Students, families, school councils, schools staff, Yukon First Nations and other education partners are invited to share their experiences and perspectives through an online tool as part of the review of inclusive and special education in Yukon.
Dr. Nikki Yee is reviewing inclusive and special education in Yukon in response to the 2019 Audit Report on Kindergarten to Grade 12 education. Dr. Yee is collecting experiences and perspectives from across the education system for her final report by the end of March 2021.
To safely gather experiences and perspectives during the pandemic, an online tool is available to fill out until January 24. The online tool allows Dr. Yee to hear from students, families and as many participants as possible across the education system. Participants are encouraged to share as many experiences about inclusive and special education services as they would like. This will ensure Dr. Yee captures a diverse range of perspectives.
The online tool is available in English to fill out at: https://app.spryng.io/goto/6DhtiyieGZSruKpi2Mypyb
If using a phone or tablet to fill it out, select "browser" in the pop-up to continue to the online tool. The app is not being used for this engagement.
The French version of the online tool will be available in the coming weeks. The link will be issued as soon as it is available.
With this tool students, parents, families and educators across the territory can provide their perspectives and experiences with inclusive and special education. Their perspective will help us improve education and supports for students. The most important part of this review is understanding the real and lived experiences of students, families, school staff, Yukon First Nations and education partners. I encourage everyone to take the time to participate in this important review.
Minister of Education Tracy-Anne McPhee
I invite everyone, but especially students and families, to share their experiences about inclusive and special education using the online tool. This tool not only provides a way for me to hear people’s experiences, but also can reveal trends between the experiences that diverse people have chosen to share. These trends will be critical for directing the focus of educational transformation.
Independent review consultant Nikki Yee
The online tool was developed collaboratively with Dr. Yee and partners through the Advisory Committee for Yukon Education, and included feedback from students, parents and educators.
This review responds to Recommendation 70 in the Auditor General of Canada’s 2019 report, Kindergarten through Grade 12 Education in Yukon.
The review of inclusive and special education began in February 2020 and was extended across the 2020–21 school year in September due to the pandemic and to safely gather experiences and perspectives from those across the education system.
Dr. Yee released an interim update in September on work completed before the pandemic hit.
Dr. Yee is also conducting focus groups with educators, school councils, Yukon First Nations governments and education partners as part of this review. The online tool is supporting broader engagement with students and families and can also be filled out by staff, school councils, Yukon First Nations governments, education partners and community members.
Matthew Cameron
Cabinet Communications
867-393-7136
matthew.cameron@gov.yk.ca
Kyle Nightingale
Communications, Education
867-336-0653
kyle.nightingale@gov.yk.ca
Nikki Yee
Independent review consultant
778-846-5049