Registration is now open for the Livestream presentation, Using an FASD-informed Approach, on October 21 from 9:00-11:30am PT. Based on current research and recommendations and using an FASD-Informed Approach, the presentation will provide an introduction to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and its educational implications. Available to all staff, parents/caregivers, community supports, and others involved …
Registration for a free new online course by the Provincial Outreach Program for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (POPFASD) is now open. FASD 101 On-Demand is a 6-module, self-paced course that provides B.C. educators and support staff with the foundational information they need to better support students with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Educators who complete the …
Districts can now access the unmasked 2021/2022 SLS results in the Power BI dashboard which has been refreshed to include provincial, district, and school level data. School administrators can directly access their school-level reports from the AWIS website; AWIS can be contacted at 1-866-558-5339 or support@awinfosys.com. Public reports have been updated with the 2021/2022 SLS …
The Ministry is planning three Equity Regional Sessions (Northern Vancouver Island/Sunshine Coast, Northern BC, and Fraser Valley) for the 2022/23 school year. The purpose of these gatherings is to assess the outcomes and effectiveness of ongoing Equity Action plans. Each school district in the participating regions will be invited to one in-person session, with dates …
Due October 28 International Education Mobility Programs (IEMPs) support international exchange opportunities for B.C. students and teachers. Grants for 2022/23 are available to school districts with small or developing international programs (i.e., programs with fewer than 400 students). See the IEMP website for information on eligibility criteria, program goals, and how to apply.
Co-constructed with educators across the province, the redesigned Performance Standards will be available for province-wide trialing in winter 2022. The revised standards highlight literacy and numeracy thinking and communication skills essential to all learning areas. They are intended to serve as a planning, teaching and assessment resource that promotes cross-curricular Literacy and Numeracy while continuing …
The K-12 Student Reporting Policy remains on track for implementation on July 1, 2023. In the meantime, a team of district and school administrators and teachers have completed work on implementation support documents for release in December 2022. The MyEducation BC team is also working on updates to ensure the technical supports are in place …
Further to the announcement in the August 26 DM Bulletin regarding implementation supports for the new graduation requirement, the Ministry is continuing to work with FNESC, BCSSA and FISA to schedule regional FNESC workshops for educators. The Ministry and FNESC are also co-developing a brochure for parents/caregivers, and video resources to support school/district planning and …
To streamline ministry data collections and reduce the administrative burden for schools, the ministry is introducing a modified SADE collection for October 2022 and will be working to decommission the SADE process by end of the 2022-23 school year. The quarterly SADE collection has been modified to only include schools with Graduated Adult course completions. If …
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 about Austin Osazuwa Uzama, whose certificate is suspended for two weeks.
