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 … Read More

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

Friday August 2, 2024 Hi, everyone. Like the summer break, the updates this week are short (but important!) Please see below for information/reminders on financial reporting requirements, the closing of the current iteration of the New Spaces Fund intake, and, as requested, review criteria for Framework for Enhancing Student Learning (FESL) reports. And finally, I’m … Read More

Friday July 26, 2024 Hi everyone, as with the summertime, we have a short bulletin including that the June 2024 Graduation results have been posted. This week’s bulletin is for me to share some staffing updates here at the ministry. First, as you may know, we recently underwent a competitive process to permanently backfill the … Read More

Friday July 19, 2024 Hi, everyone. It’s a short bulletin this week for those who are not taking a well deserved summer break, but I wanted to draw your attention to the article below highlighting a new government-wide approach announced this week that reimagines how services are delivered throughout the province. On Tuesday, the Representative … Read More