Friday January 17, 2025 Happy Friday, everyone. Here in Victoria the days finally seem to be getting a little longer, and it’s not always quite so dark on the way home. We have a long list of items in this week’s Bulletin, including a request to districts to provide your projected enrolment estimates for the …
Friday January 10, 2025 Happy Friday, and welcome back! I hope you had a wonderful break and have come back recharged and ready to take on the important work that lies ahead. In this week’s Bulletin you will find a reminder to register for our upcoming spring partner and association meetings as well as a …
Friday December 20, 2024 Hi everyone, Today is the last school day for most students before the hoildays. Like them, I hope you get to enjoy some much-deserved time off to relax with your loved ones, whether you’re celebrating Yalda, the winter solstice, Christmas, Chanukah or the new year ahead. This week’s Deputy Minister’s Bulletin …
Friday December 13, 2024 Happy Friday, everyone. As the holiday season approaches it seems like we’re busier than ever here at the ministry. Undoubtedly you are too! Today I had the pleasure of joining Minister Beare alongside so many educators and leaders at the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) Annual Education Conference in Vancouver. …
Friday December 6, 2024 Happy Friday, everyone. And just like that, we are in December! I want to remind you that today is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, a day on which we remember the 14 young women murdered at Polytechnique Montreal back in 1989, most of them Engineering students. …
Friday November 29, 2024 Happy Friday, everyone. I hope that you have had a good week and thank you again for joining me on the call this morning. Minister of Education and Child Care Lisa Beare, Minister of State for Child Care and Children and Youth with Support Needs Jodie Wickens and I have had …
Friday November 22, 2024 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 …
Friday November 15, 2024 Hi all, On Monday, Premier Eby will announce and swear in his cabinet, and the Deputy Minister to the Premier, Shannon Salter, will be naming her team. We will share updates as we receive them next week and share more in person on Thursday at the All Superintendents meeting. As shared …
Special Update – Tuesday November 12, 2024
Friday November 8, 2024 Hi all, Today is National Indigenous Veterans Day, acknowledging the brave contributions and sacrifices of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis, who served in Canada and around the world, in war and peacekeeping efforts. With Remembrance Day on Monday too, it’s a season for reflecting and paying tribute to veterans and …
