The Iqaluit District Education Authority are municipally community members elected to represent Iqaluit parents, students and the community-at-large to the Nunavut Department of Education and Iqaluit schools. The IDEA is legislated to exist under the Nunavut Education Act. The IDEA has subcommittees for each Iqaluit school that work regularly with school administrations to resolve issues and highlight opportunities.


The IDEA holds meetings on the first and third Mondays for every month that school is in session. All meetings are open to the public and parents of students are encouraged to attend to share concerns, successes, and ideas. The IDEA welcomes your letters, emails, phone calls, and in-person visits to the meetings.


Some of the topics the IDEA has been focusing on in 2012-13 include:
- security in schools and student safety
- social promotion/continuous progress models of education
- increasing training opportunities for educators in wellness and suicide prevention
- learning more about the new Nunavut curriculum, student assessment and accreditation
- school infrastructure, buildings, and classroom space


If you wish to raise a topic with the IDEA and/or to speak at a meeting please contact the IDEA Administrator, Sabrina Sherman at ssherman@qikiqtani.edu.nu.ca.