The Kativik School Board (KSB; French: Commission scolaire Kativik, Inuktitut: ᑲᑎᕕᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᖅ Kativik Ilisarniliriniq) is a school district with territory in Nunavik in northern Quebec; it has an office in the Saint-Laurent area of Montreal and one in Kuujjuaq.[1]
While most Quebec school boards are categorized by language, this district is categorized as a "special-status school board".[2]
History
It was created as part of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA), and in 1975 the school district came into existence.[3]
The district headquarters were placed in Dorval so the administration would be in proximity to the Quebec government. The headquarters were later placed in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG), Montreal.[4] In 1998 Quebec Minister of Education Pauline Marois stated she would support the headquarters moving to Nunavik.[5]
The provincial education ministry requested that KSB adopt certain reforms in its mathematics and science programs by 2012; when this did not happen, in 2014 the ministry stopped KSB's ability to issue regular high school diplomas effective June 2015; instead "attestation of equivalence of secondary studies" became available. KSB did not inform the students and community of the change until 2017.[6] President of the KSB board Alicie Nalukturuk accused the ministry of ignoring requests for help on issues in the community.[7]
Schools
- Tukisiniarvik School (Akulivik)
- Tarsakallak School (Aupaluk)
- Innalik School (Inukjuak)
- Nuvviti School (Ivujivik)
- Ulluriaq School (Kangiqsualujjuaq)
- Arsaniq School (Kangiqsujuaq)
- Sautjuit School (Kangirsuk)
- Asimauttaq School (Kuujjuaraapik)
- Jaanimmarik School (Kuujjuaq)
- Pitakallak School (Kuujjuaq)
- Iguarsivik School (Puvirnituq)
- Ikaarvik School (Puvirnituq)
- Isummasaqvik School (Quaqtaq)
- Ikusik School (Salluit)
- Ajagutak School (Tasiujaq)
- Kiluutaq School (Umiujaq)
Former schools
The board formerly operated the Ulluriaq School, previously the Satuumavik School, in Kangiqsualujjuaq.[8]
The district formerly operated the Kativik Senior Education Centre in Dorval, Quebec. In the district's early history, senior high school students had to attend classes there to get a high school diploma. During its history, most students dropped out of the program rather than completing it; the centre was a long distance from Nunavik.[4]
References
External links
- Kativik School Board
- Kativik School Board (in French)
- Kativik School Board (in Inuktitut)