Tuba City Boarding School

Tuba City Boarding School (TCBS) is a Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)-operated DK-8 boarding school in Tuba City, Arizona.[1]

Image of Manuelito Hall

History

The school was created before 1900. Like other Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) boarding schools of the early to mid-20th century, Tuba City Boarding had a military-esque regimen forcing assimilation. Its peak boarding enrollment was over 1,000. By the year 2000 the boarding population was down to 200. The school has a museum with memorabilia.[2]

Circa 1990 the school submitted a request for additional classroom space and a gymnasium. By 2000 a $38.6 million renovation plan was presented and the school was in the process of approving it.[3]

In 2020 the school had 1,300 total students. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Arizona the school made request for technology used for virtual learning, but delays meant the adequate technology was not delivered in time for the school year.[4]

Campus

Dodge Hall, or TC-10 opened as a dormitory in the 1930s. By 2000 its purposed change to have offices. It also has Manuelito Hall, or TC-5, another dormitory.[2] It opened in 1919. In 1962 newer dormitories opened so Manuelito Hall became unoccupied in 1967.[5] By 2000 that area was roped off. By then there was an application to make it a historic site.[2] Tuba Hall, TC-3, opened in 1910. Like Manuelito it closed in 1967 after being supplanted by the 1962 dormitories.[6]

References
  1. "Tuba City Boarding School". Bureau of Indian Education. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  2. Reid, Betty (2000-11-19). "Homesick students walked both worlds". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. F1, F3. – Clipping of first and of second page from Newspapers.com
  3. "Aging Tuba City Boarding School at top of list for new construction, renovation". Navajo-Hopi Observer. 2000-04-10.
  4. Woods, Alden (2020-09-29). "The Federal Government Promised Native American Students Computers and Internet. Many Are Still Waiting". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved 2021-07-30. – Alternate link: Woods, Alden (2020-09-28). "Feds promised Native American students computers and internet. Many are still waiting". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  5. "Yuba City Boarding School, Manuelito Hall (Building No. 5)" (PDF). Library of Congress. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  6. "Tuba City Boarding School, Tuba Hall (Building No. 3)" (PDF). Library of Congress. Retrieved 2021-07-30.

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