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2018 ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27
2018 ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 - Kahnawake ...
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION REPORT
2018 ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 - Kahnawake ...
KAHNAWAKE EDUCATION SYSTEM

     VISION              MISSION       STRATEGIC PLAN

PARENT, STUDENT &     STRATEGIC PLAN
                                       SCHOOL GOALS
   COMMUNITY             STEERING
  CONSULTATION                         AND OBJECTIVES
                        COMMITTEE
2018 ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 - Kahnawake ...
WHERE AND HOW DO OPERATIONS AND GOVERNANCE
               WORK TOGETHER?
  ESTABLISHING AND                    HIRING AND                   OVERSITE OF KEC
REVIEWING STRATEGIC                ORGANIZATIONAL                    DIRECTORS
     OBJECTIVES                   STRUCTURE PROCESS
                                   IDENTIFYING/MONITORING
                                  ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS AND
     STEERING COMMITTEE                                        DIRECTOR SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE
                                          STRUCTURE

                                                                ESTABLISH PRIORITIES RELATED TO
  SYSTEM PLANNING COMMITTEE        NEW POSITION APPROVAL
                                                                    STRATEGIC GOALS AND
(SCHOOLS, CURRICULUM, SPEC. ED)
                                                                   ORGANIZATION PRIORITIES

                                  SCREENING & HIRING PROCESS    DIRECTOR MONTHLY REPORTS TO
      REPORTING TO KCSC
                                                                           KCSC.

       SUB-COMMITTEES
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EVALUATIONS:
                          INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF THE KEC SYSTEM

       2009                                                                                                 2018
  Awimel Consulting             2015                    2016                     2017             Tehota'kerá:tonh Jeremy          2018
     Report on             Donna Goodleaf        Kahtehrón:ni Stacey   Christie Huff Consulting           D. Green
                                                                                                                              Ginette Vincent
   Comprehensive            Evaluation of         Kanien'kehá:ka Tsi    Kahnawà:ke Education        Karonhianónhnha Tsi
Community Based Goals                                                                                                       French Immersion
                        Kahnawà:ke's Education    Niionkwarihò:ten       System Parent and         Ionterihwaienstáhkhwa
      Project                                                                                                               Program Evaluation
                              Services           Curriculum Review      Student Consultation      Kanien'kéha Immersion
                                                                                                     Program Evaluation
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TIME TO ACT
HEIGHT OF IMPLEMENTATION, TRANSITION, TURN-OVER, AND OVERALL CHANGE
2018 ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 - Kahnawake ...
TSI NIIONKWARHO:TEN—OUR WAYS OF KNOWING
2018 ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 - Kahnawake ...
KEC MOBILIZATION FRAMEWORK—MOBILIZATION FOR CHANGE
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STAFFING—OUR TEACHERS AND RESOURCE PERSONNEL
WORKING TO DELIVER QUALITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS

 Karonhianónhnha Tsi Ionterihwaienstáhkhwa
 237 Students
 25 Teachers
 5.5 fulltime resource/support staff (Counsellor/student mentor coach/art therapist/speech therapist)
 11 Teaching Assistants
 1 Behaviour Technician
2018 ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 - Kahnawake ...
STAFFING—OUR TEACHERS AND RESOURCE PERSONNEL
WORKING TO DELIVER QUALITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS

 Kateri School:
 292 Students
 38 Teachers
 7 Resource Teacher/support staff (Counsellor/student mentor coach/art therapist/speech therapist)
 14 Teaching Assistants
 8 Behaviour Technicians
STAFFING—OUR TEACHERS AND RESOURCE PERSONNEL
WORKING TO DELIVER QUALITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS

 Kahnawà:ke Survival School:
 218 Students
 30 Teachers
 6 resource/support staff (counselors)
 2 Behaviour Technicians
NON-BAND STUDENTS

                                 258 Students
           Attending off-reserve schools for elementary and secondary
KAHNAWAKE EDUCATION PROPOSAL BASED BUDGETS

 DIVERSIFICATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL LEARNING PATHS   $190,532.00
 SPECIAL EDUCATION                                    $2,304,035.00
 NEW PATHS FOR EDUCATION                              $427,519.00
 YOUTH PROGRAMS (DIFFERENT %)                         $178,526.00
 FIRST NATIONS STUDENT SUCCESS                        $667,393.00
 EARLY LITERACY                                       $167,935.00
 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE                                 $369,274.00
 EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM (EPP)                 $58,818.00
                                                       $4,355.032.00
SPECIAL NEEDS BUDGET

