METIS NA TION Of ONT ARIO Annu A l Repo R t 20122013 69 M I n I st R y o F eD u CA t I on A GR ee M ent The MNO signed a Memorandum of Understanding MOU with the Ministr y of Education in 2008 which established the basis for cooperation between the MNO and the Ministr y The MOU pr ovides for ongoing meet ings between MNO and Ministr y offcials that identify ar eas for futur e cooperation The Ministr y pr ovides fund ing for the MNO to advance several pr ojects including the Infnite Reach Mar ch br eak camp Metis language pr ojects Metis Education Kits teacher r esour ce development facilitated r esour ce sessions and r egional meetings between school district boar ds and MNO community councils Recent notable achievements MNO staffng was expanded to include incr eased outr each to Metis students par ents teachers and dis trict school boar ds Metis language speakers came together to explor e opportunities to expand language r etention V ideos to assist with instruction wer e posted on the MNO website Further impr ovements wer e made to the Metis Education Kits with new r esour ces and additional sup ports added The new timeline banners ar e being distributed to MNO offces Metis r epr esentatives on gover nment Aboriginal Education Councils met in Hamilton in Mar ch 2013 In Mar ch 2013 the second Infnite Reach Mar ch br eak camp was held at the Canadian Ecology Center Mattawa The camp attracted 12 students fr om ten dif fer ent communities along with Infnite Reach facili tators and MNO staf f M I n I st R y o F tRAI n I n G Colle G es A n D u n I ve R s I t I es A GR ee M ent The MNO signed a Memorandum of Understanding MOU with the Ministr y of T raining Colleges and Universities in 2008 which established the basis for cooperation between the MNO and the Ministr y The MOU pr ovides for ongoing meetings between MNO and Ministr y offcials that will identify ar eas for futur e coopera tion The Ministr y pr ovides funding for the MNO to advance several pr ojects including the Infnite Reach Metis Student Solidarity Network student talking cir cles and meetings with MNO Senators establishing MOUs and similar agr eements with Ontario postsecondar y institutions and the r esear ch and development of r eports on best practices in postsecondar y institutions as r elated to Metis students Recent notable achievements The Infnite Reach pr ogram continues to gr ow Specifc pr ojects have included Infnite Reach r esour ce materials such as posters email distribution lists manuals and a section on the MNO s website p ro G ram de T a I ls p ro G ram de T a I ls Funder Ministry of Education Gover nment of o ntario n umber of s taf f 5 r esponsibilities shar ed with staf f hir ed under Ministry of t raining c olleges and u niversities Agr eement s taf f located in o ttawa t hunder Bay and t immins e ligible Clientele o ntario K12 students teachers administrators school boar d offcials Education Ministry offcials MNO community councils and citizens self identifying Metis students and par ents Funder Ministry of t raining c olleges and u niversities Gover nment of o ntario M tcu n umber of s taf f 3 shar ed with Ministry of Education Agr eement s taf f located in o ttawa t ar get Market o ntario postsecondary students instructors administrators Ministry of t raining c olleges and Universities offcials M no community councils and citizens selfidentifying Metis students and par entss