Beaufort Delta Divisional Education Council
{{Short description|School district in Northwest Territories, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox school district
| name = Beaufort Delta Divisional Education Council
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| logo =Logo of the Beaufort Delta Divisional Education Council.png
| motto = Capable Citizens Through Indigenized Education
| address = Bag Service #12
| location = Inuvik Region
|city = Inuvik
| province = Northwest Territories
| postcode = X0E 0T0
| country = Canada
| coordinates = {{coord|68|21|29.5|N|133|43|32.6|W|type:edu_region:CA-NT|display=inline,title}}
| type = Public
| superintendent = Devin Roberts
| asst_superintendent = Richard McKinnon & Krista Cudmore
| chair_of_the_board = Mina McLeod
| school_board = 10 members
| grades = JK-12
| students = 1,508
| staff = 328
| schools = 9
| website = https://beaufortdeltadec.ca/
}}
The Beaufort Delta Divisional Education Council or Beaufort-Delta Divisional Education Council is the public school board for the Inuvik Region, identical to Region 1, a census division in the Northwest Territories. Located in Inuvik the education council represents nine schools in eight communities.{{cite web|url=https://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/en/directory-nwt-education-bodies |title=Directory of NWT Education Bodies|access-date=17 May 2024|publisher=Government of the Northwest Territories}}
The board is made up of ten members, one from each District Education Authority (DEA), and one each from the Gwich'in Tribal Council and the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation. The executive is made up of a chair, as of 2024 it is Mina McLeod from Aklavik, a vice-chair and one other member.{{cite web|url=https://beaufortdeltadec.ca/about-us |title=Beaufort Delta Divisional Education Council - About Us|access-date=29 March 2024}}
School population
School programs in the Northwest Territories (NWT) are mandatory to all people between the age of six and sixteen.{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov.nt.ca/en/files/legislation/education/education.a.pdf |title=Education Act|access-date=17 May 2021|page=26}} The BDDBE says that they serve over 1,500 students and have 328 staff.
Like other divisional education councils in the NWT they are inclusive{{cite web|url=https://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/en/services/student-support-and-wellness/inclusive-schooling |title=Inclusive Schooling|access-date=17 May 2024}}
Region 1 is predominately Indigenous peoples, made up of Inuvialuit (Inuit), Gwichʼin (First Nations), and Métis,{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Region%201&DGUIDlist=2021A00036101&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Profile table = Region 1, Region: Northwest Territories [Census division]|date=1 February 2023|access-date=17 May 2024}} and these numbers will be reflected in the school population.
Languages
List of schools
The following are the schools in the BDDEC{{cite web|url=https://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/en/services/jk-12-school-curriculum/directory-nwt-schools |title=Directory of NWT Schools|access-date=17 May 2024|date=17 October 2023}}
Notes
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