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District Education Authority (DEA) is a locally elected education body in Nunavut made up of community members who are interested in education. The DEA works closely with school staff and Regional School Operations (RSO) staff. Together, they perform many of the same functions as a traditional school board and are responsible for overseeing the administration of the school. Members are elected for four-year terms.

Responsibilities of the DEA

The DEA is responsible for making key decisions regarding the delivery of education in the community. These decisions include:

Choosing the language of instruction and the language model used in the school

Establishing the school calendar

Developing registration and attendance policies

Developing an Inuuqatigiisiarniq (discipline) policy

Issuing suspensions and expulsions

Working with RSO to hire school staff, including teachers and principals

Providing early childhood education programs that promote Inuit language and culture

Structure of the DEA

Each DEA has the following structure:

Seven elected members (the CSFN has five members)

Members serve four-year terms

One chairperson and one vice-chairperson

Committees for:

Human Resources

Finance

Inuuqatigiisiarniq (discipline policies)

Attendance

Meetings held at least once per month

Overall, the DEA plays a vital role in ensuring that education in Nunavut reflects community priorities, Inuit language, and cultural values.

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I know Board members provide strategic direction, financial oversight, executive accountability, and governance leadership. Their job is to guide, monitor, and protect the organization—not to run its daily operations.

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I know Boards are member that make the decision on how to run the daycare facility.

Colleen

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What I would like to learn about Boards, is how they decide when to have their meetings.

Colleen

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What I learnt is that they have monthly meetings, so they have how they month went, if they need to change anything. They bring their concerns to the Manager, and the Manager has a meeting with his Staff.

Colleen

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What I know about DEA’s is they are a Board that runs the schools.

Colleen

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What I would like to know about DEA’s is how they choose new members to join the team.

Colleen

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What I learnt about DEA’s is that they get nominations of people and vote, the one with the most gets the position.

Colleen

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I know Board members provide strategic direction, financial oversight, executive accountability, and governance leadership. Their job is to guide, monitor, and protect the organization—not to run its daily operations.

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What I would like to learn is who is on the DEA in Cambridge Bay? How long is their appointment and who is the Chair?

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I know that they oversee finances and operations in a big picture role and see what are the current issues

What did I learn about boards?

I learned that they approve and monitor the budget and financial statements and the board is accountable for responsible use of funds such as parent fees, government grants, and fundraising.

Ada

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What would you want to know about the DEA’s

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What would you want to know about the DEA’s

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How does one become a member and how long their term lasts?

What Do I Know About DEA’s

They ensure that the schools reflect Inuit Values

(Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit) and they encourage culturally appropriate curriculum implementation.

Ada

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A board is a group of individuals legally responsible for leading and overseeing an organization, provide guidance, ensure financial.

Camillia

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What id like to know about boards is on how they make decisions, meetings.

Camillia

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I learn the boards is monthly meetings how the day care is and if they need to make any changes they bring it all to the management and the manger bring it to the staff.

Camillia

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DEA is a board that runs the schools.

Camillia

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I learn that the DEA’s is a board that works closely with the schools.

Camillia

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I know that the board is a very important part of preschool, they give budget advice, they approve of the parents handbook, applications for registration.

-Jocelyn

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I am unfamiliar with any boards and DEA’s, I would like to know what is being done and who is/has a say.

MEgan

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I would like to know what is important to bring up and what can be done. All the above. I am unfamiliar with all this and new to it.

Megan

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i know boards are members that make decisions and have meetings on how to fun a Childcare Centre. They also host and plan daycare events.

What do you WANT TO KNOW about Boards?

I would like to know how they decide who gets to be on the board and how do you join?

What did you LEARN about Boards?

They have monthly meetings, they talk about how the previous month went, if they need to make any changes they discuss the topics and all decide together. If there are any questions or concerns they bring it up in meetings. We then have a staff meeting and discuss the changes that need to happen.

Shalyne

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DEA’s are people on a board that run both elementary schools and high schools.

What do you WANT TO KNOW about DEA’s?

I would like to know how they decide what days are PD days, I’d also like to know is how do they choose their members and how to join.

What did you LEARN about

I learnt that at the meetings they get nominations and vote, the person with the most votes get to join. Members also get 4 years per term, and meetings are held once a month.

Shalyne

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1️⃣ Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

The DEA is a federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Justice.

What the DEA does:

Enforces the Controlled Substances Act

Regulates manufacturing, prescribing, and dispensing of controlled substances

Issues DEA registration numbers to:

Physicians

Nurse practitioners

Dentists

Pharmacies

Hospitals

Investigates diversion, fraud, and illegal prescribing

Conducts audits and inspections

👉 The DEA operates at the federal level.

2️⃣ State Licensing Boards (“Boards”)

These are state-level regulatory bodies. Examples include:

State Medical Board

State Board of Nursing

State Board of Pharmacy

They:

Issue professional licenses

Investigate complaints

Discipline providers (suspension, probation, revocation)

Set state-specific scope-of-practice rules

👉 Boards regulate the license to practice.

How They Work Together

State BoardDEAGrants license to practiceGrants authority to prescribe controlled substancesCan suspend/revoke licenseCan suspend/revoke DEA registrationEnforces state lawsEnforces federal law

Important distinction:

You cannot get a DEA registration without an active state license.

If your state license is suspended, your DEA registration usually becomes invalid.

Both can act independently.

Example Scenario

If a physician overprescribes opioids:

The State Medical Board may investigate for unsafe practice.

The DEA may investigate for violations of the Controlled Substances Act.

Both may take action separately.