Past Events from October 31, 2024 – April 30 › Public School Reports › – Education and Child Care Past Events from October 31, 2024 – April 30 › Public School Reports › – Education and Child Care

Employment Data and Analysis System (EDAS) – October

The Employment Data and Analysis System (EDAS) collects employment data from the public school system. EDAS serves the needs of: School districts, by providing workforce management information to support local operations and accurate data to support collective bargaining. The BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA), by supporting the BCPSEA Sustainable Workforce Initiative, human resource best … Continued

CommunityLINK Annual Report and Financial Overview

CommunityLINK (Learning Includes Nutrition and Knowledge) funding is designed to support the academic achievement and social functioning of vulnerable students. $59 million in funding was provided to all 60 school districts for the 2023/24 school year. School districts are required to submit a outcomes report for the previous school year. Instructions Submit your 2023/24 CommunityLINK outcome reporting using the … Continued

District ELCC Lead Interim Reporting

Boards of education that have Early Learning and Child Care Leads are required to complete the District Early Learning and Child Care Lead Interim Report by November 29. Information from the report is collected to understand the top three child care projects on school grounds that are planned/underway in your district. Instructions 1. Visit the … Continued

School District Summary Report – FSA Activities

Each year, the ministry provides funds to each district for FSA scoring activities and administration. The School District Summary Report is collected to understand how districts have used these funds. It is also an opportunity for districts to give feedback on the scoring process and the support the ministry provides for FSA scoring. Instructions 1. Complete and … Continued

Feeding Futures Fund and Student and Family Affordability Fund Interim Reporting

School districts are required to complete an interim financial report for the Feeding Futures Fund and Student and Family Affordability Fund. Completed reports must be submitted to ECC.schoolfood@gov.bc.ca by December 31. The reporting template includes each of the following: 2024/25 Feeding Futures expenditures to date 2024/25 expenditures to date for unused 2023/24 Student and Family Affordability funding Instructions Review … Continued

Employment Data and Analysis System (EDAS) – January

The Employment Data and Analysis System (EDAS) collects employment data from the public school system. EDAS serves the needs of: School districts, by providing workforce management information to support local operations and accurate data to support collective bargaining. The BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA), by supporting the BCPSEA Sustainable Workforce Initiative, human resource best … Continued

Student Data Collection (1701) – February

Form 1701 collects the following information about individual students as of February 7, 2025 : Name, birth date, gender, grade level, and postal code Language programs enrolment Indigenous Education program enrolment Career program enrolment Inclusive Education category enrolment Number of courses for all students in the secondary grades, including adult students This information is critical for … Continued

Testing Lead Content in Drinking Water

School districts must test for lead content in drinking water in their school facilities ​to ensure quality meets established guidelines under applicable provincial and federal legislation. Results must be reported annually to the Ministry of Education using the Excel document linked below. Ministry of Health has changed the limit to 0.005mg/L (was 0.01mg/L) School districts … Continued

February Intake of Youth TRAIN in Trades Program Course Claims

Public schools are required to complete a spreadsheet that collects the number of net new Youth TRAIN in Trades program courses students have enrolled in since September to ensure the appropriate allocation of funding. Instructions Read the February Intake of Youth Train in Trades Instructions. Complete the sample spreadsheet for February intake of Youth TRAIN in … Continued

School Calendars

In accordance with ​Section 87.01 of the School Act​​, ​a board must prepare and submit to the ministry a school calendar for each school in its district for each school calendar year. Boards must make their proposed calendars public by February 28, 2025 and submit their calendars to the ministry by March 31, 2025. ​​ Instructions … Continued

Employment Data and Analysis System (EDAS) – April

The Employment Data and Analysis System (EDAS) collects employment data from the public school system. EDAS serves the needs of: School districts, by providing workforce management information to support local operations and accurate data to support collective bargaining. The BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA), by supporting the BCPSEA Sustainable Workforce Initiative, human resource best … Continued

Annual Practice Fee Deduction

Under section 168.2 of the School Act and section 14.1 of the Independent School Act, employers are required to deduct an annual practice fee from the wage of each certificate holder in their employ on April 30. These fees are to be remitted to the Ministry on or before May 15, 2025.