Together with the BCPVPA, the Ministry and FNESC will be hosting a webinar about the new graduation requirement on Tuesday, May 30 at 3:45 pm PST via Zoom. This information session is open to principals, vice-principals, school counsellors and other district or school staff involved with student programming. Please register to receive a Zoom link …
Please be advised that the StudentTranscripts Service (STS) will be offline from Saturday, May 6 at 4:00 pm PST through Sunday, May 7 to support the go-live of the new Graduation Records and Achievement Data (GRAD) system. STS will be back online by or before Monday, May 8.
In late June 2023, the TRB will move from 2025 West Broadway to #201-828 8th Ave W, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1E2. Other contact information will remain the same. You may wish to update your records. If you have any questions, email the Teacher Regulation Branch at trb.employers@gov.bc.ca.
Initial system updates are scheduled to go live the afternoon of Sunday, May 7. These preliminary backend changes will improve transcript templates and school reports and allow for the nightly calculation of student graduation status. Visit the TRAX to GRAD info hub to learn more and to access resource materials.
Nominations for the 2023 Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Education (PAEE) are now being accepted until Friday, May 5. The PAEE were created to recognize the enormous contributions of B.C.’s exceptional teachers, administrators and support staff that are vital to the cultural, economic and social well-being of the province. These awards provide students, parents, teachers …
The 2022/2023 Student Learning Survey (SLS) administration period has been extended to accommodate requests submitted to the Ministry. Schools can now complete the survey until 11:59 pm PT on Friday, May 12. Districts can view their SLS participation rates (updated weekly) through the SLS Participation Rate dashboard. For technical and administrative support, contact AWIS at 1-866-558-5339 …
Pursuant to the British Columbia policy on half-masting, the Canadian flag at the Parliament Buildings in Victoria will be flown at half-mast until sunset on Sunday, April 23, 2023, acknowledging the request from shíshálh Nation to honour those who suffered trauma and harm at the former residential school in Sechelt and their families and communities …
As previously communicated, a parent brochure was created to support conversations with students, parents/caregivers, and staff regarding the new Indigenous-focused graduation requirement. This brochure has now been translated into six additional languages: French, Farsi, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Tagalog. Please share these translations with the contacts listed below with a request for them …
Additional professional development workshops supporting the implementation of the Indigenous-focused graduation requirement have been scheduled for May and June 2023. There are four different workshops: BC First Peoples 12 (in-person), BC First Peoples 12 (virtual), Train the Trainer (in-person) and English First Peoples 10-12 (virtual). Please share the registration details with teachers who will be …
Chefs Jared Qwustenuxun Williams and Andrew George are hosting a webinar on April 26 from 3:00 pm –5:00 pm on how to integrate Indigenous recipes, traditional foods, and practices in B.C. schools. Please see this attachment for more information and meeting details.
