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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Friday July 12, 2024 Hi everyone, A short DM Bulletin this week. Please pass on as appropriate, as always. I hope everyone is staying cool and getting a chance to get some rest. Have a lovely weekend, Melanie StewartAssociate Deputy Minister(on behalf of Christina, who is on vacation)
Friday July 5, 2024 Hi everyone, Happy Summer! I hope everyone had a lovely long Canada Day weekend and that you are settling into summer ways. Only a few items in the DM Bulletin today, but an important one in terms of additional guidance with respect to Indigenous Education Councils. Thank you all for your …
Special Update – July 2, 2024
Friday June 28, 2024 Hi, everyone. Happy end of the 2023/24 School Year! I know it’s not the end of the work for you but thank you and congratulations on another year nonetheless! I’ve seen so many posts and articles with happy smiling faces as students move from one grade to the next and look …
Friday June 21, 2024 Hi, everyone. As I write this, I am wrapping up a visit with Minister Singh in the Nisga’a School District (92) and it’s a fantastic way to (almost) end the school year. The highlight (and there were many) was primary year students practising their numeracy skills, in their traditional Nisga’a, to …
Friday June 14, 2024 Hi everyone, This week, Deputy Minister Christina Zacharuk has been in Toronto with ADM Jennifer McCrea at the Council of Ministers of Education Canada (CMEC) Annual Meeting. Christina was on a panel on Artificial Intelligence, and I understand it was very well received. At CMEC, they also discussed Indigenous Education, digital …
