Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1) Develop or redesign a Native American language teacher preparation programs that creates a pathway to teaching for prospective educators. 2) Develop or redesign Pueblo Language teacher preparation programs that create a pathway to teaching for prospective educators. 3) Develop a preparation model that will address diversity, quality, and the needs of the partner schools/ districts. 4) Develop a 5 year strategic plan and curriculum for increasing the number of Native American Language teachers in New Mexico. The plan will include • Strategies to recruit, place and train for teacher preparation program candidate through culturally and linguistically responsive frameworks and curriculum development. • The development of best practices to engage teaching candidates through and equity lens to educate Native American students. 5) Design and Implement a 4 week Summer institute for Native American Language and Culture teachers in partnership with local school districts and the Public Education Department. 6) Create and implement a plan for embedded professional development w/districts and charter schools, including Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools during the traditional school year.