1	Northern Aboriginal Education Circle Needs your support as we Work Together to Raise Aboriginal Student Success
2	Factors Influencing Aboriginal Student Success Curriculum Teaching Practices Testing issues, content, delivery, norms Literacy and numeracy Bilingual education Policy Visibility or invisibility on staff, leadership roles, Board levels Analysis of test results Collaboration with & accountability to Aboriginal community
3	Ontario Increases Education Accountability 1996 Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) began literacy and numeracy testing in Grade 3, 6, and 9 Trends Board and school results identified areas of concern and action has been taken in many areas Trend we want addressed: Schools with high Aboriginal population, students scored lower overall
4	NW Ontario Education Leaders Public Schools Warren Hoshizaki, Director, Rainy River Board of Education and Chairperson for NOEL, raised the issue with Delbert Horton, CEO, Seven Generations Education Institute First Nation Delbert Horton invited Aboriginal education leaders from Treaty # 3, Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Robinson-Superior to collaboratively address the issue, NAEC emerged
5	Northern Aboriginal Education Circle Members Kathy Beardy, Ed. Dir., Northern Nishnawbe Education Council Cindy Fisher, Ed. Dir., Ojibways of Pic River First Nation Dobi-Dawn Frenette, Dir. of Ed., Anishinaabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council Inc. Delbert Horton, CEO, Seven Generations Education Inst. Laura Horton, Dir., Seven Generations Education Institute, Co-chair NOEL-NAEC committee Debbie Lipscombe, Dir.of Ed., Grand Council Treaty #3 Phil Pelletier, Social Services Man., Fort William First Nation Michelle Richmond, Ed.Advisor, Nishnawbe Aski-Nation
6	Northern Ontario Education Leaders NOEL consists of over 50 members including all public system Directors of Education, and deans from colleges and universities Members sitting on NOEL-NAEC Committee Dr.Alan Bowd, Ed. Dir., Centre of Excellence, Lakehead University Dr. Allan Craig, Dir.of Ed., Kenora Catholic District School Board Terry Ellwood, Sup. of Ed., Rainy River District School Board Lise Haman, Sup. of Ed., Lakehead District School Board Carlana Lindeman, District Manager, Ministry of Education Carol Lynne Oldale, Dir. of Ed., Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board, Co-Chair Janet Wilkinson, Dir. of Ed., Keewatin-Patricia District School Board
7	NOEL-NAEC Northwestern Ontario Aboriginal Student Achievement Committee Northern Ontario Education Leaders + Northern Aboriginal Education Circle
8	NOEL-NAEC committee on Aboriginal Student Achievement This collaborative initiative between First Nation and Provincial educators is the first and only forum of its kind in Ontario(Canada)
9	Northwestern Ontario Aboriginal Student Achievement Forum 2002 NOEL- NAEC gathered 100 Educators who listened to the issues and made recommendations which were forwarded to the Ministry of Education Recommendations 11 and 12 of the Rozanski report came from our first joint forum in 2002 http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/reports/task02/report.html#issues
10	Rozanski Report 2002 http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/reports/task02/report.html#issues Recommendation 11. the Ministry of Education obtain accurate data to establish the extent of school boards' needs related to the provincial role in the education of Aboriginal students and, on the basis of this data, implement a new grant targeted at the educational needs of Aboriginal students who are not living on reserves, and further, that the ministry require boards that are eligible for this grant to spend it on programs and services for Aboriginal students and to publicly account both for the expenditures and the results achieved
11	Rozanski Report 2002 http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/reports/task02/report.html#issues Recommendation 12. the Province work with Aboriginal leaders and the federal government to ensure that there is an integrated approach to and adequate funding for the education of Aboriginal students
12	Upcoming Forum- “Making Aboriginal Students Visible” Oct 21-22, Thunder Bay, First Nation and Provincial leaders and educators collaborating NOEL-NAEC raising issues we need help with to raise Aboriginal student achievement
13	NAEC needs a Your Support The interim NAEC committee submitted its 2^nd work plan and budget to INAC to continue its work http://naec.7generations.org/ We need your support through a letter to continue this work to raise Aboriginal student achievement, if you agree Leaders and educators can be proactive to address Aboriginal student issues
14	Can we tell you more? NAEC members are prepared to make a presentation to Chiefs and education leaders to address any questions or concerns Contact Ron Fisher, NAEC Coordinator, at 807-622-1829 or e-mail him at ronf@7generations.org Or Contact your NAEC member for more information Please respond, soon. Miigwetch, paampii miinwaa