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Education Plan to use assessment and survey data to better support students next year Superintendent of School Improvement Joanne Pitman speaks with the media on Monday, March 16, 2020. Photo by Azin Ghaffari/Postmedia
In the wake of a disruptive pandemic that tested students in multiple ways, public schools will build new learning strategies this fall based on detailed data collected from assessments and surveys of student concerns.
As part of its new “Education Plan 2021-24,” the Calgary Board of Education is vowing to use that data to strengthen its focus on achievement, equity and well-being, including new ways to support Indigenous students and address racism in schools.
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Following the success of an Indigenous-led immunization clinic’s Phase 2 vaccinations, efforts are expanding to include younger Indigenous people, newcomers, refugees and migrant workers.
It is the third project led by a coalition of organizations, which include the Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary (AFCC), Siksika Health Services, OKAKI and Seven Brothers Circle, that prioritizes cultural safety and counters vaccine misinformation.
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The group opened an immunization centre for Indigenous seniors in March at the Circle of Wisdom Elders and Seniors Centre in Sunalta. Then in April, it launched a large-scale Phase 2 clinic at the Best Western Premier Calgary Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre.