Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe School is a Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)-affiliated tribal school and an affiliated charter school in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It is a K-8 school.
History The school, originally a private school and named simply Bahweting Anishnabe School, opened in fall 1994. Its original enrollment was 135. - Clipping from Newspapers.com. Money generated from casinos was used to fund the school's establishment. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com. The school board was assembled in October 1994. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
Northern Michigan University began chartering the school in 1995. By then the number of employees and students had increased. - Clipping from Newspapers.com. It received its current name in 1998.
By 2004 the school had 270 students. By then it had won the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program's award one time. According to Brenda Wade Schmidt of the Argus Leader, the school had a better academic reputation than other area schools and other American tribal schools. - Clipping from Newspapers.com. The school collected data on how students learned material related to the State of Michigan's performance standards. - Clipping of first and of second page (detail view #1 and detail view #2) at Newspapers.com.
Demographics Circa 2004 the percentage of students who were classified as economically disadvantaged was almost 60.
Curriculum The curriculum includes indigenous culture.
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External links Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe School