KO team joins NAN education reps in meeting with INAC education officials
November 14, 2006 - 5:03am | by Anonymous
NAN's Education Committee lead by Deputy Chief Terry Waboose and Education Advisor Dobi-Dawn Frenette, hosted a meeting with INAC's Regional Education team on Thursday, Nov 9 in Thunder Bay. INAC representatives attending this meeting included:
- Katherine Knott; Director, Education; (519) 751-2243
- Connie Charlie; A/Junior Program Officer; (807) 624-1566
- Cheryl Kylander; Sr Education Officer; (807) 624-1522
Topics discussed during this day long meeting included:
- Education Priorities: Nishnawbe Aski Nation
- Education Priorities: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
- 06/07 Funding
- 07/08 Funding
- Education Authorities
- National Working Groups
- Education Policy Framework/Systems and Jurisdiction
- Special Education
- Provincial/Federal Relations
- Intergovernmental Relations
- Post-secondary (including ISSP)
- Data sharing
- Nishnawbe Aski Nation Education meeting
- Moving Forward
Other issues:
- Ojibway Cree Cultural Centre
- Northern Nishnawbe Education Council
- Keewaytinook Internet High School, presentation
- Information Technology & Broadband Connections (First Nation SchoolNet Program)
Jim Teskey, KO Education Advisor and Brian Beaton, K-Net Coordinator attended this meeting and did presentations about KiHS and the First Nations SchoolNet initiatives.