The K-12 Anti-Racism Action Plan is now on the ERASE website. This is a comprehensive multi-year framework to address racism and discrimination in education and to create a culture and climate of belonging for all students, staff, and families. The development of the Action Plan has been guided by, and will continue to be informed …
As student course selection for the 2023/24 school year ramps up in the coming weeks, school and district administrators are encouraged to remind students and parents/caregivers of available course options for the new Indigenous-focused graduation requirement that comes into effect next year. Several tools are available on the Ministry website to support conversations about the …
The 2022/23 First Nation Student Rates have been posted. Please contact SDFR@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
Further to government’s announcement in November regarding services for children and youth with support needs (CYSN), the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) has released an information bulletin on a pilot of four family connection centres in different regions of the province. Additional information is available on MCFD’s CYSN website, and more information and …
Please join us on January 25 for a presentation by Gwen Philips on the importance of measuring the quality of the environments that are central to educational success. She will share her experience of data and governance in education and health and human development, gained from working for the Ktunaxa Nation, and with the federal and …
Schools and districts are invited to join the Ninandotoo Society and the Burnaby School District in celebrating Black Excellence Day on January 13 to stand in solidarity with Black Canadians and honour the rich history, contributions, achievements, and joy of Black people. Schools are welcome to participate in the day by hosting their own celebrations or …
The Grade 12 French Immersion Literacy Assessment (LTF12) will be administered for the first time in the January 2023 assessment administration session. The assessment consists of an oral component (January 16-27) and a written component (January 25). Please refer to the instructions regarding the administration of the oral component (available in French and English). Students in the French immersion …
Discipline outcomes are posted to enhance the transparency of the processes and decisions made with respect to complaints and reports about educators. Recently, a summary of an outcome was posted to protect the identity of a student who was harmed, abused or exploited by a teacher. The teacher, whose certificate was cancelled in 2019 for non-payment of …
This week the BC Court of Appeals (BCCA) rendered its decision on a parent’s Charter challenge to a smudging ceremony and hoop dance at a school in SD70 (Pacific Rim) in 2015. The BCCA upheld the lower court’s decision that the ceremony did not interfere with the right to freedom of religion under the Charter …
A reminder that copying must fall within the scope of the fair dealing exception under s. 29 of the Copyright Act. For more information, please refer to the Council of Ministers of Education’s (CMEC’s) Fair Dealing Guidelines.
