Discipline outcomes are posted to enhance the transparency of the processes and decisions made with respect to complaints and reports about educators. Recently, a summary of an outcome was posted to protect the identity of a student who was harmed, abused or exploited by a teacher. The teacher, whose certificate was cancelled in 2019 for non-payment of …
The next All Superintendents Meeting will take place on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver. Registration details will be released in early January 2023. More information will be shared once it becomes available. Please hold this date in your calendar.
The Partner Liaison Meeting will take place on Friday, February 10, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver. Registration details will be released in early January 2023. More information will be shared once it becomes available. Please hold this date in your calendar.
This week the BC Court of Appeals (BCCA) rendered its decision on a parent’s Charter challenge to a smudging ceremony and hoop dance at a school in SD70 (Pacific Rim) in 2015. The BCCA upheld the lower court’s decision that the ceremony did not interfere with the right to freedom of religion under the Charter …
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia and the BC Achievement Foundation have opened the nomination period for the British Columbia Reconciliation Award. This award celebrates the promise of a shared path to Reconciliation through the incredible work of leaders from all over British Columbia. Nominate an individual or organization today using the …
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The Ministry of Education and Child Care has posted the 2022/23 recalculated operating grant and CEF allocations which are determined based on actual September 29, 2022, enrolment. Please contact Tim Jah, Director, Funding and Financial Accountability Branch, at Tim.Jah@gov.bc.ca with any questions. Districts must prepare, adopt by bylaw, and submit an Amended Annual Budget by February 28, 2023. Templates …
As of January 31, 2023, an exemption to allow for the removal of criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of illicit substances for personal use within British Columbia will come into force. The exemption does not apply to the premises of K–12 schools or licensed child care facilities.
Provincial and district data for 2022/2023 have been added to the Enrolment Statistics Dashboard and can be accessed through the BC K–12 Education Data Portal. Please contact EDUC.ReportingUnit@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
The 2022/2023 Student Learning Survey (SLS) for students in Grades 4, 7, 10, and 12, as well as parents, staff, and principals/vice-principals will open on January 3, 2023. The survey will remain open until April 28, 2023. For information on how to prepare for the survey, refer to the SLS Administration Manual. For administrative support, contact …
