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CED-78-56 1 (1978-02-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaawqz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: D OCINET RESUE / 05063 - (BO'4854021 ______N RE/hr/72' Bureau of Indian Affairs Not Operatitq Boarding Schools Efficiently. CED-78-56a B-114868. February 15, 1978. haleased February 27, 1970. 43 pp. Report to Sen. Robert C. Byrd, Chairman, Senate Committee on appropriations: Interior Subcommittee; by Elmer B. Staatas Comptroller General. Issue Area: Federally Sponsored or assisted Education Programa (3300). Contact: Community and Economic Development Div. Budget Function: Education, manpovex, and Social Services: Elementary, Secondary, and Tocational Education (501). Organization Concerned: Burer of Indian Affairs; Department of the Interior. Congressional Relevance: Senate Committee on Appropriations: luterior Subcommittee. Sen. Robert C. Byrd. Authority: Snyder Act of 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13). =25 C.F.. 31. During fiscal year 1977, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) spent about $157 million to operate schools# iucluding 15 off-reservaPttiou and 57 on-reservation barding schools. These provide instruction and residential facilities fo atudents who havt inadequate day school opportunities or special education and/or social problems. Findings/Conclusions: The off-reservation boarding schools Pre underutilized; six schools v.sited nave a combined membership of 2,654 but could eazily accommodate 3.890 students. BIA has #,ot established criteria for optimum capacities for boarding schools an has not yet established staffing and funiing criteria. Per-pupil costs and staffinq are greater at oft-reservation than at on-reservation schools which are more fullw utilized. Eligibility criteria for admitting students, based on availability of public or Federal day schools or special problems, have been largely ignored. many questionable purchases have been made at the schools because of inadequate management controls. Four Navajo schools reviewed were in poor condition because of problems resulting from the centralized maintenance system. The off-reservation schools were in better condition, with sore staff and funds for eaintenauce. Recommendations: The Secretary of the Interior should direct the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs to: instruct area offices, agency offices, and boarding schools to follow established eligibility criteria and adnission procedures; develop space utilization, staffing, and funding criteria for boarding schools that will insure efficient operation and that the education needs of Indian children mill be wet; consolidate boarding schools and dispose of unneeded facilities in accordanc with established criteria and procedures; include proviEions for linking procurements to specific education needs; develop a system to provide informaticn with which to monitor program uxpenditures and/or determine need for evaluations;

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