 2017-2018 (As at August 7, 2018)
   Revenue
      First Nations Education Council (FNEC)   $2,338.812.00

 2018-2019
   Projected Revenue
      First Nations Education Council (FNEC)   $2,481.739.00
SPECIAL EDUCATION DOLLARS ALLOCATION
             $1,200,000.00
                                                                                                                         $1,041,329.00
             $1,000,000.00                                                                                     $882,440.00
              $800,000.00
     Total

              $600,000.00                                                          $553,959.00
                                                       $448,713.00
              $400,000.00
                             $230,404.00
              $200,000.00                                            $123,384.00                 $123,747.00                         $87,981.00 $50,612.00
                                           $1,023.00                                                                                                       $27,043.00
                      $-
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Administration fees                                                                           $230,404.00
Insurance                                                                                      $1,023.00
Materials and Supplies                                                                        $448,713.00
Professional Development                                                                      $123,384.00
Professional Services                                                                         $553,959.00
Rent                                                                                          $123,747.00
Salaries                                                                                      $882,440.00
T.A.'s and B.T.'s                                                                            $1,041,329.00
Transportation                                                                                $87,981.00
Wage Levies and Benefits                                                                      $50,612.00
Other                                                                                         $27,043.00
INCREASE IN DIRECT SERVICES

                9 Curriculum Staff                              Student
 Develop, implement, and monitor curriculum                    Success
 Keep abreast of innovative practices
 Develop, translate, and acquire resources to support
   curriculum implementation                                Core subjects and
                                                               programs
 Develop and support educators in the
   implementation of new and current curriculum.
 Collaborate with internal and external organizations,
   universities and communities.
                                                          Tsi Niionkwarihò:ten
                                                           Education Program
INCREASED ENROLMENT

                                                                             2018-2019

 Confidence in services and programs                         KSS

 Public relations has increased
                                                KARONHIANONHNHA
 Extensive supports and services provided to
   students with high needs
                                                    KATERI SCHOOL
 Low student-teacher ratio
 Increased parental involvement
                                                       NON BAND

                                                                    0   50    100   150   200   250   300   350
STUDENT SERVICES AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES –
            CHALLENGING & INNOVATIVE

      Special needs                                                              Developing parental
  consultants assessing                   Special Needs Policy and                involvement and
   current situation at                      procedures under                         capacity
       each school                                 revision

                                                                   Professional
                          Enhancement                         Development (RTI,
                            initiatives                       differentiation, etc.)
BUILDING CAPACITY IN THE KEC SYSTEM
 Completion of Teaching Certificate with OFNIE
 Language proficiency upgrades for Kanien'kéha and French teachers
 RTI and Assessment
 Internal differentiation workshops at each school
 McGill Bachelor Program in community began in Fall 2018 with thirty students
 Professional Learning Communities
 PD goals established
 Grow Talent, Delegation, Attention to Detail, Conceptual Skill, Commitment to the Mission, Strategic,
   Vision, Hiring Savvy, Balance Emotions, Creativity, Digital Communication Experience
 2nd Language methodologies
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION REPORT

               PRESENTED BY
    KEC ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR EARLYN SHARPE
               CHRIS LECLAIRE
             BETHANY DOUGLAS
               CRAIG WATSON
STUDENT GRADUATION STATISTICS

                                 KSS Total Graduates: 28
                                  Provincial schools: 34

                 Number of Graduates that started CEGEP In Fall 2018:
                                      KSS: 18
                                   Provincial: 23

                   Number of Graduates still in at the end of Fall 2018:
                                       KSS: 15
                                    Provincial: 21

                           Number of Graduates in vocational:
                                        KSS: 1
                                     Provincial: 1

              Number of Graduates attending Ratiwennahní:rats in Fall 2018:
                                        KSS: 5
                                     Provincial: 1
THE WORK ORIENTED TRAINING
PATHWAYS PROGRAM
o KEC PLAN TO ADDRESS EDUCATIONAL DIVERSITY AT KSS
 PILOT PROGRAM IN PROCESS FOR 2019-2020—STAY TUNED
 THE WOTP PROGRAM IS A THREE-YEAR PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS WHO, AT 15 YEARS OF AGE (OR
 OLDER) ARE PROGRESSING AT AN ELEMENTARY LEVEL IN THEIR LITERACY AND NUMERACY SKILLS.

