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Friday February 23, 2024

Christina Zacharuk
Deputy Minister of Education and Child Care

Hi everyone,

Yesterday you received the Budget 2024 highlights, and we will go into a bit more detail on our Zoom call on Monday. In addition, please see a couple of ‘save the dates’ for May including the next All Superintendents meeting. Some of you have asked about the scheduling of our Framework for Enhancing Student Learning (FESL) session. We are working on nailing down a date that coincides with other travel for you and appreciate calendars are booked well in advance, so hang tight! Please also see a few other updates in addition to a reminder about the Feeding Futures survey and how to access the 2023 BC Adolescent Health Survey Results.

Have a great weekend,

Christina Zacharuk
Deputy Minister of Education and Child Care

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  • Funding Eligibility for Work Experience 12A/B

    Published

    Funding Eligibility for Work Experience 12A/B

    School districts are advised that Appendix C in the current Work Experience (WEX) Program Guide contains contradictory text regarding requirements for per-course funding claims for WEX12A and WEX12B. Career educators are asked to refer to Step 1 regarding the sign-off of student training plans (i.e., before the student starts the on-site placement), and not Step 5, which requires sign-off before reporting students for per-course funding. An updated Work Experience Program Guide will be available for the 2024/25 school year. Please direct any questions to educ.skills@gov.bc.ca.

  • Final Reminder: Feeding Futures School Food Survey

    Published

    Final Reminder: Feeding Futures School Food Survey

    Please encourage schools to complete the School Food Survey byMonday, February 26 to provide an update on the establishment and expansion of school food programs through Feeding Futures funding. The survey will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.

    This survey will collect information about the delivery of school food programs to inform Feeding Futures, including:

    • Program type, approximate number of students accessing programs, and cost to families
    • Food procurement methods, information about new and existing community partnerships, and approaches to sourcing local food
    • Nutrition of meals provided
    • Engagement with local First Nations and/or Indigenous organizations
    • Processes used to identify students who could benefit from school food programs and methods for targeting these students in a stigma-free way
    • Opportunities for improving school food programs

    Questions about the School Food Survey can be sent to the School Food Programs branch at ECC.schoolfood@gov.bc.ca.

  • Discipline Outcomes

    Published

    Discipline Outcomes

    Discipline outcomes are posted to enhance the transparency of the processes and decisions made with respect to complaints and reports about educators. Recently, outcomes were posted regarding Justin Ray Arnesto, whose certificate was suspended for three days, Wendy Anne Bernier, whose certificate was suspended for three days, and Donald Joseph Camozzi, who agreed to a reprimand.