Please note that a correction has been made to the Feeding Futures and National School Food Program spending criteria and question and answer documents that were sent out through the April 4 DM Bulletin to include revised timelines for distribution of 2025/26 and 2026/27 National School Food Program funds.
On May 1, 2025, Bill 15 (the Infrastructure Projects Act) was tabled in the Legislative Assembly. This legislation supports government’s work to accelerate delivery of major infrastructure projects in B.C. to deliver core public services, including K-12 schools. This legislation introduces new tools to the ministry, including: The Infrastructure Projects Act will also enable the …
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.
The 2026/27 Capital Plan Instructions to inform upcoming capital project submissions are posted at Capital Planning web page. Please contact Michael.Nyikes@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
After a review of the enrolment totals from the February 2025 data collection, the ministry has confirmed there were data discrepancies affecting some districts’ operating grants for inclusive education enrolment growth and newcomer refugee enrolment. The operating grant tables have now been updated with the corrected enrolment and are available here Interim Operating Grants web …
Signed BCTEA 2025/26 Joint Transportation Plans and signed 2024/25 Revenue and Spending Reports are due to bctea@gov.bc.ca by May 16. Joint Committee approvals are dependent on timely submission of Joint Plans. Information is available in this backgrounder to support the Joint Plan submission process, reporting requirements and to learn about the new extracurricular allocation process.
Discipline outcomes are posted to enhance the transparency of the processes and decisions made with respect to complaints and reports about educators. Recently, an outcome was posted regarding Edward John Thomas Mulrooney, whose certificate was suspended for five days.
Under section 37 (Annual practice fee) of the Teachers Act, employers are required to remit to the ministry the $95 annual practice fee that is deducted from the wage of certificate holders employed with the board. Please ensure you remit the 2025-26 fees and related list through the Employers’ Area on or before May 15. If you have …
Under section 37 of the Teachers Act, employers are required to remit the $95 annual practice fee for all certificate holders employed with the board. Please remit the 2025/26 fees through the Employers’ Area on or before May 15. If you have any questions, please email the Teacher Regulation Branch at trb.employers@gov.bc.ca or call 236-455-1872.
The Official Languages in Education Programs (OLEP) school district End of Year Report – FP-01 is available and due by July 31, 2025. New for 2025/26, the OLEP Planning Form – FP-02 is due by October 31, 2025. FP-01 and FP-02 reports, updated School District French Funding Guide and district funding allocations for 2025-26 are …