 THE GOAL OF THE WOTP IS TO OFFER STUDENTS A GRADUAL AND SUPPORTIVE TRANSITION INTO WORK AND
 COMMUNITY LIFE.

 THE ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION WILL BE DONE IN ALIGNMENT WITH EACH STUDENTS NEEDS, ABILITIES AND IEP
 GOALS. THE PRE-WORK TRAINING CERTIFICATION ATTESTS TO THE STUDENT’S GENERAL EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS.

 THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO LEARN, SOME STUDENTS WILL ACHIEVE SUCCESS BY FOLLOWING A PATHWAY WHICH
 ALLOWS THEM A HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN THE WORKPLACE, ALONGSIDE THEIR CLASSROOM STUDIES. THERE IS
 ALSO THE CHANCE EXTERNAL WORK PLACEMENTS LEAD TO EMPLOYMENT.
INTERIM FUNDING FORMULA
FINANCIAL IMPACTS ON OUR COMMUNITY’S EDUCATION SYSTEM

 INDIGENOUS SERVICES CANADA SUBMITTED A MEMORANDUM ESTABLISHING THAT K-12 FUNDING
  METHODS AND MOST PROGRAMS WILL BE INCLUDED IN CORE FUNDING AND REDISTRIBUTED TO
  COMMUNITIES VIA AN INTERIM FORMULA STARTING IN APRIL 2019
 DEVELOPED WITHOUT FIRST NATIONS PARTICIPATION
 FROM FALL 2017 UNTIL VERY RECENTLY THE FNEC WAS DENIED ACCESS TO THE CALCULATIONS FOR
  THE FORMULA
 WITH PARTIAL INFORMATION THE FNEC IDENTIFIED MANY ERRORS AND RAISED MANY QUESTIONS
KEC FUNDING AND KAHNAWAKE: A COMMUNITY LEADER IN
MEETING EDUCATION’S FINANCIAL NEEDS

                               THE KEC’S GOAL
SUSTAINABLE CORE FUNDING TO MEET OUR EDUCATIONAL AND COMPENSATION NEEDS FOR NOW
                                  AND THE FUTURE
INTERIM FUNDING FORMULA CONTINUED
RESULTS TO DATE

 RATIO AND SALARIES
     FNEC WORKING TO IDENTIFY A MORE APPROPRIATE REFERENCE SCHOOL BOARD FOR RATIOS AND SALARIES
     RESULT: A GAIN IN TEACHER-STUDENT RATIOS AT SECONDARY LEVELS
 PENSION PLAN AND BENEFITS
     RESULT: INDIGENOUS SERVICE CANADA AGREED TO REVIEW THE AMOUNT OF ITS CONTRIBUTION TO
      PENSION AND BENEFITS
 ADULT EDUCATION
     FNEC ASKED ISC TO GUARANTEE THAT ALL STUDENTS IN ALL COMMUNITIES RECEIVE FUNDING FOR A
      MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS WITH GOAL OF GIVING COMMUNITIES FLEXIBILITY AND TIME TO DEVELOP AND
      ORGANIZE SERVICES
     RESULT: RECOGNITION OF SERVICES FOR ADULT STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF AGE
INTERIM FUNDING FORMULA CONTINUED
RESULTS TO DATE

 SPECIAL EDUCATION
     FNEC ENSURES ISC WILL MAINTAIN CURRENT FUNDING LEVELS AND WILL RESPECT AFNQL CHIEFS VIA
      RESOLUTION.
     REQUEST SPECIAL EDUCATION BE REMOVED FROM INTERIM FUNDING FORMULA AND MANAGED THROUGH
      PROGRAMS
     RESULT: ISC AGREES TO DISCUSSIONS ON SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING, AN IMPORTANT VICTORY FOR
      QUEBEC FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITIES
INTERIM FUNDING FORMULA CONTINUED
RESULTS TO DATE

 CORE FUNDING
     THE FNEC ASKED ISC TO CONFIRM CORE FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS AND PROGRAM FUNDING TRANSFERRED
      BY THE FNEC WILL BE PROTECTED
         RESULT: ISC CONFIRMED CORE FUNDING WILL BE PROTECTED, INLUDING PROGRAMS IN QUEBEC ON AN EXCEPTIONAL
          BASIS
INTERIM FUNDING FORMULA CONTINUED
RESULTS TO DATE

