The Ministry is collecting aggregate information from all school districts to understand the current state of the workforce providing Indigenous language instruction and to identify strategies that are successful in recruiting and retaining Indigenous language teachers. Please review this data collection information and complete the web form by June 30. If you have any questions, please contact Meghan.Reusing@gov.bc.ca.
Friday June 2, 2023
Deputy Minister of Education and Child Care
Hi, everyone –
June has arrived and with it the coming end of the school year and summer vacations. Christina got a jump on it and is off for the next week, so I will be doing my best to cover for her with the assistance of my colleagues. I hope you all have a great weekend.
Chris Brown
Acting Deputy Minister
For Action
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Feeding Futures Fund Planning Report – Due July 31
Districts are required to complete a planning report survey for the Feeding Futures Fund and return it to SDFR@gov.bc.ca by July 31. This report outlines estimated spending and consultation plans with stakeholders. For more information on planning your school food program, please refer to the Build a School Food Program web page. Reporting questions can be sent to Tim Jah, Director, Funding and Financial Accountability Branch, at Tim.Jah@gov.bc.ca.
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Year-End Reporting on School District OLEP Funding for French as Second Language Education – Due July 31
School districts receiving funding through the Official Languages Protocol (OLEP) for FSL programs (Core French, Intensive French, or French Immersion) must complete and submit the Financial Report/Evaluation Form to Smyrna.Chuttoo@gov.bc.ca by July 31. Please download the updated French Funding Guide and 2022-23 Financial Report/Evaluation Form from the Funding Support under Official Languages in Education Protocol (OLEP) website.
For Information
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Accessible British Columbia Act, K-12 Sector Resources
The BC Council of Administrators of Inclusive Supports In Education (BC CAISE), in partnership with the Province, Disability Alliance BC, and Untapped Accessibility, are working together to support school districts and independent school authorities to implement the requirements of the Accessible BC Regulation. A recording of the workshops hosted by BC CAISE for Accessibility Committee members on May 18th and 19th, along with accompanying resources, is available on the BC CAISE website.
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April 2023 Graduation Assessment Results
The April 2023 assessment session results are now available for the Grade 12 Literacy Assessment (LTE12), Évaluation de littératie de la 12e année – Français langue première (LTP12), and Grade 10 Numeracy and Literacy Assessments (NME10, NMF10, LTE10, and LTP10).
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School Trustees Code of Conduct Provincial Criteria Guidelines
The provincial criteria guidelines for school trustees code of conduct are now available. This is a resource to assist boards in reviewing their trustee code of conduct and related policies and procedures. Training sessions will continue to be offered throughout the 2023/24 school year. Please send any questions to EDUC.Governance.Legislation@gov.bc.ca, and submit your updated codes of conduct to this same address by April 30, 2024.
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Farm to School Approach to School Food Programs
Farm to School BC and the BC Chapter of the Coalition for Healthy School Food are hosting a webinar on Wednesday, June 7 from 1:00pm – 2:30pm. The presenters will share key considerations for building a school food program that is responsive to your local food system and is rooted in evidence-based health promotion. The presenters will also share best practices for producing, procuring, distributing, and sharing nourishing foods in schools. Sign up at F2SBCSchoolMeals.eventbrite.ca.
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Recent 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, an outcome was posted for Justin Daniel Moses Enns, whose certificate is suspended for five days.
