Please confirm your registration by Friday October 14 for the next All Superintendents Meeting, to be held on Friday October 28 at the Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront in Vancouver. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 am – 8:30 am and the meeting will run from 8:30 am – 2:00 pm. An agenda will be provided in advance of the meeting. Please notify EDUC.Partner.Relations@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
Friday October 7, 2022
Deputy Minister of Education and Child Care
Hi, everyone – as we head into the Thanksgiving weekend with the lovely fall sun, a few updates for you. Starting this fall the ministry will introduce a modified SADE survey with the intent to decommission the SADE by the end of the school year. Please also find below information on registering for the all Superintendents’ meeting on October 28th, information on implementation supports for the Indigenous Focused Graduation requirement, as well as information on the reporting policy update and the redesigned performance standards, and how to register for the SOGI Educator Summit.
Also, for information, please be advised that effective October 11th, Cloe Nicholls will resume the role of Acting Assistant Deputy Minister of the Governance and Analytics Division until the competition to fill the position on a permanent basis is completed. Many thanks to Lucas Corwin for his leadership as A/ADM over the past several weeks.
Have a great weekend with friends and loved ones!
For Action
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Registration Reminder for Monthly Analytics Outreach and Information Sharing Sessions
Superintendents are encouraged to register for our Monthly Analytics Outreach and Information Sharing Sessions to learn about new and existing analytical products offered by the Ministry for capturing student statistics and outcomes. These sessions will make use of information and data sources such as Power BI reports, Data Catalogue, Student Success Website, Reporting SharePoint site and the Security Access user list, all of which can be accessed from the new K-12 Education Data Portal. Please invite staff as you deem appropriate. A video recording of the September 29 session is also available. Please contact EDUC.ReportingUnit@gov.bc.ca if you have questions.
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Federal Safe Return to Class Fund (FSRTCF) Report
Due November 30
Superintendents are encouraged to register for our Monthly Analytics Outreach and Information Sharing Sessions to learn about new and existing analytical products offered by the Ministry for capturing student statistics and outcomes. These sessions will make use of information and data sources such as Power BI reports, Data Catalogue, Student Success Website, Reporting SharePoint site and the Security Access user list, all of which can be accessed from the new K-12 Education Data Portal. Please invite staff as you deem appropriate. A video recording of the September 29 session is also available. Please contact EDUC.ReportingUnit@gov.bc.ca if you have questions.
For Information
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SADE Collection Update
To streamline ministry data collections and reduce the administrative burden for schools, the ministry is introducing a modified SADE collection for October 2022 and will be working to decommission the SADE process by end of the 2022-23 school year. The quarterly SADE collection has been modified to only include schools with Graduated Adult course completions. If you have Graduated Adult course completions to report to the ministry, please submit your SADE report by Oct 31, 2022. If you do not have Graduated Adult course completions, you no longer need to submit a SADE file. Questions can be directed to Data.Management@gov.bc.ca.
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Indigenous-Focused Graduation Requirement – Implementation Supports
Further to the announcement in the August 26 DM Bulletin regarding implementation supports for the new graduation requirement, the Ministry is continuing to work with FNESC, BCSSA and FISA to schedule regional FNESC workshops for educators. The Ministry and FNESC are also co-developing a brochure for parents/caregivers, and video resources to support school/district planning and information sessions. More information on the workshops, and links to the new resources, will be shared with districts later this month. Questions from district administrators can be directed to GradRequirements@gov.bc.ca.
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K-12 Reporting Policy Update
The K-12 Student Reporting Policy remains on track for implementation on July 1, 2023. In the meantime, a team of district and school administrators and teachers have completed work on implementation support documents for release in December 2022. The MyEducation BC team is also working on updates to ensure the technical supports are in place for a successful implementation. Please contact Student.Reporting@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
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Redesigned Performance Standards
Co-constructed with educators across the province, the redesigned Performance Standards will be available for province-wide trialing in winter 2022. The revised standards highlight literacy and numeracy thinking and communication skills essential to all learning areas. They are intended to serve as a planning, teaching and assessment resource that promotes cross-curricular Literacy and Numeracy while continuing to build the important skills developed in our Language Arts and Mathematics curricula. For further information contact PerformanceStandards@gov.bc.ca.
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2022 SOGI Educators Summit, October 19, 2022
School and district SOGI leads are invited to register for the October 19 B.C. SOGI Educator Summit. The summit theme is “From Inclusion to Belonging”. The event is virtual and at no cost. Registration deadline is October 14.
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International Education Mobility Programs
Due October 28
International Education Mobility Programs (IEMPs) support international exchange opportunities for B.C. students and teachers. Grants for 2022/23 are available to school districts with small or developing international programs (i.e., programs with fewer than 400 students). See the IEMP website for information on eligibility criteria, program goals, and how to apply.
