- K-to-12 support staff agreements ratified February 20, 2012VICTORIA – The BC Public School Employers’ Association board of directors has ratified two-year collective agreements for support staff in 11 school districts under the government’s 2010 net-zero mandate. v […]
- Capilano University making (movie) magic February 17, 2012NORTH VANCOUVER – Students, alumni and film industry aficionados alike have a major reason to celebrate as the Nat and Flora Bosa Centre for Film and Animation officially opens its doors Feb. 17 at Capilano University’s North Vancouver campus. […]
- Dispute resolution expands opportunities for B.C. CGAs February 13, 2012VICTORIA – A panel has ruled in favour of four western Canadian provinces in a trade dispute against unnecessary barriers to Certified General Accountants. […]
- Charlotte Gill wins BC’s National non-fiction book award February 13, 2012Charlotte Gill is the winner of the 2012 British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction “for Eating Dirt: Deep Forests, Big Timber, and Life with the Tree-Planting Tribe”. […]
Opinion Editorial By George Abbott, Minister of Education
Feb 10, 2011 (word count – 647)
VICTORIA – Since being appointed Education Minister last March, I’ve had the pleasure of visiting 95 schools and half of the province’s 60 school districts. I’ve met with hundreds of teachers, students, parents and administrators.
Every visit and every meeting has only reinforced in my mind that British Columbia has a great education system, filled with people who are passionate about what they do.
I’ve seen first-hand how important teachers are to student success.
I also know how important it is for teaching assistants, administrators, principals, parents and teachers to work together to support learning. It takes co-operation and a team of people to help students reach their full potential.
Unfortunately, the current… Continue reading
For Immediate Release Ministry of Labour, Citizens’ Services and Open Government
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February 9, 2012
VICTORIA – Labour, Citizens’ Services and Open Government Minister Margaret MacDiarmid has instructed the assistant deputy minister of industrial relations to report on the likelihood of a negotiated settlement between the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and the BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA).
The minister appointed Trevor Hughes to inquire into the dispute in response to a request from Education Minister George Abbott. Hughes has been with the labour ministry since October 2008 after gaining 16 years of direct collective bargaining and labour relations experience in the broader public sector. The industrial relations division of the ministry monitors and, when requested, offers assistance in collective bargaining disputes that impact the public interest.
Hughes will meet with the parties over the next two… Continue reading
We are introducing a new feature to our Quicklinks section located on the web site’s main page with the addition of BCSTA’s weekly e-Digest Newsletter which contains important news, updates and information in a short, easy to read format. The February 2, 2012 BCSTA e-Digest Newsletter is now available for your interest by accessing the Quicklinks section.
For your information …. the BCSTA or British Columbia School Trustees Association serves and supports their members, BC’s 60 boards of education, in their key work of improving student achievement. At the local level, as boards seek to engage their communities in this work, BCSTA provides professional development, legal counsel and communications. Provincially, their nonprofit Association acts as boards’ strong, unified voice in advocating to government, other education partners and the public on matters affecting public education.
Their members set the directions for advocacy and… Continue reading
The following is a generalized program description intended to portray the basic philosophy and structure of the middle schools at Skeena and Mount Elizabeth School. It is no way a comprehensive blueprint of the instructional model. As we grow with this model of education, we anticipate adaptations and changes to the framework of this program. The current version of this document is also provided CMSD82 Middle School Development – January 31, 2012.
The Board of Education made a decision at the June 9, 2010 Regular Board of Education Meeting to move to include a middle school model. The middle school model will be comprised of students in Grades 7, 8 and 9. The middle school concept involves a group of two to five teachers working as a multidisciplinary team with a defined group of students. This format facilitates interdisciplinary… Continue reading
In preparation for the 2012-2013 school year, the Board of Education is seeking the cooperation of parents in registering their child on the following dates. If you have not already done so, pre-registration is requested in order to provide the School District Administration the time to plan staffing to meet school needs.
Schools are open to take registration for Kindergarten from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. between January 16, 2012 and March 30, 2012.
The School District will make every effort, dependent upon available staff, to place students who have registered by March 30, 2012 in their neighbourhood school. Students registering after March 30, 2012 may be placed in any of the Terrace/Thornhill schools, dependent upon available staffing.
To be eligibile for entry to school in September 2012 students must be five years of age on or before December 31,… Continue reading
