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.
A reminder to all school districts that as per Ministerial Order 87/23, Boards must provide updated property asset records and information using the web-based Property Inventory Management System (PIMS) on or before August 31, 2023. Please contact Ministry of Education and Child Care staff Nathan.Whipp@gov.bc.ca with any general questions and Ministry of Citizens’ Services staff …
The deadline for the Framework for Enhancing Student Learning’s Request for Standing Arrangement (RSA), posted on BC Bid, has been extended until August 29, 2023. This RSA is a procurement process for the ministry to contract sector leaders with demonstrated expertise and knowledge to support the Continuous Improvement Program. Application criteria and details can be …
The First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC), the Ministry of Education and Child Care, and Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) invite you to register for this year’s Nominal Roll Learning Series. Registration details are available in this Joint Verification Process (JVP) Webinar backgrounder. If you have any questions, please email the ISC BC Education Programs team …
An active Request for Standing Arrangement (RSA) has been posted on BC Bid. This RSA is a procurement process for the Ministry to contract sector leaders with demonstrated expertise and knowledge to support the Framework for Enhancing Student Learning. Application criteria and details can be found in the BC Bid posting. Applications are open through …
The TRB office has moved from 2025 West Broadway to #201-828 8th Ave West, Vancouver BC V5Z 1E2. Other contact information remains the same. If you have any questions, please email the Teacher Regulation Branch at trb.employers@gov.bc.ca.
All school districts are required to provide the Ministry with a summary report of how funds targeted for Indigenous Education have been spent in the 2022/23 School Year. Please document your expenditures on this reporting template by October 1. Information submitted on this template will be shared with the First Nations Education Steering Committee and …
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