All school districts are required to prepare a Statement of Financial Information (SOFI) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. Please see the Financial Information Act Requirements memo for direction on how to prepare this report.
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), in collaboration with the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) and the Ministry of Education and Child Care, invites you to attend a webinar on the Joint Verification Process (JVP). Registration is now open.
On July 12, 2024, 73 teaching certificates were suspended for certificate holders who did not comply with criminal record check requirements. Please visit News & Notices in the Employers’ Area to check the list of suspensions. Certificate holders recently employed by you will be flagged. You can also use the Certificate Verification Tool to check the status …
On July 1, 2024, the teaching certificates of 3,747 certificate holders were suspended because their 2024/25 annual practice fee was not paid by June 30, 2024. Please visit News & Notices in the Employers’ Area to review the list of suspensions. Certificate holders recently employed by you will be flagged. Ensure certificate holders pay the annual practice fee so …
A reminder that school districts are required to complete the year-end financial report (downloadable.xls) for the Feeding Futures Fund and the Student and Family Affordability Fund. Completed reports must be submitted to ECC.schoolfood@gov.bc.ca by Wednesday, July 31. Please read the instructions carefully, as the reporting template includes a report for each of the following: Instructions can also be found …
Representatives of the education sector are invited to register for a virtual workshop hosted by the Accessibility Directorate at the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction on July 10, 2024, from 2 pm to 4 pm PT to provide input on B.C.’s draft accessibility standards. These standards will remove and prevent barriers that restrict …
An official Call for Responses (CFR) was posted on BC Bid on May 31, 2024, for organizations interested in providing provincewide Francophone support services as part of the Child Care Resource and Referral (CCRR) program. CCRR centres make it easier for families to access child care by providing information, support, resources and referral services to parents and child …
A reminder that district Codes of Conduct must be updated to align with the amended Provincial Standards for Codes of Conduct Order by July 1. Please submit updated Codes of Conduct to ecc.strategicpriorities@gov.bc.ca by August 15. Please see the Personal Digital Device (Cell Phone) Restrictions in Schools policy page for the Provincial Standards for Codes of Conduct Order Amendment and …
Please remind your school’s Parent Advisory Council (PAC) that funding is available through the Community Gaming Grant program at the Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Applications are accepted each year, between April 1 – June 30, with funding awarded in the Fall. Late applications are unlikely to be funded. Funding amounts are based on school enrolment …
The Ministry of Education and Child Care has launched Learning to be Anti-Racist: An Introductory Course. Part of the K-12 Anti-Racism Action Plan, this free online course is available for all district and school employees and includes seven training modules designed to support and strengthen anti-racism learning environments across schools in B.C.
