b"REPORTS Indigenous Education CommitteeThroughout the 2019/20 period, initiatives undertaken by the members of CSBAs Indigenous Education Committee have continued unabated, notwithstanding the unanticipated introduction of a pandemic that has seen emergent priorities receive greater focus now than ever before. With the establishment of a new multi-year strategic plan in fall of 2019 to guide the work of the committee starting in 2020, CSBA has renewed its commitment to Indigenous Education.One of the four goal areas is:Indigenous Education work continues to be advancedwith a focus on promoting information sharing and relationships through leveraging provinces and partners.Specific actions include:1. Identification of need for public and Indigenous education partners to collaborate on the establishment of a national framework of accountability, including focus on (re)defining data and measurement related to Indigenous students, including TRC calls to action. 2. Identification of need for a resource on building and co-constructing successful collaboration between pubic and First Nations educational partners. 3. Compile resource guide identifying cross-country contacts for public and First Nations, Mtis and Inuit education communities to help develop relationships and promote communications. 4. Finalize resource guide on practices and frameworks on Educational and Tuition Agreements between public school boards and Indigenous communities. 5. Develop workshop(s) for the 2020 National Trustee Gathering focused on the above resource guide. 6. Standing invitation to AFN Education Directors to all future National Trustee Gatherings. 7. Identification of general framework for establishment of a national award program recognizing meaningful partnerships in promoting Indigenous Education. 8. Members and partners are aware of the CSBA Indigenous Education work; focus on the President's Reports and CSBA webpage. Throughout the year, the Committee continued to critically discuss resources. Following discussion and review, the Committee recommended and the Board approved support for dissemination of Downie-Wenjack Fund school kits across each provincial member.We have recently been pleased to work in partnership with the Assembly of First Nations on a framework of mutual understanding to guide our partnership into the future. For several years now, AFN has provided meaningful insight and support to the work of our committee, and indeed, to the wider CSBA Board.Through a more formal arrangement we are confident that this collaboration will be enhanced to the benefit of all. The Memorandum of Understanding will include specific deliverables, which will help with increased accountability, which is a shared priority.What does this formalized partnership hold in store for us? Together, as a first initiative, our committee and AFN observers reviewed a draft framework for a national awards program focused on recognizing school boards that have partnered with a local First Nations authority to promote reconciliation. While we had hoped that the first"