Governance
Saskatoon Tribal Council Education Alliance
The STC Education Alliance supports member First Nations communities (which are sovereign and autonomous), while recognizing the benefits of shared governance, management, and administration.
Like a school board, the Alliance is the central coordinating body for education in communities. It provides common services and resources to members, and supports negotiations with the provincial and federal governments, as directed by the leadership.
Unlike a school board, the Alliance serves rather than directs the activities of its members’ local education systems.
Member First Nations have tasked the Alliance with the mandate to provide education services designated as critical components of an Indigenous education system. This ensures Indigenous language, culture, knowledge, philosophy, and modes of governance are preserved, developed, incubated, and fully realized whenever possible for the benefit of First Nations learners.
The STC Education Alliance is governed through an incorporated board responsible for ensuring all activities are attuned to the needs of member First Nations. The Alliance will:
- Coordinate new programming for the schools and ensure consistency with support of Education Alliance staff
- Provide an efficient and cost-effective centralized approach to sourcing and hiring, coordinating, managing, monitoring and evaluating professional services. This will provide equitable resources to schools, as determined by local First Nations.
- Be responsible for second level supports, such as educational consultants, speech pathologists and education psychologists.
