Table 5.4a. Percentage of principals rating each of eight goals as among the three most important goals for students in their schools, by school type: 1999-2000
Student goal
All principals
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools1
Non-BIA public schools with 25 percent or more American Indian/Alaska Native student enrollment
Non-BIA public schools with less than 25 percent American Indian/Alaska Native student enrollment
Basic literacy skills
80.2
83.8
84.0
80.1
Academic excellence
69.5
55.9
65.1
69.6
Work habits/self-discipline
59.8
49.6
60.3
59.8
Personal growth
32.4
40.6
33.2
32.4
Human relations skills
25.1
20.6
16.9
25.2
Occupational/vocational skills
12.9
12.5
17.9
12.8
Multicultural awareness
11.2
28.9
13.1
11.2
Specific moral values
8.9
8.1
9.6
8.9
1 BIA-funded schools.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Survey," "Public Charter School Survey," and "Indian School Survey," 1999-2000.
