Capital Working Group… The Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey Capital Working Group and the Education Working Group held a joint meeting on February 17, 2000.  At this meeting the group discussed the INAC (Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada) School Space Accommodations Standards and the Provincial School Design Requirements Manual.   There is an initiative underway to develop Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey school construction standards for on-reserve schools that will meet the curriculum needs of the communities.  These standards will form an integrated component of the long term capital plan.

The Education Working Group… Since 1998 the Education Working Group has looked at Special Education programming and related policies.  As a result, a subcommittee was created to explore this issue.

After a series of meetings in 1998 and 1999 it was felt that the present funding policy and its application were inadequate to address special education issues.  Terms of Reference for a study were drawn up and a call for proposals was initiated in November of 1999.

Fred Wien of the Maritime School of Social Work in association with Isabel den Heyer of St. F.X. University is under contract to coordinate the study.  It is set for completion in June of 2000.  At that time a final report will be presented to the Education Working Group for further discussion and action.

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