Aboriginal
Education Priorities
ABORIGINAL
VOICE
- involving Aboriginal community
representatives in the planning and delivery of programs
- increasing Aboriginal
communities involvement in the accreditation process
- increasing Aboriginal
presence on accreditation teams
- increasing voice through
an Aboriginal education advisory committee
- working in partnership
with the First Nations Education Steering Committee and other Aboriginal groups
DATA ANALYSIS
AND RESEARCH
- monitoring the performance
of Aboriginal students at provincial and district levels
- examining ways to improve
school success of inner-city Aboriginal students
- supporting the creation
of programs that address racism issues in the education system
- examining the over-representation
of Aboriginal students in special education / severe behaviour categories
- examining the effectiveness
of full-day kindergarten and alternatives
- developing inventories
of Aboriginal languages and K-12 language programs in B. C.
- evaluating Aboriginal
language programs in schools and determining effective practices
- profiling the roles of
Aboriginal support workers
LANGUAGE
AND CULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM
- developing pilot projects
to improve language instruction
- developing a guide to
Aboriginal resources for primary educators
- encouraging the integration
of Aboriginal content across the curriculum
- implementing
the revised BC First Nations Studies 12
- continuing to promote
the Shared Learnings resource
ABORIGINAL
EDUCATION TARGETED FUNDS
- ensuring Aboriginal education
funds support Aboriginal students' learning
- policy development including
guidelines for targetted funds
- determining how audits
can support appropriate use of targeted funds
IMPROVEMENT
AGREEMENTS
- increasing local autonomy
in implementing Aboriginal funding
- enhancing cooperation
between the Aboriginal and education communities
- emphasizing Aboriginal
students' academic success, including Aboriginal language, culture, and history
- providing an opportunity
for local communities to negotiate criteria
COMMUNICATING
WITH THE ABORIGINAL AND EDUCATION COMMUNITIES
- presenting and distributing
information on the performance of Aboriginal students, including via the web site
- using the branch web site
to provide data regarding Aboriginal student performance
- using the branch web site
to provide information about effective programs for Aboriginal students
- developing more effective
communications with Aboriginal and education communities
- developing more effective
communications among branches within the ministry
- using Abnet listserve
as a forum for exchanging ideas and information
BUILDING
COMMITMENT
- promoting effective partnerships
between the education communities and Aboriginal communities
