Transcript Education Jurisdiction

Education Jurisdiction
What it Means to Communities
Presentation created by FNESC for First Nations
communities and schools.
Spring 2006
Education Jurisdiction
 What
is it?
• Jurisdiction is a legal term
• Power and authority to govern and control
K-12 education on reserve
• Community authority is recognized by
federal and provincial governments
This is Phase 1. Later phases could include
Early Childhood and Post-Secondary.
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Education Jurisdiction:
Our Vision
 Culture
 Language
 History
 Our
Values
 Our
Methods
These aspects of our vision will be clearly and
positively held within our jurisdiction over education.
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Education Jurisdiction:
We Will Control…
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Curriculum
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Teachers, including standards

Class size
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Testing/Assessments
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Learning Philosophy and Teaching
Methods
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Goals – what we hope to achieve
All aspects of education are within our
control. Education will be relevant to
communities’ and learners’ needs.
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Education Jurisdiction:
Empowers…
 Our
local government
 Our
parents
 Our
children
 Our
schools
 Our
Elders, community experts
Jurisdiction develops our capacity within the
community.
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Education Jurisdiction:
Benefits our Children
We will have the opportunity to…
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Set higher curriculum and teacher standards
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Use better, more flexible teaching methods
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Create a better learning environment
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Teach language, culture, community values
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Better prepare students for post-secondary
through higher standards
Our children will receive a better education
based on community values.
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Education Jurisdiction:
Flexible and Respectful
 Community
 People
and needs based
oriented, not system oriented
 Respects
culture, people
 Respects
non-First Nations
We will be able to change things in our
education system more easily.
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Education Jurisdiction:
Above and Beyond
 High
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standards
Build on provincial standards for core courses
Create own approach to other courses, i.e.
English 12 based on Aboriginal Literature
Grant own graduation certificate as well as
Dogwood
First Nations languages may now be
recognized as a second language credit
We can succeed without having to change who
we are.
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Education Jurisdiction:
Developmental
 Fits
treaty, self-government, self
determination negotiations
 Allows
 First
test-driving of education pre-treaty
step to life-long learning
 Strengthens
expertise within the
community
Jurisdiction over K-12 on-reserve education
will build capacity for further areas.
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Education Jurisdiction:
Fair Funding
 FNSA/FNEA certified
schools will receive
tuition funding for all students on and off
reserve.
 One-time
developmental funding
 Funding
will be available for
implementation costs such as legal and
insurance costs
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Education Jurisdiction:
What Changes?
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Our right to make decisions in education will be
formally recognized
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Will control curriculum, school and teacher
standards
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We can graduate our own children
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We have our own system of K-12 education
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We are no longer under the Indian Act for K-12
on-reserve education (sections 114-122)
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Education Jurisdiction:
How Will it Work?
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Jurisdiction authority rests with the First Nation
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FN passes law to set vision and guidelines for
education system
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Law may also create a Community Education
Authority (CEA)
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CEA operates the education system
CEA can take many forms (single community, single
school, multiple communities, multiple schools, etc.)
CEA delegates some responsibilities to a regional
First Nations Education Authority (FNEA).
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Education Jurisdiction:
How Will it Work?
 First
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Nations Education Authority (FNEA):
Is a legal entity but not another bureaucracy
Is made up of 2 representatives from each
First Nation participating in jurisdiction
Exercises areas of jurisdiction common to all
communities:
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Teacher Certification
School Certification
Curriculum and examination standards
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Education Jurisdiction:
How Will it Work?
 FNEA will
receive administrative services
from First Nations Education Steering
Committee (FNESC) like the First Nations
Schools Association (FNSA) does
 First
Nations and schools will still receive
support from FNESC and FNSA
 There
will be training and other support for
Participating First Nations
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Education Jurisdiction:
Next Steps
 Framework Agreements
will be signed by
BC, Canada and FNESC as early as June
2006
 Federal
and Provincial legislation as early
as December 2006
 After
that, up to 36 month transition period
for communities to develop systems
 FNEA should
be up and running this year
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For more information
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Read about Jurisdiction online at
http://www.fnesc.ca/jurisdiction/index.php
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Contact the office of the First Nations Education
Steering Committee (FNESC) toll-free at
1-877-422-3672 or email [email protected]
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Education Jurisdiction
What it Means to Communities
Presentation created by FNESC and the FNSA
for First Nations communities and schools.
Spring 2006