Thank you, Mr. Chair. That is something that we could definitely do a presentation with committee when we can find a scheduling time. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister Moses. Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Moving on to my next issue, it has to do with the Alberta Achievement Tests. Could the Minister talk about the progress being made to find a new student assessment tool and when that assessment tool will be in place? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Minister Moses.

Thank you. From my understanding Alberta is not removing them; they're still using them as tests, and we are going to be doing the same as well. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister Moses. Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the business plan alludes to the progressive retirement of the AATs. Could the Minister please clarify? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Deputy Minister Haener.

Thank you, Deputy Minister Haener. Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Also in this section, as part of the mandate, Members agreed that there would be a plan for universal daycare that would be introduced by the fall. Could the Minister give us an update on the development of that plan? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Minister Moses.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We are still expecting to have an approach, a plan, in place for the fall time. In light of all the changes that we are making within the department and all the initiatives that we're doing, that's just on top of the workload that we have, but we're still hoping that in the fall time we'll have something.

Thank you, Minister Moses. Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My next question has to do with inclusive schooling. Can the Minister tell us whether the inclusive schooling will be extended to include junior kindergarten students? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Minister Moses.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. As I mentioned with questions in the House regarding this, students who are entering junior kindergarten will have access to all the supports and resources in the school setting. So at this time, we're just going to continue with the funding for inclusive schooling the way it is, but junior kindergarten students who are in the school system will have access to more resources, more teachers, moving forward. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister Moses. Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, according to the presentation we had at lunchtime, children often enter school with significant developmental deficits in all sizes of communities in the NWT so it stands to reason that their need for inclusive schooling resources will be greater perhaps than for other higher grades. So I'm wondering if, in fact, the Minister will consider increasing those resources to meet the needs of the additional students. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Minister Moses.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Currently, all the education authorities are working on the roll-out plan for junior kindergarten moving forward. I want to just emphasize again that junior kindergarten is a play-based approach, and I think that students who have gone through it already that we've seen, we've seen some really excellent improvements in the development's readiness. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister Moses. Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the research doesn't support that statement; there haven't been excellent improvements. Since the EDI was introduced, the measurement in every community size has decreased. So it seems to me that putting inclusive resources into schools as a priority is essential for children to succeed in education, so I'd like to hear the Minister's plan to do that. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Minister Moses.