A new process for contract opportunities to support the Framework is now open on BC Bid for retired or retiring sector leaders. This process, called a Request for Ministry Service Arrangement for Consulting Services (RMSA), allows contract holders to remain eligible for work for multiple years. Please email heather.churchill@gov.bc.ca with any questions about the RMSA.
As discussed at the September 27th All Superintendents Call, Districts have built significant capacity in supporting Equity in Action and are well placed to continue the work in alignment with other efforts to increase Indigenous student outcomes and address systemic barriers. Moving forward, reporting on Equity in Action initiatives should be integrated into the annual …
The Ministry of Housing and BC Housing are looking for school contacts to conduct the Point-in-Time (PiT) Homeless Counts in BC schools over fall 2024 and spring 2025. The PiT Counts measure homelessness over a 24-hour period in communities. PiT counts give important baseline information on the estimated number, key demographic and service provision needs of people …
Please join us October 31 at 3:10 pm PT for the second Analytics Engagement and Information Sharing Session of the 2024/25 school year on Reporting SharePoint for School Districts, and engagement on how these sessions can help school districts improve student success. See the poster for more information and the registration link. Please contact EDUC.ReportingUnit@gov.bc.ca …
The First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) is hosting its annual Regional Sessions to discuss emerging topics in First Nations education. Note that one First Nations member of the Indigenous Education Council (IEC) of each school district and one school district representative per district are eligible to attend Day 1. Eligible school district participants may …
Introduced in the 2018/19 school year as part of the BC Tripartite Education Agreement (BCTEA), the Joint Verification Process (JVP) provides First Nations and school districts with an opportunity to meet and confirm the information on the Nominal Roll is consistent with school districts’ information on the 1701. The JVP helps ensure that First Nations …
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), in collaboration with the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) and the Ministry of Education and Child Care, invites you to attend a webinar on the Joint Verification Process (JVP). This is a reminder that registration is now open.
In advance of National Day of Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day on September 30, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation offers free virtual educational programming for teachers and students grades 1-12, and invites the public to join online sessions from September 23 to September 27, 2024. Online sessions are aimed at an adult audience and can …
The results for the 2023/24 SLS are now available in the District SharePoint folders and Data BC Catalogue. The SharePoint folders contain both unmasked data files and printable summary reports (HTML) at district and school levels. The Data BC Catalogue contains masked data files at provincial and district levels. The SLS dashboard will be updated …
As referenced in the July 5 Deputy Minister’s Bulletin, the ministry has posted the new IEC Policy and Terms of Reference on the Indigenous Education web page and shared it with education colleagues at the B.C. School Superintendents Association (BCSSA) Summer Leadership Gathering this week. These resources are in addition to the supporting Q&A documents …
