A reminder for Career Education leads about the funding opportunity to support Work Experience programming that was announced in the June 14 DM Bulletin. School districts are encouraged to submit an Expression of Interest to enhance and increase Work Experience 12A/12B placements in Technology, Climate Change and Emergency Management, or another sector of local importance. …
The Funding and Financial Accountability Branch of the Resource Management Division conducts annual compliance reviews of school district funding claims. These audits are undertaken in the areas of Continuing Education, Inclusive Education, Online Learning, Summer Learning, and for K-12 Regular Enrolment, including Indigenous Education and English Language Learning supplemental services. The purpose of these audits …
School districts interested in onboarding to the provincial Learning Management System (D2L’s Brightspace) are invited to attend upcoming information sessions. On October 9, the ministry-led session will provide an overview of how to onboard to Brightspace (K–12). On October 17, the D2L-led session will provide training details and a Brightspace demonstration. To register, please have …
The June 2024 Graduation Assessment results have now been posted to the School Secure Web. Certificates and final transcripts are now being processed.
Additional resources are available to support teachers in integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into their classrooms. Visit the Digital literacy and the use of AI in education: supports for British Columbia schools web page for eight additional teaching and learning stories from B.C. classrooms that have been featured. More stories in French are scheduled for release …
Career Trek videos are now available on the WorkBC.ca Career Trek Videos page or on YouTube. The legacy careertrekbc.ca website will be decommissioned and a banner will be added to the Explore Careers and Career Trek Videos pages so that people are aware of this change.
A call regarding a new Ministerial Order to support effective implementation of Indigenous Education Councils (IECs) is scheduled for Tuesday, July 2, for Superintendents, Secretary Treasurers and District Leads of Indigenous Education. The Local Education Agreement (LEA) and the Schools of Choice (SoC) policies have also been posted to provide more information on these two initiatives. …
Representatives of the education sector are invited to register for a virtual workshop hosted by the Accessibility Directorate at the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction on July 10, 2024, from 2 pm to 4 pm PT to provide input on B.C.’s draft accessibility standards. These standards will remove and prevent barriers that restrict …
The Ministry of Education and Child Care has revised the Primary Program Framework first published in 2000. Now called Learning in the Primary Years, the updated resource supports learning in Kindergarten through Grade 3 and reflects pedagogy inclusive of Indigenous worldviews, as well as the current B.C. context. The new resource supports holistic learning and …
Three new reporting guides for Online Learning, Adult Education, and Inclusive Education are now available on the K-12 Student Reporting Policy Information for Educators and School Leaders web page. These comprehensive guides outline specific reporting parameters for each of these student populations and provide answers to frequently asked questions.
