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The Navajo Education Center in Window Rock has been closed indefinitely due to safety hazards. Staff will relocate to different offices to continue duties. For more information, click here.

The Navajo Nation is set to receive $1.3 million over three years after being awarded a grant through the American Rescue Plan Act. For more information, click here.

Acting Superintendent Patricia Gonnie was invited to participate in an MSNBC Roundtable discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation and the importance of Native education. For more information, click here.

The New Mexico Public Education Secretary Designate visited the Navajo Education Cener on Oct. 18. DODE staff spoke with the Secretary about challenges facing education on the Navajo Nation. For more information, click here.

After operating with an interim program manager for most of 2021, the Johnson O’Malley Program named their new full-time program manager. For more information, click here.

The Department of Dine Education continues to collaborate with the Navajo Department of Health to monitor potential COVID-19 cases and exposures in schools on the Navajo Nation. For more information, click here.

The Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President urged all schools operating on the Navajo Nation to submit their reopening plans to DODE as part of the process for a safe reopening for in-person instruction. To view the release from OPVP, click here.

Navajo Project I-LAUNCH have announced the next installment in the ongoing Early Childhood Speaker series. This month’s topic is the importance of fatherhood and traditional teachings. For more information, click here.

The Navajo Nation Board of Education has reauthorized numerous grant schools to continue operating independently, with 10 other schools pending reauthorization. For more information including a list of schools, click here.

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez signed Resolution CJN-36-21 into law July 6, which rescinds COVID-19 restrictions including limited schools to online-only environments. For more information, click here.

The Navajo Nation Department of Dine Education announced a new hire for Program Supervisor for the Office of the Navajo Nation Library on June 29. For more information, click here.

The Navajo Nation Department of Dine Education is partnering with Dine College to host a live parent/guardian forum on June 17, 2021 to discuss K-12 education across the Navajo Nation amid COVID-19. For contact info and where to listen, click here.

The Navajo Nation Board of Education discussed the reauthorization of eight grant schools during a special meeting on June 8, 2021. For more information, click here.

The Navajo Department of Health released a series of guidelines that all schools are expected to understand and implement if they are holding limited in-person gatherings for graduations and promotions. For more information, click here.

DODE is encouraging students, parents, and communities to recognize the work their teachers have done to provide a quality education during the pandemic. For more information, click here.

Navajo Technical University announced a partnership to assist Navajo Head Start with meeting requirements stipulated by the reauthorized Head Start Act of 2007 around teacher/staff credentials. To view the brochure, click here.

DODE, OSERS, Navajo Project I-LAUNCH, and Growing in Beauty have announced a week of virtual events from April 12 – 16 to celebrate Diné children, families, teachers, and communities. For more information, including event times and links to register, click here.

The Office of Standards, Curriculum &Assessment Development announced the next Professional Development meeting for April 14, 2021. To view the agenda, click here.

The Navajo Nation Board of Education recommended Harold G. Begay, Ph.D., to fill the vacant Superintendent of Schools position. For more information, click here.

The Department of Diné Education presented the Navajo Nation School Reopening Plan to the Navajo Nation 24th Council on March 17, 2021. For more information, click here.

The Department of Diné Education finalized the Navajo Nation School Reopening Plan on March 23, 2021. For more information, click here.

For a Navajo Nation school to reopen, it must pass the assessment prepared by the Department of Diné Education. For more information, click here.

The content of this guide serves as the safety “must-haves” that all schools on the Navajo Nation must incorporate into their reopening safety plans related specifically to COVID-19. For more information, click here.

The Navajo Nation School Reopening Plan provides a template for schools on the reservation to safely reopen. For a list of frequently asked questions and answers, click here.

The Department of Diné Education is offering the assessment for no fees to high schools proficient in the Navajo language. For more information, click here.