opportunity, the excitement passes

on to the child as well.

REDUCE YOUR RISK

Get Smart. Get Fit. Get Checked.

Isleta Health Center,

(Information from the “Guide to Preventable

Cancers”)

The key to leading a long healthy life is to get

smart, get fit and get checked! We can all play

a part in reducing our risk for cancer by choosing

a healthy lifestyle that avoids commercial tobacco

and includes healthy food choices, exercise, and

protection against too much sun, moderate alcohol

consumption and regular cancer screenings. Learn

about ways to PREVENT OR REDUCE YOUR RISK

FOR CANCER in this section in the Newsletter.

GET FIT!

Eat a variety of healthy foods, especially fresh fruit

and vegetables. More and more studies have come

out to show the link between what you eat and do

not eat can attribute to getting or not getting cancer.

One third of cancers diagnosed every year may be

related to what people eat. To help lower your and

your family's risk for cancer, you could reduce the

amount of fat, especially animal fat that you eat.

Also, limit your red meat intake as well as your

processed food intake, like bologna (baloney) and

spam. Make sure you and your family eat meals

with lots of fruits (i.e. berries) and veggies, like corn,

squash and nuts, beans and whole grains.

Stay active and maintain a healthy weight. Add

activities into your family's daily life that get you

up and moving, like pick berries, gather food, go on

a walk or dance. Any activity that gets you up and

moving will reduce stress, increase energy, control

weight and reduce the risk for cancer. All you need

to do is be active for at least 30 minutes a day and

you will reduce your risk of cancer.

Being inactive or obese is linked to breast,

colorectal and endometrial cancer and also some

limited evidence of links to lung, gallbladder,

prostate and pancreatic cancer. In some cancerous

tumors, especially those that hormones play a

role in, evidence shows that high-fat diets and

lack of exercise is a contributing factor. Staying

active helps control weight and may also help the

digestive system function properly, it may boost the

immune system and may also have a positive effect

on hormones.

SUPPORT THE HEALTH OF YOUR FAMILY

EDUCATE YOURSELF ON CANCER AND

REDUCE YOUR RISK

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School Readiness goals have been developed and implemented.

Parent Family Community Engagement Goals have been

developed.

Parents celebrate the holidays by sharing a dinner with their

children at the center. This is an opportunity to get to know the

teachers and the other parents and discuss common issues and

concerns.

Parents are invited to travel on field trips with the children.

Parents are invited to share their culture through stories and

native foods.

The philosophy is to get the parents involved with their child in

Head Start, demonstrate the benefits of involvement and how it

contributes to the academic and social emotional success of that

child throughout their educational career.

***Any questions regarding the 2012-2013 annual report can be

directed to Amalia “Molly” Sanchez, Isleta Head Start Executive

Director***

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ISLETA EARLY HEAD START

Early Head Start

Home-Based Option

Imagine your child two years from now, five

years, ten years, as an adult. What do you

want for your child? What do you want your

child to learn? What kind of person do you

want your child to be?

The Early Head Start home-based program

option was created to help you help your

child reach these goals—and others you

may not have dreamed of yet. We believe in

you! We are here to support you.

Once a week, a home visitor will come to

your home. Your home visit will last 90

minutes. You, your spouse or partner, your

child’s brothers and sisters, and any other

household members can all take part. You

will talk together about your child and how

things are going for your family. Together,

you will plan activities for you to do with

your child during home visits and during

the week between visits.

Over time, as you get to know one another,

you will become partners in helping your

child grow and learn.

Twice a month, you and your child will

meet with other children and parents. You

will have time to get to know one another

and share interesting experiences. Your

home visitor will be there too. We call these

meetings “socializations.”

You can also take part in the program in

other ways. One of the special things about

Early Head Start is that mothers and fathers

are truly involved. Your program, like every

Early Head Start program, is designed to

meet the needs of its children, families, and

the community.

Your program will look to you and other

parents for ideas to help shape the program

policies and experiences for children and

families.

