Our Organisation

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Director General

Director General

— Responsible for administration of the Board. — Implements decisions of the Executive Committee and Council of Commissioners. — Recommends whom to hire for senior and management staff. — Oversees the Deputy Director General, Director of Finance & Administration, the Director of Human Resource Services,...

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Council of Commissioners

According to the Education Act for Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native Persons, and General Bylaw 23.2, the Council of Commissioners operates with the following principles in mind. First principle The Cree School Board is a public corporation holding all the powers necessary to exercise the functions assigned to it by the...

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Executive Committee

Capital Projects Subject to approval by the Minister (when required by law) and to the budget approved by Council, the Executive Committee approves capital projects as well as their plans and specifications, their contracts (for engineers, architects, and construction) and reallocation of costs within approved budgets. Composition The Executive Committee ranks second...

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Philosophy

The Cree School Board will ensure that each student has the opportunity to develop his or her full potential as an individual and as a member of society.

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Mission

— Section 16 of The James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement established the Cree School Board. — The Cree School Board has full jurisdiction and responsibility for education within the Category-I and Category-II lands of all Cree communities. — The Board must acknowledge educational concerns and provide learning opportunities for all Cree...

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History

History

Before the Cree School Board Schooling in the James Bay Area was first controlled by Catholic and Anglican missionaries. In the 1960s, the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development took on a key role.

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