Boards of education that have Early Learning and Child Care Leads are required to complete the District Early Learning and Child Care Lead Interim Report by November 29. Information from the report is collected to understand the top three child care projects on school grounds that are planned/underway in your district. If you have any questions, contact educ.earlylearning@gov.bc.ca.
Friday November 22, 2024
Deputy Minister of Education and Child Care
Hello everyone,
It’s been a busy but very fulfilling first week in my new role as Deputy Minister. Thank you for the warm welcome and the conversations at the All Superintendents Meeting yesterday.
I’m grateful that within my first few days in this new role, I’ve had the opportunity to connect with all of you, and meet with the BCSTA executive and membership while at the Trustee Academy today, alongside Minister Beare.
This week’s bulletin contains reminders to complete the District Early Learning and Child Care Lead Interim Report as well as the Feeding Futures Fund and Student and Family Affordability Fund financial report. And, if you didn’t have a chance to provide feedback on the Student Success website yesterday at the All Superintendents meeting, we’ve included a quick survey, as your insights help us keep the website relevant.
The ministry is also inviting K-12 teachers and students to participate in Careers Week. Led by Education and Employers Charity, UBC Geering Up and Outreach and SkilledTradesBC, the activities are designed to share information about career possibilities and provide links between competencies acquired at school and skills required in high-demand careers. Virtual spaces are limited so you’re encouraged to register early.
As Brad Baker mentioned during his presentation at the All Superintendents Meeting, Assistant Superintendent of Indigenous Education, Leona Prince, has started her series of meetings with District Indigenous Education Leads. If you could please encourage your leads to prioritize these calls that would be greatly appreciated.
Finally, I’d like to extend my congratulations to Patricia Gartland (SD 43) and Matthew Monkman (SD 92), who are set to retire in the coming days. Thank you for all of your contributions to the public education system in BC over your many years of dedicated service. I know you will be greatly missed.
Thanks again for the great initial discussions this week and I look forward to our work together over the coming weeks, months and years.
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend.
Kaye
For Action
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Analytics Engagement and Information Sharing Session
Please join us November 28 at 3:10 pm PT for the third Analytics Engagement and Information Sharing Session of the 2024/25 school year for an overview of the Student Success website, Enrolment Statistics and Completion Rate Power BI reports. See this 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.
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Save the Date Reminder: Careers Week November 25 to 29, 2024
The Government of British Columbia has proclaimed November 25 to 29, 2024, as Careers Week, reflecting its commitment to work with educators and education partners to support career education and expand students’ knowledge of diverse career pathways. The ministry invites teachers and students to take part in this inaugural celebration of the importance of K-12 career education by presenting local events at their school, or attending provincial, online activities scheduled during the week.
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Feeding Futures Fund and Student and Family Affordability Fund Interim Reporting
School districts are required to complete the interim financial report (downloadable .xls) for the Feeding Futures Fund and the Student and Family Affordability Fund. Completed reports must be submitted to ECC.schoolfood@gov.bc.ca by December 31, 2024. Please read the instructions carefully, as the reporting template includes a report for each of the following:
- 2024/25 Feeding Futures expenditures to date
- 2024/25 expenditures to date for carry over 2023/24 Student and Family Affordability funding
Instructions can also be found on the Ministry Events Calendar. Please contact ECC.schoolfood@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
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Seeking Your Input on the Student Success Website
Since its launch in 2017, the Student Success website has become an important tool providing public-facing school, district or community data through summary reports, dashboards and other data visualizations. The goal is to present data in context to help analyze provincial and local performance to support parents and student learning. The ministry is seeking input from sector users to update the site.
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Cancellation of Teaching Certificates
On November 1, 2024, the teaching certificates of 2,381 certificate holders were cancelled because their 2024/25 annual practice fee was not paid. Please visit News & Notices in the Employers’ Area to review the list of cancellations as those who were recently employed by your school district will be flagged. Ensure that the teachers you still employ remain certified; if you are employing people who are no longer certified please work with them to reapply. If you have questions, please email the Teacher Regulation Branch at trb.employers@gov.bc.ca or call 236-455-1872.
For Information
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Impacts to Child Care Programs from the Canada Post Strike
Due to the Canada Post labour disruption, mail services were interrupted as of Friday, November 15, 2024, and will impact ChildCareBC programs. As a result, mail is not being sent out currently, and there is no information on when and how mail services will resume.
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Reminder: Training and Resources for the Education Data Exchange (EDX)
Training dates and times for the new 1701 collection using EDX are now available on the EDX Info Hub. District and school staff responsible for 1701 submissions are strongly encouraged to attend.
