School districts must complete their 2025-26 Annual Facility Grant (AFG) expenditure plans in MyCAPS ensuring they reflect actual AFG expenditures. This must occur prior to the submission of the 2026-27 AFG expenditure plans to the ministry. The due date for 2026-27 AFG expenditure plan submissions in MyCAPS is May 15, 2026, and can be informed …
School districts are invited to attend virtual regional information sessions in April and May that will highlight recent provincial work that makes it easier to operate and expand school age care on school grounds. Sessions are based on health authority regions. Representatives from each health authority will be invited to join their respective sessions.
Under section 37 of the Teachers Act, employers are required to remit the $95 annual practice fee for certificate holders employed with the board. Please review the information in News & Notices in the Employers’ Area and follow the payroll-deduction instructions to ensure you remit the 2026-27 fees before May 15, 2026. If you have any questions, please …
The 2026-27 preliminary operating grants have been completed for all 60 boards of education. Total district allocations are based on estimated 2026-27 enrolments provided by boards of education and generate a provincial preliminary total of $7.242 billion. Detailed information on the Funding Allocation System is included in the Operating Grants Manual, which is available on …
On February 11, 2026, teaching certificates were suspended for certificate holders who did not comply with criminal record check requirements in 2025. Certificate holders that you employ may be on the list of suspensions. Please visit News & Notices in the Employers’ Area to check the list. You can also use the Certificate Verification Tool to verify the status …
Last summer, the BC School Trustees Association established the Board Policy Review Advisory Committee to develop guidance to support boards of education to review and modernize their policy manuals. As boards of education govern through policy, this work is integral to ensure effective governance and accountability to the local community and to support the board’s …
Registration is now open for an upcoming Lunch & Learn webinar on Public Schools Operating Grants. The Education Finance Branch and the Financial Management Committee will host this session on Tuesday, February 10, from 12:00 – 1:00 pm (PST). Contact EDUC.FundingandAllocationUnit@gov.bc.ca for more information or if you have questions to submit in advance.
A reminder that the Ministry of Education and Child Care is conducting a School Health Information Request to gather information from districts on the current state of these school health topics: Please provide the requested information by completing this web survey by end of day Friday, January 30. Only one submission is to be completed per …
School districts are required to test lead content in drinking water in their facilities to ensure the water quality meets established health guidelines. Please complete the 2025-26 Testing Lead Content in Drinking Water of School Facilities Report (in the Publications and Resources section) then submit your report to the Education and Child Care Capital Branch by …
The Ministry of Education and Child Care is conducting a School Health Information Request to gather information from districts on the current state of these school health topics: Please provide the requested information by completing this web survey by Friday, January 30, 2026. Only one submission is to be completed per district. Please contact ecc.strategicpriorities@gov.bc.ca …
