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GOAL 2: Reduce Gaps in Student Achievement
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
• Significant increase in the graduation rate of First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students
• Significant improvement in First Nation, Métis, and Inuit student achievement
• Significant improvement in First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students’ self-esteem
• Increased collaboration between First Nation education authorities and school boards to ensure that First Nation students in First Nation communities receive the preparation they need in order to succeed when they make the transition to provincially funded schools
• Increased satisfaction among educators in provincially funded schools with respect to targeted professional development and resources designed to help them serve First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students more effectively
• Ontario First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education Policy Framework
STRATEGY 2.1 Enhance support to improve literacy and numeracy skills.
The Ministry of Education will:
a. provide focused support for training in effective literacy and numeracy strategies for teachers of all students, including First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students;
b. collaborate with faculties of education, the Ontario College of Teachers, and Aboriginal teachers and communities to provide focused support for
the ongoing education of teachers of Aboriginal students in literacy and
numeracy strategies;
c. provide support to school boards to develop yearly action plans focused
on improving the literacy and numeracy skills of First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students, including students with special education needs.
School boards will strive to:
a. develop yearly action plans focused on improving the literacy and numeracy skills of First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students, including students with special education needs;
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