Rock Point Community School
| Rock Point Community School Tsé Nitsaa Deezʼáhí Diné Biʼóltaʼ (in Navajo) | |
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PO Box 560, Highway 191 86545 United States | |
| Coordinates | 36°43′03″N 109°37′36″W / 36.7174°N 109.6268°W |
| Information | |
| School district | Bureau of Indian Education |
| CEEB code | 030051 |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Enrollment | 325 Students (K–12) May 2016 |
| Color(s) | Maroon, gold and white [1] |
| Mascot | Cougars[1] |
| Chief Executive Officer | Deana Dugi |
| Website | www |
Rock Point Community School (RCPS, Navajo: Tsé Nitsaa Deezʼáhí Diné Biʼóltaʼ) is a school in Rock Point, Arizona. It is directly operated by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).[2] It employs some 90–100 faculty members. It is split into elementary (K–6) and secondary (7–12) units which is overlooked by a Chief Executive Officer and their own principals. It offers fully bilingual English and Navajo language education.
As of 2020[update] it had about 400 students including those from, in addition to Rock Point: Mexican Water, Rough Rock, Round Rock, and Sweetwater.[3]
History
[edit]The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) established the school in 1935. The school previously functioned as a boarding school. As of 2021[update] it only takes day students now.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rock Point High School". Arizona Interscholastic Association. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Rock Point Community School". Bureau of Indian Education. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ a b "About RCPS". Rock Point Community School. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
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