We are looking for children

ages 0 – 30 months who are Isleta

Native/Descendant or who reside on

the reservation.

We also have a program option for

pregnant mothers,who are Isleta

Native/Descendant, reside

on the reservation, or who are

expectant mothers of Isleta children.

For more information or to

schedule an appointment to complete

an application, call us immediately

at 869-9796!

Isleta Pueblo News

Editor:

Ulysses Abeita

Asst. Editor:

Beverly Piro

Published By:

Valencia Express

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December 2013

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WIC Notes

Questions on Flu

The following information is taken from the

American Academy of Pediatrics website:

Here are answers to common questions

about treating flu in your children and

advice on when you need to seek medical

attention.

What if your child gets sick? What are

symptoms of swine flu in children?

Influenza (flu) is very different from the

common cold. With the flu, children have

sudden onset of significant fever with

respiratory symptoms and chills. Older

children will complain of headache, scratchy

throat and muscle aches. Children will

develop a nasal congestion and cough.

What should parents do if their child

has flu-like symptoms?

This flu season, it’s more important than

ever to keep sick children at home until

at least 24 hours after their symptoms go

away.

If a child has mild illness, or something

that looks like the flu, with fever and chills,

headache, body ache, coughing, sore throat,

they should definitely stay home from school

or day care. They should continue taking

Tylenol and Motrin for fever. Parents should

be sure child does not get dehydrated.

If your child is 5 years old or older and is

otherwise healthy, consult your doctor as

needed. Parents should make sure the child

drinks enough fluids and gets a lot of rest.

If your child is younger than 5, or if your

child of any age has a medical condition

such as asthma, diabetes, or a neurologic

problem, call your doctor or get medical

attention. Younger kids and kids with

longstanding medical conditions are at risk

of serious disease if they get either seasonal

or H1N1 flu.

Are there signs parents

should watch for?

Parents should monitor closely for any signs

that children are getting worse, if they have

any difficulty breathing, if they are not able

to drink, or are not urinating well, if they

are very irritable even after their fever goes

down, if they have any sort of rash, or if

the fever goes down and flu symptoms get

better, then get worse again.

Call a doctor or seek immediate medical

attention if your child:

• Has bluish or gray skin color

• Is not drinking enough fluids or taking

feeding well

• Has trouble breathing

• Has severe or persistent vomiting

• Is not waking up or not interacting

• Is so irritable that the child does not

want to be held

• Has flu-like symptoms improve but

then return with fever and worse cough

• Has other conditions such as heart or

lung disease, diabetes, or asthma and

develops flu symptoms including fever

and cough

Eight Medications You Should

Never Give To Your Baby

Babies are much more likely to have adverse

reactions to drugs than adults. Over-thecounter (OTC), prescription, or herbal

medicines can cause serious problems.

Until your baby is 6 months old, consult a

doctor before giving her any medication

at all.

1. Aspirin

Never give your baby aspirin or any

medication containing aspirin. Aspirin can

make a child susceptible to Reye's syndrome

--a rare but potentially fatal illness. Don't

assume that the children's medicines found

in drugstores will be aspirin-free. Aspirin

is sometimes referred to as "salicylate" or

"acetylsalicylic acid." Read labels carefully,

and ask your doctor or pharmacist if you're

not sure whether a product is aspirin-free.

For fever and other discomfort, ask your

doctor about giving your baby acetaminophen

or ibuprofen.

2. Over-the-counter cough and

cold medicines

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

advises against giving OTC cough and cold

medicines to babies. Studies show that they

don't actually help to soothe symptoms of

kids this age. And they can be harmful,

especially when a child mistakenly gets

more than the recommended dose.

In addition to side effects like drowsiness or

sleeplessness, upset stomach, and a rash or

hives, a child can suffer serious effects such

as rapid heart rate, convulsions, and even

death.

3. Anti-nausea medications

Don't give your baby an anti-nausea

medication (prescription or OTC) unless

her doctor specifically recommends it. Most

bouts of vomiting are pretty short-lived,

and babies and children usually handle

them just fine without any medication.

