Discipline outcomes are posted to enhance the transparency of the processes and decisions made with respect to complaints and reports about educators. Recently, an outcome was posted about a teacher whose certificate was suspended for three days, and another outcome was posted about a teacher who agreed to a reprimand. The outcomes have been anonymized …
Child care providers who receive Child Care Operating Funding (CCOF) must report any changes to licence and service details since renewal, within two business days of the change. To help ensure accurate payments, wait for written confirmation that the change has been completed before submitting an enrolment report or a monthly Early Childhood Educator Wage …
On August 19, the Ministry of Education and Child Care published Design Guidelines for Child Care Centres as a resource to help organizations with child care space creation projects achieve a balance between consistent, quality and functional child care centre designs. These guidelines build on the health and safety standards in the Community Care and …
The results for the 2023/24 SLS are now available in the District SharePoint folders and Data BC Catalogue. The SharePoint folders contain both unmasked data files and printable summary reports (HTML) at district and school levels. The Data BC Catalogue contains masked data files at provincial and district levels. The SLS dashboard will be updated …
This week, B.C.’s Public Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, issued a statement to ensure children in B.C. are up to date on all their vaccines as part of back-to-school. In preparation, school staff are encouraged to review the Provincial Communicable Disease Guidelines for K-12 Settings. These guidelines are intended to reduce the risk of transmission …
In alignment with the Ministerial Order, Enhancing Student Learning Reports must be submitted to the ministry annually between June 30 and September 30. In acknowledgement of Truth and Reconciliation Day on September 30, Report submissions for 2024 will be accepted until October 1. The ministry is also piloting a new online Report submission process to …
Please save the date for the Feeding Futures Fall Gathering on October 24, 2024, at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel in Vancouver. This event will bring School Food Coordinators from school districts across the province to network and share information on school food programs. Registration and additional event information will be shared in the coming …
Provincial Scholarships Program awards for recent graduates (2023/24) will be processed in the coming weeks so that paper vouchers can be mailed to confirmed recipients this fall. To be confirmed, students must have completed all requirements, including graduation and coursework, by August 31, 2024. Those not on record as meeting requirements are ineligible for scholarships.
School districts are required to provide the ministry with their annual school bus inventory update in MyCAPS by September 30. Please add details for newly acquired buses and include mileage updates and repair or maintenance information for existing buses. Please also identify the manufacturer, passenger count, and fuel type (e.g., electric, diesel) on any requests …
School districts interested in onboarding to the provincial Learning Management System (D2L’s Brightspace) are invited to attend upcoming information sessions. On October 9, the ministry-led session will provide an overview of how to onboard to Brightspace (K–12). On October 17, the D2L-led session will provide training details and a Brightspace demonstration. To register, please have …
