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Our Education Plan 2019-2020 Goal Two - First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Students in Alberta Are Successful.
Goal Two:
First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Students in Alberta are successful.
23.1% of FNMI students are achieving the standard of excellence on diploma assessments.
45% of FNMI high school students are eligible for the Rutherford Scholarship.
Comments On Results
Many of the areas, especially in comparison to Alberta Education, are relatively high. The percentage of First Nation, Metis and Inuit students achieving the acceptable standard increased from 34.1% to 67.9% ↑ an increase of 33.8%.
The ECCS dropout rate for First Nation, Metis and Inuit students increased by 11.0% and the Division will be identifying the factors contributing to increasing this variable.
The number of First Nation, Metis and Inuit students qualifying for the Rutherford Scholarship remained the same at 45.5%.
Key Strategies For Improvement
•Ensure that school administration and instructional staff access the SIS and IPP program analytical information to inform instruction and assessment practices.
•Utilize Vermilion Is Being Empowered (VIBE), and FSL staff and programming to support pyramid of intervention models. •Identify and align FNMI history and reconciliation teachings across all grade levels.
•Continue to support academic counselling services aligned to current programming and scholarship information for FNMI students.
•Bring in First Nation, Inuit and Metis speaker/presenters to workshop days at SOH centers.
•Promote the use of culturally sensitive instructional materials, First Nation, Inuit and Metis fine arts, guests, and experiential learning activities that meet the diverse needs of First Nation, Metis and Inuit students.
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