Services
The MFNSS administers and manages elementary and secondary (K4-12) education programs, services, and funding for participating First Nations.
The K4-12 education programs and services include the following:
- Instructional services (including tuition)
- Student support services (including transportation, Private Home Placement supports)
- Operation and maintenance of school facilities
- Elementary and secondary education-related band employee benefits
- First Nations Student Success Program
- New Paths
- High Cost Special Education Program
Additional Benefits:
- Increased resources for First Nations language and culture programming
- A full range of classroom resources
- Specialized personnel including school psychologists, speech/language pathologists, audiologists, counselling services and programming facilitators
- Greater flexibility in the way programs are delivered to ensure high standards that improve student outcomes
- Technology support enabling students to achieve outcomes of the highest standards
- Specialized programs such as Reading Recovery, music, art and facilitating traditionally based physical education
- Opportunities for professional development, collaborating, networking, building capacity and sharing of materials
Administrative
- Ability to attract and retain staff, share resources, and provide students with access to a wide range of opportunities
- First Nations exercise their jurisdiction over education by mandating MFNSS to manage their schools
- Competitive salaries and benefits package
- Larger overall budgets, greater financial and programming flexibility
Operational
- Supporting First Nations leadership with capital projects such as school expansion and new schools
- Enhancing capacity to meet school facility and education resource needs
- Supporting First Nations schools to develop a safe, healthy , inclusive school infrastructure for accessible schools