The Province of B.C. is proclaiming the week of February 4-10 as French Immersion Celebration Week to acknowledge and celebrate French Immersion student success, as well as the contribution of French Immersion educators. Over 53,000 students are enrolled in a French Immersion program offered by 45 school districts throughout the province. Over this week, French …
The Education Data Exchange (EDX) successfully launched in mid-December. All school district offices are in the system, with most public schools to follow beginning February 5. Visit the Education Data Exchange web page for new training resources and details on how the ministry is supporting the roll out to schools.
As per Capital Project Funding Agreements (CPFA) and Annual Program Funding Agreements (APFA), districts must adhere to the Capital Asset Management Framework (CAMF) guidelines and checklists. This now includes the use of these standardized contracts and their supplementary conditions as best practice. Details can be found on the Resources to Support the Use of Contracts …
Historical corrections to ministry records for students who have left the B.C. secondary school system (Grades 10-12) should now be submitted using the new, online TRAX Change Form instead of the emailed PDF document. A new form has also been introduced for Grade 10 Literacy Assessment(LTE 10)/ Évaluation de littératie de la 10e année (LTP 10) …
In response to interest expressed by School Food Coordinators, the ministry is working to establish regional Feeding Futures Communities of Practice to support information sharing and connection among School Food Coordinators. The Communities of Practice will be facilitated by SHIFT Collaborative and School Food Coordinators can expect to receive communication from SHIFT Collaborative regarding next …
The ministry is seeking superintendents’ consent to allow the McCreary Centre Society to release their aggregate district-level data and report to the ministry from the 2023 McCreary Adolescent Health Survey. To provide your consent, please sign and return this letter to the Mental Health and Substance Use branch at EDUC.MentalHealth@gov.bc.ca.
School districts are required to test for lead content in drinking water in their school facilities to ensure the quality meets established guidelines. Please complete the Testing Lead Content in Drinking Water of School Facilities Report 2023-24 (under Publications and Resources on the Capital Planning web page) and then email your report to the Capital Management …
The ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund will be closing its current intake on February 9. In the coming weeks, the New Spaces Fund will introduce a new application process and new guidelines for the next intake scheduled to open in April. These documents will be added to the web page and shared in a future edition of …
In line with Section 34 of the Teachers Act, employers are being notified that 12 teaching certificates were cancelled on January 15, 2024, for certificate holders who did not comply with criminal record check requirements. To ensure that the teachers employed at your schools remain certified, please check their status using the Certificate Verification Tool and review the cancellation …
Schools are asked to complete the School Food Survey to provide an update on the establishment and expansion of school food programs through Feeding Futures funding. This survey will collect information about the delivery of school food programs to inform Feeding Futures, including: The survey will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and will be …
