School districts interested in onboarding to the new provincial LMS (D2L’s Brightspace) are invited to attend two upcoming sessions. On September 27, the ministry-led information session will provide an overview of how to onboard to Brightspace for K–12 use cases and Brightspace for professional development. On October 5, the D2L-led session will provide additional insight …
Call for nominations is open for the Province’s Medal of Good Citizenship recognizing people who have made outstanding contributions to their communities, outside of their job, and without expectation of remuneration or reward. The medal recognizes people for their extraordinary generosity, service, and acts of selflessness. Nominations are due by Monday, September 4, 2023. Nomination …
A new method for managing type-1 diabetes called ‘do-it-yourself (DIY) looping’ has been appearing in schools. DIY looping is not Health Canada approved and is not supported by Nursing Support Services (NSS). If a student chooses to use DIY looping during school hours, they will not have an NSS delegated plan and should be fully …
A reminder to all school districts that as per Ministerial Order 87/23, Boards must provide updated property asset records and information using the web-based Property Inventory Management System (PIMS) on or before August 31, 2023. Please contact Ministry of Education and Child Care staff Nathan.Whipp@gov.bc.ca with any general questions and Ministry of Citizens’ Services staff …
The deadline for the Framework for Enhancing Student Learning’s Request for Standing Arrangement (RSA), posted on BC Bid, has been extended until August 29, 2023. This RSA is a procurement process for the ministry to contract sector leaders with demonstrated expertise and knowledge to support the Continuous Improvement Program. Application criteria and details can be …
The First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC), the Ministry of Education and Child Care, and Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) invite you to register for this year’s Nominal Roll Learning Series. Registration details are available in this Joint Verification Process (JVP) Webinar backgrounder. If you have any questions, please email the ISC BC Education Programs team …
A reminder to review instructions, ensure a Senior Administrator has reviewed and approved, and submit the final Environmental Scan Inventory and Report to EDUC.EarlyLearning@gov.bc.ca by July 15. The Early Learning branch is available to support and respond to questions in advance of the deadline.
The new Indigenous-Focused Graduation Requirement and 2023 Graduation Program code is now in effect. More details are available in this 2023 Graduation Program information document.
Please save any SharePoint files you may need to your local drive. Education Analytics Office will compress and move all current files and folders to an Archive folder on the SharePoint on August 1.
All school districts are required to provide the Ministry with a summary report of how funds targeted for Indigenous Education have been spent in the 2022/23 School Year. Please document your expenditures on this reporting template by October 1. Information submitted on this template will be shared with the First Nations Education Steering Committee and …
