Rocky Boy implements language immersion program

A language immersion program within the Rocky Boy School District meant to teach pre-kindergartners the Cree language and increase their readiness for kindergarten is looking to accept up to 20 children for the fall.  

Jackie Morsette, the program’s early childhood development coordinator, said the Rocky Boy Native American Children in Schools program is funded with a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition.

A former teacher for Box Elder Schools, Morsette said when students are screened for kindergarten they are often not p...