The BC Council of Administrators of Inclusive Supports In Education (BC CAISE), in partnership with the Province, Disability Alliance BC, and Untapped Accessibility, are working together to support school districts and independent school authorities to implement the requirements of the Accessible BC Regulation. A recording of the workshops hosted by BC CAISE for Accessibility Committee …
FSI is holding their “Partnerships in Inclusive Learning” conference for educators from August 21-23. This event is designed to facilitate strategic approaches to inclusion and belonging for all students in B.C. The conference includes in-person sessions at the University of British Columbia, as well as hybrid, or online only sessions. Please see BC Summer Institute Event …
Funding for the District Early Learning and Child Care Lead Role will continue into the 2023/24 school year. Additional information regarding funding agreements is forthcoming. Questions can be directed to EDUC.EarlyLearning@gov.bc.ca.
The video recording of this month’s Analytics Outreach and Information Sharing Session regarding the Graduation Assessment Power BI dashboard is now available. The final session for this school year is on Thursday, June 22 at 3:10 pm PT; see poster for more information. Please contact EDUC.ReportingUnit@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
School districts interested in onboarding to the new provincial LMS (D2L’s Brightspace) can do so beginning in October 2023. A Ministry information session will provide an overview of how to onboard to Brightspace for K–12 use cases and Brightspace for professional development. Session date and RSVP details will follow in the DM Bulletin in the …
The 13th annual BC Child & Youth in Care Week is from May 29-June 4. Please help promote this important event to raise awareness, shift negative perceptions, and recognize the contributions, talents, and dreams of children and youth in care. Visit the BC Child & Youth in Care Week website to learn more.
The Ministry has received confirmation of funding for management salary range and performance-based increases for the 2023/24 school year. This funding has been added to the Summary of Grants to Date tables. Please contact Tim.Jah@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
The Operating Grant Payments Schedule for the 2023/24 School Year is now available. Questions can be sent to Ameer Adam, Financial Officer, Funding and Financial Accountability Branch, at Ameer.Adam@gov.bc.ca.
Discipline outcomes are posted to enhance the transparency of the processes and decisions made with respect to complaints and reports about educators. In February, an outcome was posted regarding Brent Alexander Daniel, whose certificate was suspended for four weeks. Daniel did not comply with the conditions set out in the consent resolution agreement, so his …
Due to an update of the Adult Dogwood credential data, the “Six-Year Completion Rate, Adult Dogwood Contribution” was re-calculated. The Ministry has also updated the Six-Year Completion Rate, and the count of Adult Dogwood. Given the significant over-representation of young Indigenous learners among Adult Dogwood recipients, districts are encouraged to closely examine their Adult Dogwood …
