The ChildCareBC Awards of Excellence recognize the outstanding achievements of individuals, organizations, and child care partners who help families and communities thrive by providing or supporting the delivery of quality child care in B.C. Award nominations can be made by individuals, parents, teams or programs across 15 categories and subcategories. New this year is a …
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 Roxann Desiree Rojas, whose certificate was suspended for one day.
A reminder that as of January 31, 2023, an exemption to allow for the removal of criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of illicit substances for personal use within British Columbia will come into force. The exemption does not apply to youth aged 17 and younger, possession on the premises of K–12 schools or …
UTP is a Provincial Resource Program hosted by SD#39 (Vancouver) and UBC that provides academic acceleration for gifted students in preparation for early entrance to university. Parents, educators, and students interested in the program are invited to attend an online information session on Tuesday February 7, 2023 at 6 pm PST. See the Applicants tab …
The Imagine a Canada 2022-2023 program invites Canadian youth to submit their visions for reconciliation in Canada. Youth can share their vision through the Art and Essay Stream or submit a project plan for reconciliation in their community or school through the Project Stream. Select projects will be invited to participate in virtual Leadership Training …
The video recording of this month’s Analytics, Outreach and Information Sharing Session from January 26 is now available. The next session is Thursday, February 23, 2023, at 3:10 pm PST; see the Analytics Outreach and Information Sharing Sessions poster for more information. Please contact EDUC.ReportingUnit@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
Beginning Sept. 1, 2023, the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative will be expanded to include children enrolled in half-day preschool programs and children in Grade 1 and older enrolled in school-aged care programs. More information on the expansion of this initiative will be shared in next week’s DM Bulletin and on the ChildCareBC Website.
erase is offering online interactive sessions focused on exploring consent and gender-based violence, with school-day sessions for students in Grades 8-12, and evening sessions suited for students in Grade 8 and above and their families. Led by expert trainers from Safer Schools Together, students and families will learn tips and tools to support discussions and …
Accelerating the adoption of mass timber in public infrastructure construction continues to be a provincial priority. As such, new capital projects, including schools, will be required to consider mass timber in their design. Visit Planning and designing wood schools in British Columbia for helpful resources. The Office of Mass Timber Implementation was created by the …
Please read the Summary Financial Statements letter for important information regarding the Office of the Auditor General‘s audit of the SFS and a list of school districts included in the Core and Extended audit samples. Please direct any questions you may have to Ian.Aaron@gov.bc.ca.
