Our Sacred Children Mini-Documentary
Xe’ xe’ smun’eem: Our Sacred Children is a mini-documentary from the Cowichan Valley School District. A year in the making, the video focuses on the amazing work happening throughout the
School Board Work is Not for the Faint of Heart
If there is one thing to know as a school leader, it’s that there is more than one thing to know. Back in the 1800s, when public schools first were
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From Advocacy to Action
School trustees from all 60 boards of education in BC came together and made their concerns heard this past October at the BCSTA Provincial Council meeting in Vancouver. It was
IEC Presents Groundbreaking Haida Film at Academy
BCSTA’s Indigenous Education Committee will present Sgaawaay K’uuna (Edge of the Knife) at this year’s Trustee Academy. Edge of the Knife is inspired by Gaagiixit, a traditional Haida legend, and
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SD44’s Drag Club Breaks Down Barriers
A new generation of Greasers are getting an adrenaline rush at Windsor Secondary – while breaking stereotypes. Student Kaitlyn Clark grips the steering wheel of the white 1980 Camaro Z28, one
Media Release: Trustees Celebrate New Regulations Targeting Teen Vaping
[Victoria, B.C. – November 14, 2019] New regulations and resources designed to take action against youth vaping are a positive step in the right direction say B.C.’s school trustees. “Vaping is
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Advocacy: Vape Awareness and Vape Cessation Resources for Youth
[Sent November 7, 2019] President Higginson to Federal Minister of Health Petitpas Taylor, BC Minister of Health Dix and BC Minister of Education Fleming: “The motion was passed unanimously by BCSTA’s
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Advocacy: Funding for Menstrual Product Dispensers – Response
[Received Oct 28, 2019] Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier James to President Higginson: “As you may be aware, a ministerial order was issued in April 2019 by the Minister of Education
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Advocacy: Implementation of MSP Requirement for International Students
[Sent November 5, 2019] President Higginson to Minister Dix: “While most school trustees, and the school districts they represent, do not have a concern with fee paying international students being
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Advocacy: Funding Distribution Model Feedback
[Sent October 31, 2019] President Higginson to Minister Fleming: “While BCSTA remains fully committed to our position that the current funding model must be modernized, and to the jointly established
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