The Chiefs of Ontario Education Sector, along with the Provincial Demonstration School Branch, Student Support and Field Services Division, and Ministry of Education, discuss services for Blind/Low Vision and Deafblind Learners, admissions to W. Ross Macdonald School for the Blind, opportunities for professional development and referral processes to access supports. Link to video Presentation -
Ontario MPPs can now speak their own Indigenous languages at Queen's Park March 27, 2024 Kiiwetinoong MPP recalls being punished for speaking Anishinaabemowin in residential school https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/ontario-queens-park-anishinaabemowin-1.7156130 Polar bear paw prints spotted in one First Nation’s school yard April 1, 2024 A polar bear came too close to home for Peawanuck First Nation
The Chiefs of Ontario is launching the next stage in our Systemic Gaps in Education Project. We are hoping your school will join us in reporting on students’ well-being. This video provides an overview. To learn how to participate, or for more information, please contact COO Education Project Lead, Ashley Deacon at ashley.deacon@coo.org. Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljZ7nI2qiZ0
Findings from the Review of the Implementation of Jordan’s Principle in Ontario School Boards Report produced by Chiefs of Ontario and the First Nations Lifelong Learning Table suggest that improvements can be made to support First Nations learners who are accessing services through Jordan’s Principle. The report includes recommendations to improve the implementation of Jordan’s
Its only school ripped away by arson, Eabametoong First Nation focuses on healing and keeping kids in class February 14, 2024 Leaders of First Nation in northwestern Ontario push for temporary school to be built by fall https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/eabametoong-first-nation-school-arson-1.7113941 Why Are Ontario Post-Secondary Schools in Fiscal Disarray? February 13, 2024 https://www.tvo.org/video/why-are-ontario-post-secondary-schools-in-fiscal-disarray Moose
During the 2023 Fall Chiefs Assembly, First Nation Leadership in Ontario accepted the attached Systemic Gaps Project Student Outcomes and Systemic Gaps Project Suspensions reports as key evidence for work being undertaken by the First Nations Life Long Learning Table (FNLLT). The two documents are the first to be released under the COO Systemic Gaps
The Leadership Committee on Language is pleased to announce the approval of two important documents: the LCOL Strategic Framework and the LCOL Communication Strategy. Additionally, we would like to present two charts outlining the 11 recommendations for Areas of Advocacy and Community-Level of Support. LCOL Communications Strategy LCOL Strategic Framework Language Report Recommendations 1-5 Language
Greetings First Nation Education Teams; This is the call for the 2023-24 High Cost Special Education Needs-Based Applications. The Application due date is Friday, October 27, 2023 (5:00 pm EST). This process is done on a volunteer basis if your community has identified needs that are over and above your 2023-2024 HCSEP allocation. The attached
This report includes 41 recommendations to be used as a starting point for further exploration of First Nation developed post-secondary education models that better meet the needs of First Nation learners. Download Report Here
Hands-on STEAM learning returns for Northern Indigenous youth May 24, 2023 NORDIK Institute has announced its program Aki Kikinomakaywin (Learning on the Land) is returning for a second year. https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/hands-on-steam-learning-returns-for-northern-indigenous-youth-7044779 Thames Valley trustees approve mandatory course on Indigenous authors May 24, 2023 Students at the largest school board in Southwestern Ontario will soon
