Friday September 27, 2024 It was great to connect with most of you on All Superintendents call earlier today – this was an excellent opportunity for us to share what you are experiencing in your districts and to share what we are paying attention to at the provincial level. There’s lots of important information …
Friday September 20, 2024 Happy Friday, everyone. As you wrap up your second full week of school and classes are being finalized, I know many of you are looking at students who have arrived (and haven’t) and what that means at an operations and program level. The start of the year is always hectic and …
Friday September 13, 2024 Happy Friday School District leaders! Well, we’ve done it, the second week of school is almost over. I know there are still classes being sorted and details being taken care of but here we are – congratulations and thank you on a quiet start up for the Ministry team. There are …
Friday September 6, 2024 Hi, everyone. First, please read all the important updates and information items below – there are a lot this week! I have heard through many avenues that this first week of school went pretty smoothly, and I hope you’ve had a good week. (Dave – my 14-year-old niece was super jazzed …
Special Update – Tuesday September 3, 2024
Friday August 30, 2024 Hi everyone, A few quick updates, as I know everyone is gearing up for back-to-school next week. Please read the Cell Phone Restrictions in Schools Toolkit (PDF) for use in schools to support your policies in place, a reminder of copyright obligations, and updated emergency seizure rescue information for the coming …
Special Update – Tuesday August 27, 2024
Friday August 23, 2024 Hi everyone, I hope everyone had a safe return from an energizing couple of days in Whistler at the BC School Superintendents Association (BCSSA) Leadership Gathering. As we are all ramping up in the final couple of weeks before the start of the new school year, it is no surprise that …
Friday August 16, 2024 Hi, everyone. I hope you had a fruitful and engaging Leadership Gathering, including a robust discussion, dialogue, and debate about Reimagining Education for Human Flourishing; the conversations support the joint work of ECC and BCSSA and the system to support students to succeed. Please find below the policy and Terms of …
Friday August 9, 2024 Hi, everyone. Please see a very short update this week, including information about the new Francophone Child Care Resource and Referral Centre opening in September. Please ask your Early Learning Child Care (ELCC) Leads and others to amplify for awareness. I hope everyone has safe travels to the BC School Superintendents …
