Past Events from December 13 – February 15, 2025 – Page 3 – Education and Child Care Past Events from December 13 – February 15, 2025 – Page 3 – Education and Child Care

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

Statement of Financial Information Report (SOFI)

For consistency with the Budget Transparency and Accountability Act respecting Public Accounts reporting, a Statement of Financial Information (SOFI) must be submitted by each school district within six months following the corporation's fiscal … 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

January Graduation Assessment Registrations – Closing Date

The registration window for schools to register students for the Grade 10 and Grade 12 Graduation Assessments for the upcoming assessment session closes today. See the 2024/25 Graduation Assessment Schedule.   Instructions Further details will be posted closer to the target date. Questions? Contact student.certification@gov.bc.ca.

Request for Special Format for April Assessments

Special Assessments (Braille or Large Print) are provided to students who meet the criteria for designation as a student with a Visual Impairment as outlined in the Special Education Services: A Manual of Policy, Procedures and Guidelines. Instructions 1. Read Chapter 2: B.C. Graduation Program Handbook of Procedures (PDF) for information on the adjudication process. Complete a Request for Special … Continued

Request for French Language Literacy Assessment Accommodations – April

Accommodations are provided to students who meet the criteria for designation as a student who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing as outlined in the Special Education Services: A Manual of Policy, Procedures and Guidelines, or who require extra time to complete the oral component as indicated in their Individual Education Plan (IEP) and extra time … Continued

Event-Driven Reporting

In April 2020, school districts were informed that the Province of B.C. had initiated a process for government organizations to record and report on financial transactions that are incremental to … 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 Achievement Data Exchange (SADE) – January

The Student Achievement Data Exchange (SADE) collects course level data for every student for all Distributed Learning schools, Summer schools and all public schools offering Grades 8 through 12 (including Continuing Education and Alternate Education Centres), as required by the School and Student Data Collection Order (M152/89). The information collected through SADE provides schools, districts … Continued

VFA – Annual Facility Data Maintenance

Select school districts will be contacted by VFA Canada Corp. and are required to provide VFA with facility maintenance information. The ministry has contracted VFA Canada Corp. to collect updated … Continued

Student Data Collection (1701) – February

Form 1701 collects the following information about individual students as at February 7, 2025 : name, birth date, gender, grade level and postal code language programs enrolment Aboriginal Education program enrolment … Continued

Three-Year Enrolment Estimates

As per section 106.3(2) of the School Act, "A board must submit to the Minister on or before February 15 of each year an estimate of the number of students … Continued