Recent Discipline Outcomes
Discipline outcomes are posted to enhance the transparency of the processes and decisions made with respect to complaints and reports about educators. Recently, an outcome was posted regarding Edward Gerrit Timmermans.
Hold the Dates: All Superintendents Meeting and Framework Symposium
Please hold May 17 (All Superintendents Meeting) and May 18 (Framework for Enhancing Student Learning sector symposium) in your calendars. Event details to follow. Both events will be held at the Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport.
Accessible British Columbia Act
Accessible British Columbia Act Government has provided funding to Disability Alliance BC (DABC) to develop resources that will support school districts and independent school authorities to meet the legal requirements of the Accessible BC Regulation. DABC has created the BC Accessibility Hub website and an Accessibility Toolkit to support all prescribed organizations through the process …
Expanding K-12 Career Development and Dual Credit
Budget 2023 confirmed over $1.4B in investments in Future Ready and B.C.’s Health Human Resources Strategy, which commits to implementing new career development initiatives and expanding dual credit programming. This work will complement and build on the Early Childhood Education Dual Credit project, under the ChildCareBC plan, which currently includes 30 participating school districts and …
January 2023 Graduation Assessment Results
The January 2023 assessment session results are now available for the Grade 12 Literacy Assessment (LTE12), Évaluation de littératie de la 12e année – Français langue première (LTP12), Évaluation de littératie de la 12ᵉ année – Français langue seconde – immersion (LTF12), and Grade 10 numeracy and literacy assessments (NME10, NMF10, LTE10, and LTP10).
Consent Education
On March 6, the B.C. government introduced legislation to protect people whose intimate images are shared online without their consent. To support this legislation and to reflect feedback from educators, students, and the broader community, the Ministry of Education and Childcare, in consultation with BCTF teachers and partner Ministries, has updated the PHE curriculum and …
Great Big Crunch
You are invited to be part of the Canada-wide Great Big Crunch (GBC) on March 9 at 10:00 am PT. GBC is a moment of “anti-silence” where participants bite into crunchy local produce in unison. Invite your classroom, your whole school, or colleagues to crunch together in celebration of healthy, B.C. grown, school food.
Updates to the Diabetes Medication Administration Form
The Ministry of Health and Nursing Support Services (NSS) have made changes to the Diabetes Medication Administration form (completed by physicians), which is part of the student’s NSS delegated diabetes care plan. This change only applies to new NSS care plans; schools do not need to update existing NSS care plans. The updated Diabetes Support …
Budget 2023
Information on today’s provincial budget announcement, including priorities and investments specific to K–12 education and child care, are available on the Budget 2023 website. Additional details are also available in this news release. Please note that the Budget 2023 announcement included dedicated new funding to support sustainable school food programs across British Columbia. Government has …
Recent Discipline Outcomes
Discipline outcomes are posted to enhance the transparency of the processes and decisions made with respect to complaints and reports about educators. Recently, an outcome was posted regarding David Wesley St. Clair Reid, whose certificate was suspended for one week.