Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) has updated the Nominal Roll Instructions for First Nations for the 2023/2024 school year. The ISC BC Region – 2023/2024 Nominal Roll Instructions are primarily intended for First Nations peoples when completing their Nominal Roll for submission to Indigenous Services Canada (ISC). However, under the BC Tripartite Education Agreement (BCTEA), Nominal Roll …
For the 2023/2024 school year, school districts will receive a single, 100% payment of OLEP federal funding in early October. This payment will cover the entire base funding for the year, eliminating the previous split of 70% and 30%. From 2023/2024 onward, there will be no carryover of OLEP funds allowed. Any unspent funds will …
The Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) Summit, Supporting a Child Care Ecosystem, on October 13 at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, is approaching. Top leaders in child care, business and community will join in meaningful discussion on supporting a quality early learning and child care system that families can rely …
In light of the newly released Provincial Communicable Disease Guidelines for K-12 Settings, this is a reminder that the provincial program to supply Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to school districts ends on November 1. PPE may be ordered from the provincial program until October 14, to ensure orders are processed before November 1 when the …
The ministry is modernizing how it collects vital, decision-making data from public and independent schools through the Education Data Exchange (EDX). Learn more about the project, its impact on 1601, 1602 and 1701 data collections, and how to receive updates by subscribing to the new EDX information hub.
School districts are required to submit their actual CEF hiring and costs, as of September 29, 2023, to the ministry by October 13 using the 2023/24 CEF reporting template.
A reminder to school districts that 2024/25 capital project requests for Minor Capital Programs (BUS, CNCP, PEP, SEP, FIP) are due on or before September 30, 2023, submitted through MyCAPS. Refer to the Capital Plan Instructions for eligibility criteria and submission requirements. Please contact Ravnit.Aujla@gov.bc.ca or Nathan.Whipp@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
School districts should welcome and enroll school age students who are refugees, refugee claimants, or displaced students and should ensure that they have the required financial hardship policy, as per the School Act. These students should be claimed for funding in your 2023/24 school year by using the 1701 form and following the 1701 form instructions. Read …
Please see the 2023/24 Compliance Audit Program document for information and distribution to your schools regarding the upcoming annual compliance audit process for the 2023/24 school year. If you have questions, please email Joanne Armstrong, Compliance Program Lead at joanne.armstrong@gov.bc.ca.
All school districts are required to prepare a Statement of Financial Information (SOFI) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023. Please see the Financial Information Act Requirements memo for additional direction on how to prepare this report.
