Nunavik school board redefines its goals by listening to communities

Nunavik’s school board is turning to the community to help improve the success of its students. The first stop was a community consultation in Kuujjuaq on Oct. 9. “We are here to hear the public’s voice on the success of our students,” said Kaudjak Padlayat, strategic co-ordinator at Kativik Ilisarniliriniq, in an interview at the Kuujjuaq forum, where the consultations took place. Instead of creating a strategic plan through video conferences and meetings, the school board opted for a dynamic approach by including teachers, parents and students in a discussion about student success. It’s called Sivumuattiit. Padlayat said the goal is to find a “shared vision” of what student success looks like in Nunavik and settle on ways her team can help reach that goal. Sivumuattiit is split into four…

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