In addition, anti-nausea medications

have risks and possible complications. If

your baby is vomiting and begins to get

dehydrated, contact her doctor for advice

on what to do.

4. Adult medications

Giving your baby a smaller dose of medicine

meant for an adult is dangerous. If the label

doesn't indicate an appropriate dose for a

baby her size, don't give that medication to

your baby.

5. Any medication prescribed

for someone else or for another

condition

Prescription drugs intended for other people

(like a sibling) or to treat other illnesses

may be ineffective or even dangerous

when given to your baby. Give her only

medicine prescribed for her and her specific

condition.

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6. Anything expired

Toss out medicines, prescription and OTC

alike, as soon as they expire. Also get rid of

discolored or crumbly medicines — basically

anything that doesn't look the way it did

when you first bought it.

After the use-by date, medications may no

longer be effective and can even be harmful.

Don't flush old drugs down the toilet, as

they can contaminate groundwater and end

up in the drinking water supply. It's best to

be sure medication is in a tightly secured

bottle and throw it away in an outside trash

can where children/pets cannot get to it.

7. Extra acetaminophen

Some medicines contain acetaminophen to

help ease fever and pain, so be careful not to

give your baby an additional separate dose

of acetaminophen. If you're not sure what's

in a particular medicine, don't give her

acetaminophen or ibuprofen until you've

first gotten the okay from your doctor or

pharmacist.

8. Herbal Products

Many herbal remedies are gentle and safe,

but just because something is natural, or

comes from a plant, doesn't mean it's safe

for your child. Herbal products can cause

allergic reactions, liver damage, and high

blood pressure. In certain doses or when

combined with the wrong medications, they

can be fatal.

Check with your doctor before giving your

child any herbal products. And always let

the doctor know about any herbal remedies

your child is taking before she prescribes a

medication.

(Adapted from babycenter bulletin 10/08)

If you would like to suggest a topic for WIC

NOTES, please contact our office at 9243180. We would enjoy hearing from you.

Heidi Lanes

WIC Nutrition Coordinator

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Isleta Pueblo News

December 2:

December 3:

Isleta Elder Center

Activities Calendar

December 2013

Bowling - Fun Connection - 10 am - 12 noon

Elder Christmas Pictures for Holiday Project

-10 am - 12 noon

December 3:

Line Dancing - Elder Center - 10 am - 11:30 am

December 5:

Santa Fe Indian School "Annual Elder

Christmas Party"- 7:30 am- 2 pm

December 6:

Wal-Mart (Shopping Assistance) - 10 am - 2 pm

December 9:

Bowling - Fun Connection - 10 am - 12 noon

December 10:

Line Dancing - Elder Center - 10 am - 11:30 am

December 10:

Per Capita Distribution - Recreation Center

December 12:

Country Western Dance - 10 am - 11:30 am

December 12:

Catholic Mass - Elder Center - 11:30 am

December 13:

Christmas Shopping - Coronado Center - 10 am

- 2 pm

December 16:

Bowling - Fun Connection - 10 am - 12 noon

December 17:

Line Dancing - Elder Center - 10 am - 11:30 am

December 16-17: Ham Distribution - Elder Center

December 18:

Friendship Breakfast-Elder Center-9am-9:30am

December 18:

General Meeting - "Christmas Carols" and

Holiday Refreshments - 10 am

December 19:

Christmas Party for POI Elders - Isleta Casino

& Resort - 6 pm - 10 pm

December 23:

Bowling - Fun Connection - 10 am - 12 noon

December 24:

Line Dancing - Elder Center - 10 am - 11:30 am

December 25:

Center Closed - Merry Christmas!

December 30:

Bowling - Fun Connection - 10 am - 12 noon

December 31:

Line Dancing - Elder Center - 10 am - 11:30 am

The Elder Center Staff would like to wish everyone a Merry

Christmas and a Happy New Year!

This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.