INDIGENOUS EDUCATION:

All learners develop intercultural understanding and all Indigenous learners succeed.

ACTIONS:
- Enhance culturally relevant and responsive supports (e.g., cultural spaces)
- Expand knowledge of all students and staff on our shared history, Indigenous perspectives, contributions, and ways of knowing, including land-based learning
- Honour First Nations, Inuit and Métis identities, voices, and traditions
- Prioritize collaborative partnerships with Indigenous communities and organizations
- Support the success and well-being of Indigenous students and Indigenous staff
WELL-BEING AND BELONGING:

All learners belong, are valued and have agency.

ACTIONS:
- Embed identity-affirming and anti-oppressive practices including a focus on teaching and assessment
- Implement compassionate and proactive strategies to create safe and respectful learning and work environments
- Incorporate consistent, evidence-based tools and strategies to strengthen well- being, including mental health literacy and positive attendance
- Maximize empowerment and agency through participatory processes and continuous feedback loops
- Provide an array of mentoring and leadership opportunities to nurture ongoing growth and development for all
FOUNDATIONAL AND FUTURE-READY SKILLS:

All learners are prepared with core and future-ready skills.

ACTIONS:
- Build core foundational literacy and math skills through explicit and inquiry-based instruction, and the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- Foster digital citizenship, including comprehensive artificial intelligence literacy
- Integrate financial literacy, executive functioning and social-emotional learning skills across subjects
- Nurture active environmental learning through nature- and place-based opportunities and experiences
- Offer a variety of programs and pathways that support a diversity of learners

RCDSB Strategic Plan for 2026-2030

Introduction

2026-2030 Strategic Plan