The 2025 Mental Health in Schools Conference will take place in person in Vancouver, BC, on May 5-6, 2025. Please save the dates in your calendar. Formal invitations will be sent to Superintendents and partners in February.
As part of the StrongerBC Future Ready Action Plan, a second round of grants are available to help school districts, independent schools and post-secondary partners develop and deliver dual credit opportunities for students in an array of in-demand occupations. Applications, including proposed budgets, are due April 11, 2025. Visit the Dual Credit web page to access …
Please remind staff and students that applications for the BC Excellence and Pathway to Teacher Education scholarships will be accepted until February 17, 2025. Applicants must be on track to graduate and meet core eligibility and scholarship-specific requirements by August 31, 2025. Recipients are awarded a $5,000 scholarship voucher for tuition reimbursement after they attend a designated post-secondary …
The Ministry of Education and Child Care, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) invite you to register for this year’s BCTEA Annual Meeting on Transportation on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, from 10:00 am-12:00 pm PST. Details are available in the event backgrounder below.
Grant letters and funds were sent to school districts on August 29, 2024. These funds support the promotion of mental health and well-being in school communities. As part of the grant process, school districts are required to complete Part Two of the Action Plan Questionnaire by January 22, 2025. If you have questions, please contact …
The Resource Management Division is requesting that your district’s enrolment estimates for the 2025/26, 2026/27 and 2027/28 school years be submitted to the ministry by Friday, February 14, 2025. The enrolment estimates received from school districts will be used by the ministry to facilitate the development of operating grant estimates. Operating grant estimates for 2025/26 will be …
The 2024/25 Student Learning Survey (SLS) is open now through May 2, 2025. In addition to Grades 4, 7, 10 and 12, the SLS will now include Grade 11 students. This will help provide a more comprehensive understanding of the student experience in secondary schools. Grade 11 results will be included in all standard reports for …
A reminder to register for the All Superintendents Meeting, BCASBO and BCSTA association meetings (March 6), and the annual Partner Liaison Meeting (March 7). The meetings will be held at the Radisson Vancouver Airport in Richmond. Discounted rates through the Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport are now sold out. For those who have not secured a …
The ministry is hosting webinars for superintendents and secretary-treasurers on the new 1701 submission and sign-off process using the Education Data Exchange (EDX). Four sessions are scheduled in January to prepare for the first 1701 collection through EDX in February. To register, email educationdataexchange@gov.bc.ca with your name, district and preferred date and time.
As we near the end of 2024 and the beginning of winter break throughout BC, Minister Beare would like to wish everyone in the education system a wonderful holiday season. Please ask your principals to share this end of year letter from the Minister with their staff and school communities.
