Friday February 17, 2023 Hi, everyone – as we head into the Family Day weekend, a few updates for you, including follow up information from the presentation from the Office of the Ombudsperson on the forthcoming application of the Public Interest Disclosure Act to school districts, how to engage with us on a discussion of …
Friday February 10, 2023 Hi, everyone – a few updates for you this week: please find information on a free virtual session for career educators as part of the K-8 Career Exploration Project. Related, you will find information on a refreshed WorkBC site, which provides career and labour market tools and resources to support British …
Special Update: Tuesday February 7, 2023
Friday February 3, 2023 Hi, everyone – lots of updates this week including information on Substance Use Decriminalization Information for Parents, Guardians and Caregivers; the BCTEA Annual (Virtual) Meeting on Transportation to Public Schools; how to nominate someone for the 2023 ChildCareBC Awards of Excellence; and the expansion of Integrated Child and Youth (ICY) Teams. …
Friday, January 27, 2023 Hi, everyone – it’s been a busy week, so it’s both hard and easy to believe that February is just a few days away. In addition to the release of the K-12 Anti-Racism Action Plan and announcement of New School-Age Child Care Fee Reductions coming in September, please find a number …
Friday, January 20, 2023 Hi, everyone – just a short update this week: please find information on the BCTEA Annual meeting on transportation, online erase interactive sessions focused on exploring consent and gender-based violence, an opportunity to join an analytics and information sharing session, and a heads up on an exciting upcoming announcement regarding the …
Friday, January 13, 2023 Hi, everyone. This week please find information on several important and time-limited items, including open registration for the February All Superintendents and Partner Liaison meetings, information on the 2022/23 District/Authority Scholarships, a reminder request for students and parents/caregivers of available course options for the new Indigenous-focused graduation requirement that comes into …
Friday January 06, 2023 Happy New Year! 2023 is off to a fast start as usual, and I hope that everyone has had a good week as we ease into the year and start to notice the slightly longer days. Of note this week, the Student Learning Survey (SLS) is now available for students in …
Friday December 16, 2022 Hi, everyone. This is the last Deputy Minister’s Bulletin for 2022, so I’d like to take the opportunity to thank you and your teams for all your hard work this past year in supporting B.C.’s students – it’s been quite a year. Looking back on the past twelve months, we have …
Friday December 9, 2022 Hi, everyone – it’s been a busy week! As a follow-up to Wednesday’s Special Update and the announcement of Premier David Eby’s new Cabinet, the mandate letters for Minister of Education and Child Care Singh and Minister of State for Child Care Lore are now available. These letters outline the priority …
