Talk:Many Farms Community School

Many Farms Community School and Many Farms High School
Thanks, WhisperToMe, for helping sort these out. I did some reorganization to have BIA changes in curriculum/teaching reflected before the period when the Nation took over the MFCS, so let me know if you want changes. Parkwells (talk) 19:05, 24 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Did you realize there is also a Many Farms Public School (K-8), operated by the Chinle Unified School District #24? (It is 15 miles north of Chinle. Chinle USD says Many Farms PS is one of 7 schools in the USD, and has 425 students. They have 3300 students in total, the largest school district in the Navajo Nation in both student count and geographic area. Our high school is the largest primarily Native American public high school in the entire United States.) It's a lot to learn about.


 * This article has categories: Public K-8 schools in US, Public elementary schools in AZ, Public middle schools in AZ, Public boarding schools in the US - but are they? MFCS is not part of a public school district administered by the state, but is funded by the BIE and managed by the Navajo Nation. The Many Farms Public School and Chinle public schools are under the elected school board. So the more I learn, the more complex it is - for good reason in such a huge area, with so many students.Parkwells (talk) 22:05, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I categorized it as public because the federal government funds the school, but I am aware its not under elected leadership like the Chinle USD schools are. National Center for Education Statistics categorizes tribal schools as public: example is Many Farms' profile there. It seems the State of Arizona counts tribal schools as a separate thing.
 * Some states may differently categorize whether a tribal school is public or not: the State of Michigan declared Hannahville Indian School is not public (but the charter school Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy is, though it turns out Hannahville Indian/Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy is effectively the same institution).


 * Indeed the complexity of schooling in Native American areas is something that the public should understand.


 * WhisperToMe (talk) 00:05, 9 January 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks for helping educate me on this.Parkwells (talk) 20:17, 9 January 2022 (UTC)