California Indian Education for All

Home of the Indigenous Visibility Index Initiative

Visibility is the first step.
Belonging is the goal.

Vision

Native American students across California are fully seen, honored, and supported as whole human beings. We envision schools where Indigenous identity is celebrated, cultural knowledge guides teaching and learning, and every student feels safe, welcome, and prepared for a thriving future.

Mission

California Indian Education for All: Indigenous Visibility Index (IVI) advances Native student success by increasing visibility, strengthening belonging, and restoring culturally grounded learning environments in every county. Through the Indigenous Visibility Index Initiative, we:

• Make data visible so Native learners are recognized and supported in every school system
• Align district actions with state and federal Indigenous education policies to ensure equity and accountability
• Provide professional learning rooted in cultural humility and relationship-centered teaching practices
• Conduct deep analysis to highlight strengths, heal systemic gaps, and inform strategic planning
• Build true partnership with Tribal Nations and Native families so school decisions honor sovereignty and community priorities

A Statewide Movement, One County at a Time

Riverside County marks the completion of the first phase of the Indigenous Visibility Index Initiative. Every public school district in Riverside County has now received:

• An Indigenous Education Report Card
• An Indigenous Visibility Index rating
• A data-informed narrative interpreting current supports
• Recommendations for increased cultural and academic visibility

This foundation gives Riverside County schools a clear path to understand where visibility is strong and where growth is needed. It also establishes a repeatable model that will be carried into every county across California.

How the Work Moves Across California

The California Indian Education for All IVI initiative is expanding county by county. Each county will follow the same four-step process:

1. Data and Visibility Review

Collect and analyze publicly reported data for Native students from the California School Dashboard and district sources to determine academic visibility.

2. Cultural Infrastructure Scan

Review each district’s culturally responsive systems including Title VI programs, Native American Parent Advisory Committees, liaisons, student clubs, community partnerships, and visible representation.

3. Indigenous Visibility Index Calculation

Measure a county’s overall visibility of Native students by combining academic data visibility with cultural integration indicators.

4. Countywide Report Cards and Action Guidance

Publish district-level findings and provide professional development pathways and consulting support to improve outcomes and belonging.

Current Status

📍 Completed
Riverside County: 23 Districts Analyzed and Published

📍 In Development
San Diego County: Research, data extraction, and cultural scans underway

📍 Future Counties
All 58 counties of California will be completed through a phased rollout that continues to scale statewide impact.

Why This Matters Statewide

When we illuminate where Native students are seen and where they are overlooked, we give school systems the information and accountability needed to change. This work is not about identifying gaps. It is about building bridges.

The California Indigenous Visibility Index will allow:

• Statewide comparisons of visibility and equity
• Stronger advocacy for Tribal and community partnerships
• Acceleration of culturally responsive systems statewide

Every county strengthens the movement. Every report card increases visibility. Every partnership honors sovereignty.

Support This Initiative

Help Make Native Students Visible in Every Classroom in California

California Indian Education for All IVI is a statewide movement grounded in community, sovereignty, and accountability. The Indigenous Visibility Index Initiative brings data, stories, and cultural infrastructure into focus so Native students are no longer overlooked or underserved in public education systems.

This work is bold and necessary. It requires collaboration, resources, and long-term support.

Your investment will:
• Strengthen partnerships between school districts and Tribal Nations
• Expand cultural programs that affirm Native identity and belonging
• Increase access to professional learning rooted in Indigenous knowledge
• Support data transparency and accurate representation of Native learners
• Accelerate the rollout of Indigenous Visibility Index Report Cards across all 58 California counties

Together, we are creating schools where Native students rise with pride.

Ways to Support

District Partnerships
Bring this initiative directly into your schools through report card implementation, strategic planning, and educator development.

Grant & Philanthropic Funding
Fuel rapid expansion into additional counties and broaden Indigenous-led educational research and analysis.

Corporate, Community, and Tribal Sponsorships
Support specific regional projects, professional development events, and cultural infrastructure expansion.

Individual Contributions
Every donation helps bring visibility, equity, and belonging to Native youth statewide.

Your Partnership Builds a Future Where:

• Native students thrive academically and emotionally
• Indigenous knowledge is honored in every classroom
• School communities reflect the original peoples of this land
• Data systems tell the whole story of Native student success
• Families and Tribal Nations are true decision-making partners

This is system transformation.
This is sovereignty in motion.
This is the future our Native students deserve.