Local Education Agreement

As described in the BC Tripartite Education Agreement: Supporting First Nation Student Success (2018), Canada, BC, and the First Nation Education Steering Committee (FNESC) are committed to improving First Nation student outcomes and acknowledge Local Education Agreements as an important mechanism to increase accountability and to promote and achieve effective working relationships between First Nations and boards of education, enabling them to work collaboratively to support First Nation students.

A Local Education Agreement (LEA) is an agreement that sets the terms and conditions for the purchase of education programs and services for First Nation students living on reserve by a First Nation. LEAs are a key mechanism for accountability and effective working relationship between a First Nation and school board or, a First Nation and an independent school authority. LEAs also include terms and conditions related to improving First Nation student outcomes and developing the relationships necessary to accomplish that mutual goal.