Local Education Agreements (LEA)

 

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Local Education Agreements (LEAs) are agreements between First Nations and boards of education for the purchase of educational programs by First Nations from boards for First Nation students for whom the government of Canada provides funding. LEAs also include terms and conditions related to improving First Nation student outcomes and developing the relationships necessary to accomplish that mutual goal, and to be a shared accountability mechanism regarding the education of First Nation students in British Columbia public schools.