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Unless otherwise agreed, the First Nation will not be responsible for paying any amounts for which it does not receive funding from Indigenous Services, or which exceeds the First Nation Student Rate.
Under BCTEA, there is a portion of the First Nation Student Rate (FNSR) derived from the Student Location Factor (SLF), Supplementary Student Location Factor1 (SSLF) and Provincial Student Transportation Fund (STF) that is considered a “proxy” for funding First Nation Student transportation.
Introduced in the 2021/22 Joint Transportation Plan Worksheet was the request for Boards to include their baseline spending on First Nation Student transportation from their available funding sources e.g., Provincial General Operating Grant budget, including the First Nation Student Rate (FNSR), and the Provincial Student Transportation Fund (STF).
This proxy amount can be supplemented by other funding from the FNSR and/or from 1 These factors were used by BCTEA as a formula to determine per First Nation Student spending and doesn’t mean the student has to meet the Supplementary Student Location Factor criteria.
The Parties are committed to taking actions aimed at improving First Nation Student outcomes and acknowledge that LEAs are one mechanism to increase accountability and to promote and achieve effective working relationships between First Nations and local boards of education, enabling them to work collaboratively to support First Nation Students.
Unless otherwise agreed, the Band will not be responsible for paying any amounts for which it does not receive funding from Indigenous Services, or which exceeds the First Nation Student Rate.
The Committee may consult transportation experts to assist in assessing Joint First Nation Student Transportation Plans.
Boards of education and First Nations with LEAs must submit a Joint First Nation Student Transportation Plan to confirm or ensure that the transportation needs of First Nation Students from such First Nations who are attending a BC Public School are being addressed.
In cases where a First Nation Student is identified as likely having diverse abilities or a disability upon enrolment in kindergarten, or when transferring into a School at a later grade level, or when a First Nation Student has an obvious disability that has not been previously assessed, the Board will ensure there is a timely determination of the need for assessment and/or intervention plan.
The Board agrees that, once transportation services are implemented pursuant to an approved Joint First Nation Student Transportation Plan with the First Nation, the Board will not make changes to those services without written agreement of the First Nation.