Grey Mountain Primary School
Interim Community Committee

Dághą ndàsedäye ukʼèkųjē jè

In Whitehorse, Interim Community Committees are being set up to offer support in school governance and planning while the FNSB works with the Kwanlin Dün First Nation and the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council toward the development of a Community Committee Agreement.

The First Nation School Board implemented an Interim Community Committee to work with school administration for the operation and management of Grey Mountain Primary School and to support:  

• Ensuring the school supports students and meets their education needs and aspirations;  

• Implementing a curriculum that is culturally relevant and incorporates use of Dan’kë (Southern Tutchone language);  

• Providing local participation in decision-making process with respect to the management and operation of the school; and  

• Promoting community involvement and reconciliation in the school community.  

No one knows your community and your school better than you. That is why we want the community to wrap around their school, teachers and learners. So that together we can offer the best to our kids.

The GMPS ICC school is the governing body for GMPS along with the FNSB Board of Trustees. They meet regularly and work with the principal and other school administrators to plan the school’s operations. The members are appointed by the Board of Trustees and are accountable to them and to the school community: First Nations, Elders and Knowledge Keepers, residents and citizens, parents, families - and above all - the Learners of GMPS.