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• Ontario First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education Policy Framework
f. research and disseminate information about effective practices for helping First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students succeed in school.
School boards will strive to:
a. build strong positive connections with local First Nations and other Aboriginal organizations, such as Friendship Centres;
b. engage in shared planning with First Nation, Métis, and Inuit families and communities with respect to student transitions, curriculum, resource materials, and student supports;
c. maintain continuous dialogue with First Nations regarding tuition agreements, thus ensuring transparency and accountability;
d. research and promote effective practices for helping First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students succeed in school.
Schools will strive to:
a. implement best practices relating to First Nation, Métis, and Inuit student success;
b. in cooperation with First Nation, Métis, and Inuit communities and organizations, offer career events involving First Nation, Métis,
and Inuit role models;
c. foster Aboriginal students’ leadership skills.
STRATEGY 3.2 Build capacity to support identity building, including the appreciation of Aboriginal perspectives, values, and cultures by all students, school board staff, and elected trustees.
The Ministry of Education will:
a. integrate content that reflects First Nation, Métis, and Inuit histories, cultures, and perspectives throughout the Ontario curriculum and related resources;
b. increase the knowledge of all Ontario educators about First Nation, Métis, and Inuit issues and raise their cultural awareness by encouraging faculties of education, the Ontario College of Teachers, school boards, teacher federations, and professional associations to provide appropriate training and professional development focused on Aboriginal histories, cultures, and perspectives for teachers, principals, and supervisory officers;
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