Earlier today Government announced the Feeding Futures School Food Programs Fund for the 2023/24 school year. Information regarding district allocations are in the Summary of Grants to Date table and the use of the funding is now available, along with a question and answer document to support engagement with key partner groups. Please email ECC.schoolfood@gov.bc.ca …
Please join us on April 18 for a presentation by Klarka Zeman and Laura Gibson, analysts from the Canadian Centre for Education Statistics at Statistics Canada. They will give an overview of using data to tell a story, understanding what data is telling us, and available research and data on Indigenous children, children in care, …
The DM Bulletin noted Budget 2023 investments in dual credit expansion and pledged further clarification from the Ministry on dual credit course funding eligibility, as set by B.C.’s current policies. Please see this question-and-answer document for more information. Further questions about dual credit can be sent to dualcredit@gov.bc.ca.
In order to cover future costs of teacher regulation operations, the annual practice fee will increase by $15 effective December 1, 2023. This means that the annual practice fee will be $80 for the 2023/24 school year and increase to $95 for the 2024/25 school year. Read more under News & Notices in the Employers’ …
Effective March 13, 2023 Ana Mohammed will be taking over from Howard Kushner as Commissioner for Teacher Regulation. Ana is a trained lawyer, adjudicator, and mediator with experience in administrative, employment, and human rights law. Read the new Commissioner’s full bio.
Under section 37 (Annual practice fee) of the Teachers Act, employers are required to remit the $80 annual practice fee for certificate holders employed with the board. Please review the information in News & Notices in the Employers’ Area and ensure you remit the 2023/24 fees on or before May 15, 2023. If you have …
More information is now available on the Curriculum and Learning Support Fund that will continue to be provided to districts for the 2023/24 school year.
The preliminary operating grants are now posted on the 2023/24 Estimated Operating Grants web page. Additional details are available in this letter. If you have any further questions about the 2023/24 Operating Grant allocations, please contact Tim.Jah@gov.bc.ca.
Please hold May 17 (All Superintendents Meeting) and May 18 (Framework for Enhancing Student Learning sector symposium) in your calendars. Event details to follow. Both events will be held at the Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport.
Budget 2023 confirmed over $1.4B in investments in Future Ready and B.C.’s Health Human Resources Strategy, which commits to implementing new career development initiatives and expanding dual credit programming. This work will complement and build on the Early Childhood Education Dual Credit project, under the ChildCareBC plan, which currently includes 30 participating school districts and …
