Public K-12 Education

FNESC engages in advocacy for the benefit of all First Nations students attending BC public K-12 schools.

The work of FNESC includes supporting systemic changes to public education, including legislative, policy, and practice reforms, to improve the outcomes, experience, and attendance of First Nation learners in the BC public K-12 education system.

In This Section:

Indigenous Education Councils

Indigenous Education Councils advise Boards of Education on programs and services for Indigenous students and on the integration of Indigenous world views and perspectives, in particular those of First Nations in whose territory Boards of Education operate schools.

Local Education Agreements

Local Education Agreements can support accountability and effective working relationships between a First Nation and a Board of Education or between a First Nation and an independent school authority.

Children & Youth in Care

First Nations children and youth in care, and those that were formerly in care, deserve to receive consistent and effective support at school so they have every opportunity possible for educational and lifelong success.

Indigenous-Focused Non-Instructional Day

As committed to in the BC Tripartite Education Agreement (2018) and set out in section 8 of the BC School Calendar Regulation, Boards of Education must schedule at least one Indigenous-focused non-instructional day each school year.

Nominal Roll and Joint Verification Process

The Nominal Roll is the registry of all eligible elementary and secondary students federally funded to attend a First Nation, public, or independent school. It serves as an annual student census which is used to calculate education funding for students ordinarily living on reserve.

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    Proposed Topics for Indigenous Education Councils in BC Public Schools
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    School Act Amendments
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    BC First Peoples 12 Teacher Resource Guide
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    BC First Nations Land, Title, and Governance Teacher Resource Guide
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    English First Peoples 10-12 Teacher Resource Guide