Reminder to Verify Certificate Status
A reminder that the teachers employed by your district must hold a valid B.C. teaching certificate. Please search the online registry or use the tools in the Employers’ Area to verify that they do.
May 31 Deadline for Onboarding to Education Data Exchange
All schools should be onboarded to the new Education Data Exchange (EDX) by May 31, with the exception of districts opting to centralize system usage. Ministry staff are currently following up with all EDX school district account managers to provide support if needed. Visit the EDX Info Hub for additional information, key dates, and training …
Webinar: Involving Youth in School Food Programs
On Thursday, May 23 from 3:30-5:00 pm PT, the BC Chapter of the Coalition for Healthy School Food is hosting a webinar to introduce McCreary Centre Society’s Youth Health Ambassador program and their work engaging peers in discussions about school food programs in B.C. Participants will learn the value of meaningful youth engagement and participation; review …
Reminder to Submit 2024/25 Child Care Capital Funding Requests
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, 2024. As a reminder, submissions for 2024/25 will be accepted until May 15, 2024, and submissions for 2025/26 will align with the capital planning cycle for K–12. For more information, refer …
Indigenous-based Gangs Panel Discussion – May 15
The Ministry of Public Safety & Solicitor General (PSSG) is hosting a virtual panel discussion on Indigenous-based Gangs as part of PSSG’s erase Organized Crime and Exploitation Information and Community of Practice series. This panel builds on a previous session led by the RCMP’s Indigenous Gang Awareness Coordinator that focused on the Indigenous gang landscape …
AI Supports for Parents/Caregivers and Students
New resources are available for the education sector to support local considerations and decision-making regarding the use of AI tools in K–12 schools in B.C. The Digital literacy and the use of AI in education: supports for British Columbia schools web page now includes three student posters and a two-page informational sheet for parents and caregivers. Further …
Early Childhood Educator Wage Enhancement
Child care providers approved to participate in the Early Childhood Educator Wage Enhancement (ECE-WE) may now submit monthly ECE enrolment reports using the ECE Reporting Tool for April 2024 hours worked. Payments are calculated based on the total number of hours worked each month, which is why ECE-WE is reported and paid after the end …
Changing Results for Young Children: Provincial Network Session
Changing Results for Young Children (CR4YC) is a collaborative inquiry project that strengthens learning networks between community and school educators to support social and emotional well-being in young children. Registration is now open for a virtual Provincial Networking Session on May 15 from 9 am to 12 pm PDT. Hosted by the Ministry of Education and Child Care, …
Street Data Public Learning Session
To wrap up the second year of the Framework for Enhancing Student Learning’s Data and Evidence Community of Practice with Shane Safir, current Community of Practice Members will be sharing their Street Data journeys in a learning session on May 14. District leaders are invited to attend the session from 10:45 am – 12 pm. To register, please …
June 2024 Graduation Assessment Registrations – due May 23
Schools should submit registrations for the Grade 10 and Grade 12 June Graduation Assessments through a TRAX data transfer and confirm them on the School Secure Web (SSW) Online Graduation Assessment Register that is open April 29 to May 23.