Survey on the Future of a Province-Wide Student Information System

BCeSIS is a province-wide student information systems used by schools and school districts across the province.

The Ministry is assessing future directions for BCeSIS. Gartner Consulting was hired in spring 2011 to review BCeSIS and recommend next steps. Gartner’s report recommends that the Province purchase a new student information system, continuing to use BCeSIS until it can be implemented. You may wish to read Gartner’s full report, its executive summary or a summary of its findings prepared by the Ministry of Education

We encourage you to take the surveys for parents and students which can be found on the Ministry’s engagement site. If you have any questions regarding the surveys, please feel free to contact Elevate Consulting. If you experience technical difficulties, please email surveysupport@elevateconsulting.ca or call 250-483-6660

The deadline for collecting survey responses has been extended until January 20, 2012.

Want To Know More About The FSA?

The BCCPAC FSA Toolkit can be found at http://www.bccpac.bc.ca/resources/assessment.aspx which provides valuable information and answers to many questions.

BCCPAC hopes this information will provide answers to questions parents may have on the FSA’s administered in BC to students in Grades 4 and 7 and their intended purpose. Those seeking a deeper understanding of assessment are encouraged to read “A Parent’s Guide to Assessment” http://www.bccpac.bc.ca/UserFiles/file/Resources/StudentAssessmentBCParentGuide_2007.pdf

Nominations To The Board of Directors – BCCPAC is currently accepting nominations for the 2012/2013 Board of Directors. The position of First Vice President has been added to the list of positions open for election.  The term for this position will be one (1) year. The other positions open for Nomination: President, 2nd Vice President, Secretary and two (2) Directors have two (2) year terms.
The deadline for nominations is midnight February 28, 2012.  Nomination forms and information can be found on the BCCPAC website at: ( http://www.bccpac.bc.ca/index/event_calendar/2012AGM.aspx).  Inquiries may be sent to the Nominations Committee Chair, Cathy Jewett (cathyjewett@bccpac.bc.ca).

Tour and hands-on workshop of the District Resource Centre, located at the John McInnis Centre, for parents of school district 57.

The district resource centre has many resources that are available to parents, students, and staff.

Spaces are limited to 15 parents for this tour, but additional tours can be arranged!

Kindergarten registration is coming up!

Kindergarten Registration Dates
Wednesday, February 1, 2012;  8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Reference Policy:  5119 (School Catchment Areas, Registration and Student Transfers)

Online Transfer Process
Begins 9:00 a.m. on Monday February 6th and runs through to March 2nd at 3:00 p.m.  Students wishing to transfer to another school for September 2012 must apply during this time.
Reference Policy:  5119 (School Catchment Areas, Registration and Student Transfers)

http://www.sd57.bc.ca/index.php?id=559

The school district will soon be publishing more information to assist parents of new kindergarten students.

1.    Kindergarten Registration Dates

Wednesday, February 1, 2012;  8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Reference Policy:  5119 (School Catchment Areas, Registration and Student Transfers)

2.    Online Transfer Process

Begins 9:00 a.m. on Monday February 6^th and runs through to March 2^nd at 3:00 p.m.  Students wishing to transfer to another school for September 2012 must apply during this time.

Reference Policy:  5119 (School Catchment Areas, Registration and Student Transfers)

The Northern Learning Center Choice program information night is January 19th at 7pm in the Kelly Road Secondary Multipurpose room.  This information night is for parents and students to come and hear about this new program.  Information and applications will be available at the meeting.  The NLC program’s goal is to engage grade 8 and grade 9 students in a different learning environment.  Students will be using projects that they are interested in to learn the required curriculum all while practicing 21st century skills.  This program starts in Sept 2012 and is available for current grade 7 and grade 8 students.

nlc.sd57.bc.ca  or www.krss.sd57.bc.ca

The Canadian Union of Public Employees, representing 26,000 school support staff in British Columbia, has reached a tentative Provincial Framework Agreement with the BC Public Schools Employers’ Association. The Framework Agreement was unanimously endorsed by the CUPE BC K-12 Provincial Bargaining Committee and will be recommended to the CUPE BC K-12 Presidents’ Council for endorsement. Each CUPE local union will now take this provincial agreement to their local table with school districts to conclude collective bargaining.

This tentative agreement was reached in December.

http://www.cupe.bc.ca/news/2411

http://www.bcpsea.bc.ca/bc-teachers/bargaining/11-12-15/Framework_Agreement_Reached_With_K-12_Public_Education_Support_Staff_Unions.aspx

B.C. is looking for people interested in serving on teacher disciplinary panels.

These panels will consider competence and conduct concerns and hear appeals of decisions to deny teacher certification. Members will be drawn from the soon-to-be-created Disciplinary and Professional Conduct Board but will include some outsiders.

“The purpose of non-board panel members is to provide input from persons outside the school system to strengthen public confidence in the hearing process,” says a notice posted on a new Education Ministry website.

Applications close Feb. 1 and full details can be found here.

http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/01/10/public-invited-to-serve-on-teacher-discipline-panels/

DPAC – superintendent speakign notes – January 2012