Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, while the department doesn't practice social passing as a policy so to speak, it does endorse peer group placement for students in the Northwest Territories. This is researched-based education practice, and it's used in many jurisdictions across Canada and worldwide. What I want to add here, though, is that peer group placements do not prevent parents, students, teachers, and also even the education system as a whole, from holding appropriate expectations for students to continue growing in our territory. And I think it's really important that amendments that were made to the Education Act ensure that parents are notified when students are working below grade level and are placed on a modified education plan. So it's really important that parents know what's happening with students and have the ability to step in if they want to. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Caitlin Cleveland on Question 66-20(1): Education Policies, Curriculum and Social Passing
In the Legislative Assembly on February 21st, 2024. See this statement in context.
Question 66-20(1): Education Policies, Curriculum and Social Passing
Oral Questions
February 21st, 2024
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