As we near the end of 2023 and the beginning of winter break throughout B.C., Minister Singh would like to wish everyone in the education system a wonderful holiday season. Please ask your principals to share the following with their staff and school communities on the Minister’s behalf: Minister’s end of year letter to parents and …
Starting in early January 2024, child care providers can apply to renew their Child Care Operating Funding Agreements and opt-in to the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative and Early Childhood Educator Wage Enhancement. For 2024-25, the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative Funding Guidelines and ECE-WE Funding Guidelines are provided in advance to assist with planning. The renewal application period will also …
The Ministry of Education and Child Care is conducting a parent survey from November 22 to December 14 to better understand the regional and provincial demand for school-aged child care. If you haven’t already done so, please distribute this survey to parents and encourage them to participate. Survey results from each school district will be …
Post-secondary institution selections for upcoming graduates are now available through the StudentTranscripts Service (STS) website. Please share this information with your students. Schools also now have the option to preview on the School Secure Web what is currently available to an XML post-secondary institution that has been authorized by a student to receive transcript updates …
The Ministry of Education and Child Care is seeking expressions of interest from school districts for the development and delivery of interactive, experiential learning activities for students in Grades 6-9 that showcase in-demand, public sector health careers. Read the backgrounder for more details on this opportunity.
Registration is now open for the All Superintendents and BCASBO association meetings (Feb. 8) and the annual Partner Liaison Meeting (Feb. 9). This year’s event will be held at the Radisson Vancouver Airport in Richmond, with agendas for both full days to be provided in January. Please book your accommodation as soon as possible to …
The deadline for school districts to select a point person for the Education Data Exchange (EDX) and email their contact details to the ministry is December 1, 2023. See the Education Data Exchange Onboarding bulletin for additional information.
The Ministry of Education and Child Care is conducting a parent survey to better understand the regional and provincial demand for school-aged child care. Schools with Kindergarten to Grade 7 students will be asked to distribute the survey to parents to help inform long-term planning and policy development for child care in B.C. Information and …
In line with Section 34 of the Teachers Act, employers are being notified that 2,506 teaching certificates were cancelled on November 1, 2023, because certificate holders did not pay the 2023/2024 annual practice fee by October 31, 2023. To ensure that the teachers you employ remain certified, please check their status using the Certificate Verification Tool and review …
Please join us November 30 at 3:10 pm PT for the third Analytics Engagement and Information Sharing Session of the 2023/24 school year for an overview of Enrolment Statistics and Completion Rate Power BI reports. See the poster for more information and the registration link. Please contact EDUC.ReportingUnit@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions. The recording …
