Superintendents and District Chairs of Indigenous Education Councils are asked to save the date for the fifth annual Jointly Convened Annual Meeting (JCAM), which will take place in person on May 9. The purpose of this annual meeting is to share information and contribute to reconciliation between school districts and First Nations as referenced in Schedule H, 2.6 of the Tripartite Education Agreement (BCTEA). Superintendents are also reminded that the All Superintendents Meeting will take place in person on May 10. Both events will be held in Vancouver with specific location details, registration, and agenda information to be provided soon.
Friday February 23, 2024
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
For Action
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Analytics Engagement and Information Sharing Session
Please join us February 29 at 3:10 pm PT for the fifth Analytics Engagement and Information Sharing Session of the 2023/24 school year for an overview of the Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) Power BI report. See the poster for more information and the registration link. Please contact EDUC.ReportingUnit@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions. The recording for this session will be available on the BC K-12 Education Data Portal, under the Communications tab.
For Information
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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.
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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.
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2023 BC Adolescent Health Survey Results
The 2023 BC Adolescent Health Survey results are now available. Over 38,000 young people, aged 12 to 19, from 59 of B.C.’s school districts completed the survey. The survey includes an evidence base of youth health trends, emerging issues, and risk and protective factors for healthy development. To request copies of the report, email mccreary@mcs.bc.ca.
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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.
