At the Greater Essex County District School Board, we understand the importance of partnering with our communities to help support First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students as well as bring positive awareness about Indigenous Peoples to all students and staff.
What IECs do
IECs and Indigenous education leads guide school boards and schools in:
- building stronger relationships with communities
- supporting Indigenous education planning
- sharing information
- identifying promising practices
- enhancing collaborative work
This supports First Nations, Métis and Inuit student achievement and well-being.
How IECs work with school boards
School boards must have formal structures such as IECs to support Indigenous education. IECs provide strategic direction on the:
- development and implementation of Indigenous education strategies and priorities
- Board Action Plan on Indigenous Education, including targeted initiatives and supports to improve the engagement, learning and well-being of First Nations, Métis and Inuit students
Meetings
- The Council will meet 5 times per year (sub-committees may be formed and meet outside these dates)
- Meetings will be scheduled and shared with the committee at the first annual meeting.
Membership
- Membership will be determined at the beginning of each school year and meetings will be closed to the public after membership has been determined. Members may include:
- First Nations, Métis and Inuit parents/guardians from the Greater Essex County District School Board
- First Nations, Metis and Inuit community representatives from their respective territories
- GECDSB Chief Executive Officer
- GECDSB Superintendent with the Indigenous Education portfolio
- Indigenous Education Lead
- Up to three (3) members representing local organizations within the Board's jurisdiction that support Indigenous education.
Please contact [email protected] if you would like to join.