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 …
This morning, Access Zones around K-12 public and independent schools were re-established through the Safe Access to Schools Regulation to protect students, staff and families from disruptive and harmful protest activities at schools. On May 16, 2024, the Safe Access to Schools Act was passed, giving government the ability to establish access zones around K-12 …
The following documents have been updated for the 2024/2025 school year to support students requiring emergency seizure rescue intervention in the school setting, and to support schools and staff in providing emergency seizure rescue care in a timely manner: Please ensure that district websites that may be hosting copies of these documents are updated, and …
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 a teacher whose certificate was suspended for three days, and another outcome was posted about a teacher who agreed to a reprimand. The outcomes have been anonymized …
Child care providers who receive Child Care Operating Funding (CCOF) must report any changes to licence and service details since renewal, within two business days of the change. To help ensure accurate payments, wait for written confirmation that the change has been completed before submitting an enrolment report or a monthly Early Childhood Educator Wage …
On August 19, the Ministry of Education and Child Care published Design Guidelines for Child Care Centres as a resource to help organizations with child care space creation projects achieve a balance between consistent, quality and functional child care centre designs. These guidelines build on the health and safety standards in the Community Care and …
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 …
This week, B.C.’s Public Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, issued a statement to ensure children in B.C. are up to date on all their vaccines as part of back-to-school. In preparation, school staff are encouraged to review the Provincial Communicable Disease Guidelines for K-12 Settings. These guidelines are intended to reduce the risk of transmission …
Provincial Scholarships Program awards for recent graduates (2023/24) will be processed in the coming weeks so that paper vouchers can be mailed to confirmed recipients this fall. To be confirmed, students must have completed all requirements, including graduation and coursework, by August 31, 2024. Those not on record as meeting requirements are ineligible for scholarships.
