[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
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[CITE: 25CFR36.24]

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                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 36_MINIMUM ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR THE BASIC EDUCATION OF INDIAN 
CHILDREN AND NATIONAL CRITERIA FOR DORMITORY SITUATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart C_Minimum Program of Instruction
 
Sec. 36.24  Standard IX--Secondary instructional program.

    (a) The secondary instructional program shall reflect the philosophy 
of the student, tribe, community, and school, and an awareness of the 
changing world.
    (b) The secondary instructional curriculum shall include the 
following content areas:
    (1) Language arts (communication skills).
    (2) Sciences.
    (3) Mathematics.
    (4) Social studies.
    (5) Fine arts and practical arts.
    (6) Physical education.
    (7) Languages other than English.
    (8) Driver education. (See guidelines available from the applicable 
State Department of Education.)
    (9) Vocational education. Curriculum shall be designed and directly 
related to actual occupational trends (national, regional, and local) 
and to introduce and familiarize students with various occupations in 
technology, industry and business, as well as required special skills 
and the training requisites. Programs shall be directed toward assisting 
students in making career choices and developing consumer skills and may 
include the following:
    (i) Vocational exploration,
    (ii) Vocational skill development, and
    (iii) School/on-the-job cooperative education programs.
    (c) The following shall be integrated into the curriculum:
    (1) Consumer economics (including personal finances),
    (2) Metric education,
    (3) Safety education, and
    (4) Health education. (In addition, the program shall meet the 
requirements contained in 24 Stat. 69.)
    (d) The high school program shall provide program coordination with 
feeder schools, career direction, and preparation for the student 
entering independent living through employment, post-secondary 
education, and/or marriage.
    (e) Yearly class schedules shall take into account the graduation 
requirements of each student.
    (f) Student enrollment in any laboratory or vocational class shall 
be consistent with applicable health and safety standards.
    (g) Schools are encouraged to provide alternative programs that lead 
to high school completion for secondary students who do not function 
successfully in the regular academic setting.

[50 FR 36816, Sept. 9, 1985, as amended at 59 FR 61765, Dec. 1, 1994]