Mission:

Nihizaad bee nihe'iina' náás yiilyéé£.  -- Our language perpetuates our way-of-life.

Yee nitsíkees -- with it, students think (what students are expected to know)
Yee naha'á -- with, students plan (what students will be able to do)
Yee iiná íílééh -- with it, students establish life (what students will be able to value)
Yee siih dinidzin -- with it, students embrace life (by the time they graduate)

Navajo Language Program Goals:

1. Saad yee hasht'e' nitsékos dóó haidii£'iih dóó doo bi£ nanit£'ahgóó yee yá£ti' dóó yee ak'e'a£chíi doolee£.

Synthesize, articulate, analyze and evaluate the oral and written Navajo language.
 
2. Saad yee hadít'éii yéego yaa ákonízingo yee naalnish doolee£ (saad a£kéé' sinilgo dadiits'a'ígíí dóó saad ááh yi£níinii dóó saad ááh yi£nínígíí).

Increasing student's knowledge and application of evolving Navajo language (syntax, phonology, morphonology, pragmantics, and semantics).
 
3. Naanish dabidziilii bá bóhónéedzá dóó a£'aan dadine'é yi£ choda'ahool'í'.

Will have opportunities in the job market.

Navajo Language Program Outcomes:

• Ó£ta'í yíhwiidiil'áa' doolee£.  Students will:

1.  Diné bizaad yik'i'diitiihgo yólta' dóó yee na'azoh dóó yee yá£ti'.
        Develop Navajo language literacy skiils.
            Portfolio
            Navajo Nation Proficiency Test (NLPT)
            Rubric 1-4 points
2.  Saad bik'eet£'ání yee naalnish.
        Analyze language with linguistic concepts
            Pre and post oral and written rubrics assessment
3.  Yóhoo£'á'ígíí náásgóó yee iiná íí£'íi doolee£.
        Use their  knowledge to compete in a job market and relate to diverse culture
          Ó£ta'í nida'iista'ígíí binaanish bá hólóodi bee bikéé' adéest'íí'.
            Tracking students through electronic media.

Program Goal 1:  Saad yee hasht'e' nitsékos dóó haidii£'iih dóó doo bi£ nanit£'ahgóó yee yá£ti' dóó yee ak'e'a£chíi doolee£. Synthesize, articulate, analyze and evaluate the oral and written Navajo language.

Program Outcome 1.1  Diné bizaad yik'i'diitiihgo yólta' dóó yee na'azoh dóó yee yá£ti'.  Acquire Navajo language literacy skills.

Program Assessment:
1.  Portfolio Data
2.  Navajo Nation Language Proficiency Test (NLPT) - Oral and written
3.  Rubrics
    * Non-speaker Track
    Native Speaker Track

Program Goal 2:  Saad bee hadít'éii yéego yaa ákonízin dóó yee naalnish doolee£ (saad a£kéé' sinilgo dadiits'a'ígíí dóó saad ááh yi£níinii dóó saad ááh yi£nínígíí).Increasing student's knowledge and application of evolving Navajo language (syntax, phonology, morphonology, pragmatics, and semantics).

Program Outcome 2.1  Saad bik'eet£'ání yee naalnish.  Analyze language with linguistic concepts.

Program Assessment:
1.  Pre- and Post- Oral and Written Assessment
    * Non-speaker Track
    Native Speaker Track

Program Goal 3:  Naanish dabidziilii bá bónónéedzáá dóó a£'aan dadine'é yi£ choda'ahool'í.Will have job opportunities in a diverse socieity.

Program Outcome 3.1  Yóhoo£'á'ígíí yee iiná íí£'íigo naazláagi yee át'é nízin.  Use knowledge to compete in a job market and relate to diverse culture  Ó£ta'í nida'iista'ígíí binaanish hólóogi bee bikéé' adéest'íí'.

Program Assessment:
1.  Tracking students through electronic media
    * Non-speaker Track
    Native Speaker Track

Score Scale	1.1.1 Sound Letter Relationship	1.1.2 Grammatical Structure	1.1.3 Communication,  Culture, and Connection	1.1.4 Writing Skills	1.1.5 Reading and  Comprehension
4 Exceptional	Diacritical markings, vowels, and consonants	Form simple compound sentence •Conjunctions •Enclitics •Affixes	Minimal ability to communicate with native speakers •Intermediate Low	Ability to write simple short stories •Intermediate Low	Retell simple short story •Intermediate Low
3 Satisfactory	Some diacritical errors in reproducing sounds •Tone variations	Complete sentence (SOV) •Verb usage	Can comprehend but cannot express fully •Novice High	Ability to write simple paragraphs •Novice High	Understand and summarize simple paragraphs •Novice High
2 Workable	Inconsistent diacritical errors and sound production •Trigraph	Understandable phrase •Noun Phrase •Verb Phrase •Postpositional Phrase •Adverbial Phrase	Minimal comprehension and less responsive •Novice Mid	Ability to write simple sentences /Phrases from familiar topics •Novice Mid	Ability to understand simple and complex sentences •Novice Mid
1 Limited	Difficulty in enunciation •Trigraph •Digraph	Code switching (Navajo  & English)	Disjointed conversation •Novice Low	Ability to write simple  sentence (SV) •Novice Low	Ability to understand simple sentence (SV) •Novice Low
0 Unsatisfactory	Major difficulty in enunciation •Trigraph •Digraph •Trigraph	Difficulty in translation •Eng SVO vs NAV SOV	Major difficulty in communicating	Major diffficulty in writing simple sentence	Major difficulty in understanding