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• Ontario First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education Policy Framework
Program Guidelines to ensure that First Nation, Métis, and Inuit cultures and perspectives are represented in both relevant requirements and program offerings;
f. partner with the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, faculties of education, and Aboriginal organizations to develop centres of excellence for curriculum development and Aboriginal teacher education, establishing a formal network among partners;
g. research and promote effective practices for helping First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students, including students with special education needs, succeed in school;
h. support and disseminate research that would identify assessment tools that reflect Aboriginal ways of learning and cultural perspectives that can be used in the Identification, Placement, and Review Committee (IPRC) process.
School boards will strive to:
a. consult on, develop, and implement strategies for voluntary, confidential Aboriginal student self-identification, in partnership with local First Nation, Métis, and Inuit parents and communities;
b. ensure that First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students benefit from school-based early screening and intervention programs;
c. provide professional development activities focused on the needs of First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students, including students with special education needs;
d. enhance resident expertise in the board by hiring First Nation, Métis, and Inuit staff at all levels;
e. support teachers in adopting a variety of approaches and tools to teach and assess Aboriginal students more effectively;
f. review First Nation tuition agreements in collaboration with local First Nations to ensure they are designed with strategies to improve student achievement in mind.
Schools will strive to:
a. develop awareness among teachers of the learning styles of First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students;
b. employ instructional methods designed to enhance the learning of all First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students;
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