06/11/2026
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) Education Department works closely with the public schools on the Flathead Reservation to maintain an accurate Johnson O’Malley (JOM) student list. What is JOM? The Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) Program is a federally authorized initiative that provides educational assistance and supplemental services to eligible American Indian and Alaska Native students. JOM funds go directly to CSKT, not the schools. Each school district community has an Indian Education Committee (IEC) consisting of parents/guardians who have children in the school district, who are JOM eligible. This committee of parents hold the voting rights on how the JOM monies are spent within the school district, guided by the annual Needs Assessment Survey priorities and CSKT Education Department. Who is eligible? JOM eligible students are age 3 through grade 12 and are either (1) an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe, or (2) have a combined Indian blood degree from federally recognized tribes of ¼ or more, or (3) are a descendant of a least one parent or grandparent (living or deceased) who is a member of a federally recognized tribe. To be verified, proper documentation must be on file with the CSKT Education Department. What are the benefits of being JOM Verified? JOM verified students are provided a variety of supplemental educational services via JOM funds. JOM programs offered to American Indian and Alaska Native students vary and may include such programs as culture, language, academic achievement incentives and dropout prevention. If you DO NOT want your child’s school and the CSKT Education Department to mutually share JOM information, please contact us by the 1 st Friday of September and we will remove your child from the
CSKT Education’s JOM list.
If the sharing of the JOM list is acceptable, you do not need to do anything further.
If you DO NOT want your child’s school and the CSKT Education Department to mutually share JOM information, please contact us by the 1st Friday of September and we will remove your child from the CSKT Education’s JOM list.
If the sharing of the JOM list is acceptable, you do not need to do anything further.
Contact Miranda Burland at
(406)675-2700 ext. 1074 [email protected] PO Box 278, Pablo, MT 59855