Johnson O'Malley
Johnson-O’Malley (JOM) is a federal program whose main objective is to ensure Indian children receive educational opportunities that would not otherwise be provided through the public school system. JOM is a supplemental program providing special services to Indian students based on the needs of individual communities.
About the program
The Johnson-O'Malley Program is authorized by the Johnson-O'Malley Act of 1934 and the implementing regulations are provided in Part 273 of Title 25 of the Code of Federal Regulations. As amended, this Act authorizes contracts for the education of eligible Indian students enrolled in public schools.
A student’s Personally Identifiable Information (PII) must be protected. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records.
Mission Statement
Johnson-O’Malley is a supplemental federal program designed to ensure Indian children educational opportunities not otherwise afforded to them by the public school system. The program provides services unique to the needs of the individual community, including those in culture, language, academics and dropout prevention.
Vision
Johnson-O’Malley seeks to provide cultural enrichment and other services not available to eligible children through the school district alone. The grant is designed to meet the unique and specialized needs of students and parents to help them achieve educational success.