Indigenous Education Council
Our vision for Indigenous students is to have a balance between academic performance and Indigenous culture and identity that will foster the value of lifelong learning.
The IEC is made up of delegated representatives of:
- Invited Elders
- The K’ómoks First Nation
- The MIKI’SIW Metis Association
- Upper Island Women of Native Ancestry (UIWONA)
- Comox Valley Aboriginal Head Start
- North Island College
- The Wachiay Friendship Centre
- Elected parents/guardians of Indigenous students
- An elected parent/guardian of an Indigenous child (0-5 years)
- Comox Valley Schools (SD71) Board of Education Trustee Liaison
- Comox Valley Schools (SD71) Superintendent
- Comox Valley Principal and Vice-Principal Association (CVPVPA) representative
- Comox District Teachers’ Association (CDTA) teacher representative
- Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 439
To contact an IEC Parent Representative:
- Phone us at 250-331-4040 or Email: IECParentRep@sd71.bc.ca
The IEC Believes in:
- honouring the traditional territory of the K’ómoks people and recognizing the importance of their leadership role in Indigenous Education;
- sharing our world view we take a leading role in education;
- exercising our right to participate in the decisions affecting Indigenous children and their families;
- a shared responsibility to provide quality education for our children and families
- involving parents at all levels;
- respecting and honouring the cultural diversity within the Indigenous community;
- continuous learning to improve the quality of life;
- the validity of Indigenous (knowledge) ways of knowing;
- striving for unity of one voice as a Council;
- open and respectful communication at all levels;
- the permanence of Indigenous culture and rights.
Terms of Reference
AGM