Early learning and child care professionals are invited to attend the upcoming virtual ChildCareBC town hall hosted by Minister of Education and Child Care, Lisa Beare on May 20, 2026, from 6:00–7:00 pm. The Minister and ministry executive will speak to recent child care progress in B.C. and highlight upcoming engagement opportunities, including how early learning …
Registration is now open for an upcoming Lunch and Learn webinar on Statements of Financial Information reporting. The Education Finance Branch and the Financial Management Committee will host this session on Tuesday, May 26, from 12:00–1:00 pm. Contact SDFR@gov.bc.ca for more information or if you have questions to submit in advance.
The Ministry of Education and Child Care, the First Nations Education Steering Committee, and Indigenous Services Canada invite you to register for this year’s British Columbia Tripartite Education Agreement Virtual Annual Meeting on Transportation on Thursday, May 28, 2026, from 10:00-11:00 am Pacific time. Details are available in this event backgrounder.
The teachers employed by your district must hold a valid B.C. teaching certificate. To verify that they do, please search the online registry or use the tools in the Employers’ Area. In News and Notices, review the list of certificate holders who are currently suspended for non-compliance with criminal record check requirements. In addition, please …
The Learning Improvement Fund (LIF) provides funding to districts to provide additional supports and services to meet students’ needs. See the LIF Regulation for more information, including what the funding can be used for. To receive the LIF allocation for next school year, school districts must engage in genuine consultation with local support staff unions …
Early learning and child care professionals are invited to attend the upcoming virtual ChildCareBC town hall hosted by Minister of Education and Child Care, Lisa Beare on May 20, 2026, from 6:00–7:00 pm. The Minister and ministry executive will speak to recent child care progress in B.C. and highlight upcoming engagement opportunities, including how early learning …
The 2025-26 Student Learning Survey deadline has been extended to May 15, 2026. To help monitor survey participation, districts can view their SLS participation rates (updated weekly) through the SLS Participation Dashboard within the BC K-12 Education Data Portal. If your school would like to request assistance in determining who hasn’t completed the survey yet as well as for technical …
A Letter of Permission (LOP) is an authorization that allows an uncertified person to teach in a particular school district or independent school authority or for a First Nations school. With a revised new policy, the Director of Certification may issue an LOP for one school year or for up to three school years. The …
Th June 2026 Graduation Assessment session (June 8–19) includes: Schools should submit registrations for this session by uploading their graduation files (DEM, CRS, XAM) to the Graduation module on the Education Data Exchange (EDX). Thereafter, registrations can be managed in EDX; see the EDX Graduation Assessments Registration Management guide for details. For more information, please …
Please share this information with Métis teachers in your district. Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) is implementing initiatives to support the development and retention of Métis teachers in K-12 schools including: Métis teachers interested in participating in either initiative can contact metiseducation@mnbc.ca.These initiatives are part of a broader Métis Teacher Recruitment and Retention plan designed …
