FSI is holding their “Partnerships in Inclusive Learning” conference for educators from August 21-23. This event is designed to facilitate strategic approaches to inclusion and belonging for all students in B.C. The conference includes in-person sessions at the University of British Columbia, as well as hybrid, or online only sessions. Please see BC Summer Institute Event …
Funding for the District Early Learning and Child Care Lead Role will continue into the 2023/24 school year. Additional information regarding funding agreements is forthcoming. Questions can be directed to EDUC.EarlyLearning@gov.bc.ca.
The video recording of this month’s Analytics Outreach and Information Sharing Session regarding the Graduation Assessment Power BI dashboard is now available. The final session for this school year is on Thursday, June 22 at 3:10 pm PT; see poster for more information. Please contact EDUC.ReportingUnit@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
School districts interested in onboarding to the new provincial LMS (D2L’s Brightspace) can do so beginning in October 2023. A Ministry information session will provide an overview of how to onboard to Brightspace for K–12 use cases and Brightspace for professional development. Session date and RSVP details will follow in the DM Bulletin in the …
The 13th annual BC Child & Youth in Care Week is from May 29-June 4. Please help promote this important event to raise awareness, shift negative perceptions, and recognize the contributions, talents, and dreams of children and youth in care. Visit the BC Child & Youth in Care Week website to learn more.
The Ministry has received confirmation of funding for management salary range and performance-based increases for the 2023/24 school year. This funding has been added to the Summary of Grants to Date tables. Please contact Tim.Jah@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
The Operating Grant Payments Schedule for the 2023/24 School Year is now available. Questions can be sent to Ameer Adam, Financial Officer, Funding and Financial Accountability Branch, at Ameer.Adam@gov.bc.ca.
Districts are required to complete their final reporting survey for the Student and Family Affordability Fund and return it to SDFR@gov.bc.ca by July 31. This is the final report of actual spending of your district’s allocation of the funding up to the end of the 2022/23 school year. Unused funds may be carried over to …
As part of the provincial Health Human Resources Strategy, the Health Career Dual Credit Expansion Project provides grants totaling $50,000 or $100,000 to help school districts and their partner post-secondary institutions develop or expand dual credit programs that are focused on health careers aligned with regional workforce demands. Please submit an expression of interest questionnaire …
The Office of the Comptroller General requires districts to provide a Management Representation Letter effective June 6, 2023 in support of the Summary Financial Statements as at March 31, 2023. See the Management Representation Letter memo for details. Please e-mail a pdf copy of the letter dated and signed June 6, 2023, to EDUC.GRESDReporting@gov.bc.ca by June 7.
