Common use of Shared Accountability and Data-Sharing Clause in Contracts

Shared Accountability and Data-Sharing. LEAs are more than a mere financial transaction and serve as a core shared accountability mechanism for both First Nations and boards of education regarding First Nations education in the BC Public Schools. Timely and relevant data is required to inform decision-making to support First Nation Students. The Board agrees to: Ensure that First Nation Students have equitable access to educational programs, including Indigenous language instruction, in the School District, and to continue to strive towards high levels of First Nation Student success in educational programs; Approve educational resource materials that promote an understanding of and appreciation for the history, language and culture of First Nations people in British Columbia, including required curriculum on the residential school experience; Promote the offering of, and enrollment in, English First Peoples 10, 11 and 12 and BC First Peoples 12 and Contemporary Indigenous Studies 12, or any successor courses for all students; Promote the offering of and enrollment in Indigenous Language courses in line with the Minister’s mandate to develop new First Nations history curriculum, develop full-course offerings in Aboriginal languages and to implement the educational Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which includes taking the necessary steps for program development, teacher training, professional development, and appropriate consultation with Aboriginal communities and Indigenous language learning educators and experts; Support principals and teachers in effectively delivering educational programs referred to in sections 3.1 (b), (c) and (d); Ensure Schools support First Nation Students to participate in extracurricular and sports activities; Ensure teachers provide information to Parents regarding their child’s educational program (e.g. course selection process, reporting periods, report cards, as required by the School Act); Communicate details of this Agreement, including its purpose, objectives and principles, with school personnel, in particular principals and teachers; Give direction to principals regarding the implementation of this Agreement, as appropriate; and Spend Aboriginal Education (Targeted) Funds on Aboriginal Education Programs and Services identified through the direct involvement of Aboriginal communities working with the Board to support the success of Aboriginal Students; The First Nation agrees to: Promote the active participation and involvement of Parents and other community members of the First Nation in the education of their children, including any available processes or forums in the School District (such as parent clubs and other committee processes) and School District or School activities; Encourage and support First Nation Students to participate in extracurricular and sports activities; Subject to receiving Tuition Funding from Indigenous Services, pay the Board the Tuition Fees received from the federal government as agreed to and set out in this Agreement; and [Add any other responsibilities the Parties agree are useful/necessary.] Consistent with the purposes, principles and objectives of this Agreement, the Board, in making available an educational program to First Nation Students, will: Work with the First Nation, to develop and implement strategies to keep First Nation Students in school and maintain and implement the Attendance Protocol; In the case of an Early School Leaver, work with the First Nation to collaborate on a plan that best meets the educational needs for that First Nation Student; List courses, including English First Peoples and locally developed Board/Authority Authorized courses, in the course selection handbook; Promote and support First Nation cultural activities, including National Aboriginal Day activities, in Schools within the School District; Promote and support effective professional development focused on local First Nations history, language and culture; Work with the First Nation, and the Aboriginal Education Council where applicable, on how to effectively use the Targeted Aboriginal Education Funding, including any surpluses, to support First Nation Student needs and improved learning outcomes; Communicate details of this Agreement, including its purpose, objectives and principles, with school personnel, and in particular principals and teachers; and Wherever this Agreement provides that a School will perform any obligation under this Agreement, the Board will provide direction to the superintendent, principals, teachers, and other school staff as needed to fulfil that commitment.

Shared Accountability and Data-Sharing. LEAs are more than a mere financial transaction and serve as a core shared accountability mechanism for both First Nations and boards of education regarding First Nations education in the BC Public Schools. Timely and relevant data is required to inform decision-making to support First Nation Students. The Board agrees to: Ensure that First Nation Students have equitable access to educational programs, including Indigenous language instruction, in the School District, and to continue to strive towards high levels of First Nation Student success in educational programs; Approve educational resource materials that promote an understanding of and appreciation for the history, language and culture of First Nations people in British Columbia, including required curriculum on the residential school experience; Promote the offering of, and enrollment in, English First Peoples 10, 11 and 12 and BC First Peoples 12 and Contemporary Indigenous Studies 12, or any successor courses for all students; Promote the offering of and enrollment in Indigenous Language courses in line with the Minister’s mandate to develop new First Nations history curriculum, develop full-course offerings in Aboriginal Indigenous languages and to implement the educational Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which includes taking the necessary steps for program development, teacher training, professional development, and appropriate consultation with Aboriginal communities and Indigenous language learning educators and experts; Support principals and teachers in effectively delivering educational programs referred to in sections 3.1 (b), (c) and (d); Consistent with the Declaration Act, the UN Declaration, the Province’s 10 Principles, the TRC Calls to Action and the purpose and guiding principles of BCTEA, spend Indigenous Education (Targeted) Funds on Indigenous Education Programs and Services identified through the direct involvement of and joint sign off by Indigenous communities working with the Board to support the success of Indigenous Students; Ensure Schools support First Nation Students to participate in extracurricular and sports activities; Ensure teachers provide information to Parents regarding their child’s educational program (e.g. course selection process, reporting periods, report cards, as required by the School Act); Communicate details of this Agreement, including its purpose, objectives and principles, with school personnel, in particular principals and teachers; Give direction to principals regarding the implementation of this Agreement, as appropriate; and Spend Aboriginal Education (Targeted) Funds on Aboriginal Education Programs and Services identified through the direct involvement of Aboriginal communities working with the Board to support the success of Aboriginal Students; The First Nation agrees to: Promote the active participation and involvement of Parents and other community members of the First Nation in the education of their children, including any available processes or forums in the School District (such as parent clubs and other committee processes) and School District or School activities; Encourage and support First Nation Students to participate in extracurricular and sports activities; Subject to receiving Tuition Funding from Indigenous ServicesServices Canada, pay the Board the Tuition Fees received from the federal government as agreed to and set out in this Agreement; and [Add any other responsibilities the Parties agree are useful/necessary.] Consistent with the purposes, principles and objectives of this Agreement, the Board, in making available an educational program to First Nation Students, will: Work with the First Nation, Nation to develop and implement strategies to keep First Nation Students in school and maintain and implement the Attendance Protocol; In the case of an Early School Leaver, work with the First Nation to collaborate on a plan that best meets the educational needs for of that First Nation Student; List courses, including English First Peoples and locally developed Board/Authority Authorized courses, in the course selection handbook; Promote and support First Nation cultural activities, including National Aboriginal Indigenous Peoples Day activities, in Schools within the School District; Promote and support effective professional development focused on local First Nations history, language and culture; Work with the First Nation, and the Aboriginal Education Council where applicable, on how to effectively use the Targeted Aboriginal Education Funding, including any surpluses, to support First Nation Student needs and improved improve learning outcomes; Communicate details of this Agreement, including its purpose, objectives and principles, with school personnel, and in particular principals and teachers; and Wherever this Agreement provides that a School will perform any obligation under this Agreement, the Board will provide direction to the superintendent, principals, teachers, and other school staff as needed to fulfil that commitment.