Events from November 29 – January 31, 2025 – Page 3 – Education and Child Care Events from November 29 – January 31, 2025 – Page 3 – Education and Child Care

District ELCC Lead Interim Reporting

District Early Learning and Child Care Lead Interim Reporting is now open. Reporting is due November 29, 2024 Instructions 1. Visit the Interim Report: Projects Underway to complete your Reporting. Questions? Email the Early Learning Branch at EDUC.EarlyLearning@gov.bc.ca.

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

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 regular operations due to a specific major event. The intent of the process is to facilitate consistent financial reporting by the Ministry of Finance across … 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 facility maintenance data on behalf of the ministry. VFA’s Data Maintenance Service will assist the ministry in maintaining accurate information about the condition and requirements … Continued