As of February, the 2024/25 Funding Agreement is available for eligible child care providers to review and agree to the terms. To ensure full approval, providers must agree to the terms and conditions of the 2024/25 Funding Agreement by completing the declaration section of their program confirmation form. Providers who pre-claimed for April 2024 started …
The ministry has partnered with the BC Children’s Hospital to develop a mental health and substance use language guide: Language Matters! An Introductory Guide for Understanding Mental Health and Substance Use: A Resource for Educators and School Communities. This guide will build further capacity in the system to understand common mental health and substance use concepts …
erase training on Basic Risk and Threat Assessment will be available at Corpus Christi School in Vancouver on May 22 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm PT. In this session, trainers will provide techniques for identifying and assessing individuals who engage in behaviours consistent with a threat. Trainers will also provide School Safety/Threat Assessment teams with the tools …
Please see the Working Collectively Towards a K-12 Workforce Plan the ministry recently developed and shared with the BC Teachers’ Federation to distribute to their members. This document provides an update on the ministry and K-12 sector partners’ collaborative efforts to support a stable, qualified, and engaged workforce.
As funding for school food programs is now held in school districts through Feeding Futures, the BC School Fruit and Vegetable Nutritional Program (SFVNP) will be transitioning to a district-funded model in the 2024/25 school year. To continue receiving BC grown fruits, vegetables, dairy and nutritious products throughout the entire school year, schools and/or districts …
The BC Chapter of the Coalition for Healthy School Food is hosting a webinar on reducing stigma in school food programs on Thursday, April 18, from 3:30-5:00 pm PDT. This webinar will offer insights and strategies for addressing stigma in school food programs. Panelists will explore what stigma looks like in school food programs and …
School districts started preparing their 2024/25 and 2025/26 capital plans for child care using the expanded Capital Asset Planning System (CAPS) on April 8. Submissions for 2024/25 will be accepted until May 15, and submissions for 2025/26 will close in alignment with the K–12 capital planning cycle, available in the Capital Planning instructions.
Please remind graduating students to make their PSI selections in the StudentTranscripts Service (STS). Most public B.C. and Alberta universities and colleges and the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) can retrieve ongoing transcript updates as soon as authorized by the student in STS.
This afternoon, government introduced Bill 22: Safe Access to Schools Act in the B.C. Legislature. This legislation is designed to protect students, staff, and families from disruptive and harmful protest activities at schools to preserve safe access to education. Bill 22 is currently being considered in the Legislature and is not yet law. No access …
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is now accepting applications for the School Health Grant for Youth. This grant provides Canadian youth in Grades 9-12 with the opportunity to apply for funding to develop youth-driven and youth-inspired initiatives that encourage and promote healthy living in schools. Project initiatives must align with one or more of …