 BLOCK FUNDING AGREEMENTS
 FNEC ASKED ISC TO CLARIFY ANTICIPATED IMPACTS FOR COMMUNITIES UNDER THE BLOCK
  FUNDING AGREEMENTS. STRESS TRANSFORMATION MUST NOT REDUCE FINANCIAL CAPABILTIIES
  AND GOVERNANCE FLEXIBILITY
     RESULT: TUITION FEES ESTABLISHED IN THE BLOCK FUNDING AGREEMENTS WILL BE UPHELD FOR 2019-2020
INTERIM FUNDING---SO WHAT DO THOSE RESULTS MEAN?

 MORE THAN ONE SCHOOL BOARD MODEL WILL BE USED IN DEVELOPING THE FUNDING FORMULA
 CAPS ON EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUNDING IS LIFTED
 ADULT EDUCATION FUNDING NEEDS AND SERVICE DELIVERY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED
 SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING IS PROTECTED
 CORE FUNDING IS PROTECTED, INCLUDING FUNDING GIVEN TO COMMUNITIES UNDER NEW PATHS
  FOR EDUCATION AND THE FIRST NATIONS STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAM
 BLOCK FUNDING AGREEMENTS IMPACTS HAVE BEEN REDUCED
 THE FNEC SUCCEEDED IN GETTING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE ISC SO THAT WORK ON
  DEVELOPING AN APPROPRIATE FUNDING FORMULA CAN CONTINUE
KEC STAFFING
A MUCH NEEDED COMPENSATION REVIEW

 KEC compensation Philosophy:
 The Kahnawà:ke Education Center recognizes that internally equitable and externally competitive compensation is
   an essential component for attracting, recruiting, retaining and motivating the talented people required for continued
   success in providing the children who live in Kahnawà:ke with a solid and well-rounded education laying the foundation
   for their future careers.
 To support its mission and achieve its goals and objectives, KEC’s employee rewards and salary structures:
 Consider rates of pay of Quebec’s education system and the public sector
 Ensure internal equity is based upon skill, responsibility, effort and working conditions
 Provide economic adjustments which strive to keep salaries in line with the cost of living
 Reflect funding levels, budgetary constraints and accountability
 Take into consideration the unique situation and challenges of First Nations’ students
 Encourage life-long learning, continuous improvement and work-life balance
 Are transparent and consistently administered across all departments and schools
COMPENSATION REVIEW PROJECT
HOW THE PAY GRID WAS STRUCTURED
 Here is an overview of the pay grid and how it was              MCK) and collective bargaining agreements (QPAT)
    structured:
                                                                  MNP compiled the results and presented them to the
   A compensation review committee was formed (KEC               Directors and Combined School Committee for
    Staff, Teachers, TAs, BTS, counsellors)                       consideration
 compensation philosophy, reviewed by the Committee,
    and, approved by the Combined School Committee, was  Results had determined that at that time KEC Positions
    developed to guide the review and the salary structure were considered At Market: 49%; Ahead of Market: 31%;
    development                                            Behind Market: 21%
 All job descriptions were updated                            Salary grids were formed
 Job description validation process took place (directors,    Salary grids were presented to the Compensation review
    managers and staff from all 3 schools volunteered to          committee
    participate)
                                                               Adjustments were made based on feedback from
 Job evaluations were conducted on all positions (HR,            Compensation review committee members
  managers, Director and MNP consultant participated in
  this process) This resulted in obtaining the internal equity  Salary grids were approved by KCSC and implemented
  of each position in the organization                          RESULT: KEC overall staff salary increases totaling over
 MNP consultants conducted a market assessment they             $500,000
  sourced salary data from the Economic Research
  Institute’s Salary Assessor, local organizations (KSCS,
CHALLENGES: HOW THE KEC CAN CONTINUE TO GROW

 STAFF CONCERNS
     ADP
     COMPENSATION REVIEW
     HR POLICY
     SPECIAL NEEDS
 COMMUNICATION
     KEEPING STAFF AND COMMUNITY AWARE
     GETTING TIMELY INFORMATION FROM SCHOOLS
QUESTIONS
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