Aboriginal Academic Achievement Grant (AAA)

The Aboriginal Academic Achievement Grant is provided to assist school divisions with current programming or the implementation of new programs that target academic success for Aboriginal students. School divisions should focus their AAA grant to accomplish the following:

improve practices for Aboriginal students in the areas of curriculum, instruction, assessment, classroom management, and school organization
support professional learning and collaborative planning among teachers, principals, specialists, support staff, parents, and the community
increase the flexibility of schools and divisions to implement changes based on best practices through an action research process

Funding Formula: Funding of Schools 2011-2012 School Year

Aboriginal Academic Achievement Grant Review

Aboriginal Academic Achievement Grant Review: Highlights of the Regional Discussion Sessions ( 235 KB) provides highlights from regional sessions with parents and school division representatives that took place in April, May and June of 2009. During these sessions, participants reviewed and discussed ways of improving Aboriginal education in Manitoba schools.

Revised Reporting Process

In the 2007-2008 school year, a revised categorical grants reporting process was implemented. The process involves a three-year reporting cycle with visits to school divisions on a rotational basis. (Additional information available at http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/specedu/pie/index.html)

All school divisions will continue to submit an annual Financial Report (Expenditures for 2010-2011 will be reported in October 2011).

Note: The following grant Requirements and Timelines only apply to the school divisions required to provide a written Outcomes Report for 2011-2012 and a Report on previous year’s Results.

Requirements and Timelines

2011-2012 Categorical Grants Plan

For the 2011-2012 school year scheduled divisions are required to submit an AAA program plan by October 30, 2011 addressing the following:

The measurable/observable academic achievement outcomes targeted including grade levels.
Strategies outlining the nature of programming to achieve outcomes that are supported by the grant.
The measurable indicators used to monitor progress in achieving outcomes.
How parental/community involvement is addressed and what initiaitives will be implemented.

Results Report for 2011-2012

Scheduled school divisions are required to submit a Results Report (see Step 9 of the 2010-2011 Categorical Grant Report Template referenced below) for the 2010-2011 program plan by October 30, 2011 addressing the following:

Restate the outcomes targeted in the 2010-2011 AAA plan.
Results achieved through programming related to stated outcomes and indicators in the 2010-2011 program plan.
Parental and community partnership activities implemented and related results.

Note: School divisions scheduled to provide Results reporting in 2011-2012 should also report Results for the 2008-2009, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years.

A blank reporting template is available to assist in completing both the program plan and the Results Report requirements. The template is available in Word format.

2011-12 School Division Planning Template ( 194 KB)

For additional program information, contact Karen Courchene at 204-945-0906 or toll free at 1-800-282-8069, ext. 0906.