A reminder that registration is now open for the All Superintendents Meeting (May 17) and the Year 3 Framework Calibration Meeting (May 18) at the Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport in Richmond. Please confirm registration by April 28. A reception will be held following the All Superintendents Meeting on May 18 from 4:00 – 5:30 pm at the …
As previously communicated, a parent brochure was created to support conversations with students, parents/caregivers, and staff regarding the new Indigenous-focused graduation requirement. This brochure has now been translated into six additional languages: French, Farsi, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Tagalog. Please share these translations with the contacts listed below with a request for them …
Additional professional development workshops supporting the implementation of the Indigenous-focused graduation requirement have been scheduled for May and June 2023. There are four different workshops: BC First Peoples 12 (in-person), BC First Peoples 12 (virtual), Train the Trainer (in-person) and English First Peoples 10-12 (virtual). Please share the registration details with teachers who will be …
Expenditure plans for the 2023/24 Annual Facility Grant (AFG) are due on or before May 19, 2023 using the web-based Capital Asset Planning System (CAPS). School districts can update their 2022/23 plans to reflect actual AFG expenditures prior to marking it as “Complete.” 2023/24 expenditure plans will not be accepted until the 2022/23 plan is completed …
Schools are reminded they have until 11:59 pm on Friday, April 28 to complete the 2022/23 Student Learning Survey. The survey is open for students in Grades 4, 7, 10, and 12, as well as parents, staff, and principals/vice-principals. To help monitor survey participation, districts can view their SLS participation rates (updated weekly) through the SLS …
Registration remains open for the fourth Jointly Convened Annual Meeting (JCAM) for Superintendents and IEC Chairs on May 25 from 8:30-4:30 pm. Where the IEC Chair is a District staff member, the District may register a representative from a local First Nation. An overflow room block is available for booking until April 24 and reservations …
Registration is now open for the All Superintendents Meeting (May 17) and the Year 3 Framework Calibration Meeting (May 18). These events will be held at the Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport, Richmond BC. Please confirm registration by Friday April 28. Agendas for both days will be provided in the coming weeks. Please note the Year …
Nominations for the 2023 Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Education (PAEE) are now being accepted until Friday, May 5. The PAEE were created to recognize the enormous contributions of B.C.’s exceptional teachers, administrators and support staff that are vital to the cultural, economic and social well-being of the province. These awards provide students, parents, teachers …
Grants of $25,000, plus per course funding comparable to current rates, are available to help school districts administer early childhood education dual credit programs with post-secondary partners in the 2024 and 2025 calendar years. Districts are invited to review and submit an expression of interest questionnaire by May 5 to be considered as a potential …
School districts may apply for additional federal funding to increase access to French Immersion programs in 2023-24. Instructions and application forms are available on the French Programs website. Applications are due by April 28, 2023.
