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Join us to collaboratively examine important international and national Early Learning trends and issues. BCSSA has an impressive list of presenters including Jane Beach, Jane Bertrand, Charles Coffey, Janet Mort and Stuart Shanker.
Registration
Conference registration includes plenary and concurrent sessions, as well as breakfast and lunch on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18.
Individual 2-day rate $414.75 ($395.00 plus $19.75 gst)
Team (5 or more people) 2-day rate $367.50 per person ($350 plus $17.50 gst)
Individual Saturday-only rate $204.75 ($195.00 plus 9.75 gst)
Only five or more people from the same organization registering can receive the team discount. If the team becomes less that five due to one or more cancellations, the registration reverts to the original per registrant cost of $395.00.
Retirement and Awards Dinner 2009 – April 16
The Retirement & Awards Dinner is always a well attended event: a time to honour the retirees of 2008/2009, congratulate the winners of the Award(s) of Recognition and Distinguished Service Award(s), and celebrate with friends and colleagues past and present. The dinner will be held on Thursday, April 16, “The Roof” at the Hotel Vancouver.
Click here to register online
2009 Distinguished Service Award Recipients
Jacquie Taylor, Superintendent of Literacy and Lifelong Learning
Juleen McElgunn, Superintendent of Schools, SD 53 Okanagan Similkameen
Award of Recognition Recipient
Vancouver Giants – Read to Succeed Program
2008/2009 Retirees
Robin Brayne – SD 44 North Vancouver, Former Superintendent
Rosemary Burns – Yukon School District, Superintendent
Pat Cassidy – Yukon School District, Director of Programs and Services
Randy Cranston – SD 42 Maple Ridge, Assistant Superintendent
Gary Doi – SD 67 Okanagan-Skaha, Superintendent
Christine Foster – SD 82 Coast Mountains, Assistant Superintendent
Brian Fox – SD 62 Sooke, Superintendent
Jo-Anne Legree – SD 83 North Okanagan Shuswap, Director of HR
Jim Martens – SD 38 Richmond, Assistant Superintendent
Des Mckay – SD 34 Abbotsford, Superintendent
Dave Mumford – SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith, Assistant Superintendent
John Phipps – SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith, Assistant Superintendent
Byron Robbie – SD 58 Nicola-Similkameen, Superintendent
Bernadette Rymer – SD 74 Gold Trail, AVID/Community Services
Garth Schafer – SD 67 Okanagan-Skaha, Director of Instruction
Jacquie Taylor – Ministry of Education, Superintendent of Literacy and Lifelong Learning
Marion Turner – Ministry of Education, Superintendent, Student Achievement
Stan Watchorn – SD 33 Chilliwack, Director of Instruction
John White – SD 41 Burnaby, Director of Instruction
Richard Zigler – SD 83 North Okanagan Shuswap, Director
Please join us to congratulate the achievements of the 2008/2009 retirees.
Streamlining Update
The Ministry reporting requirements are being streamlined. Check out the new on-line streamlining site which contains up-to-date information, timelines, and contacts for each Ministry requirement and eliminates the need to search the Ministry website for information on reporting requirements.
More importantly, the online tool empowers you to play a critical role in the ongoing streamlining process by providing a venue for feedback and suggestions which will be used to further streamline the provincial requirements. Check out the “whistle blower” function too. Please distribute this information widely within your school district.
Click to visit the Ministry's streamlining site. You will be prompted for a user name and password.
Grades 6-12 Technology Scholarship
 The Technology Scholarship recognizes outstanding achievement in technology-based learning. The BCSSA and Apple Canada invite BC public school students in grades 6–12 to design a website for an opportunity to receive a scholarship prize of an Apple MacBook. There are six MacBook awards, one in each of the grade-level category: Grade 6-7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12. You can submit your entry online, or print the entry form attached to the flyer and mail it with a disk copy of your project to BCSSA.
Deadline for entries is April 20. Visit our website for further details.
Enter Online
Download flyer
Grade 12 Essay Scholarship
The topic for this year’s Grade 12 Essay Scholarship is Student Engagement: Creating and Maintaining Engagement in a Rapidly Changing World.
The Essay Scholarship provides financial assistance to students planning to pursue a teaching career. This year the BCSSA will award seven scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each. Students wishing to be considered must be currently enrolled in their final year of studies at a BC public secondary school and expected to graduate in 2009. In addition to submitting an essay, applicants must provide a transcript of grades and two letters of reference attesting to school/community leadership. One scholarship winner for an essay written in English will be selected in each of the BCSSA’s six regional chapters by a committee of educators. One province-wide scholarship winner for an essay written in French will be selected by a committee of francophone educators.
Deadline for entries is April 20. Visit our website for further details.
Please circulate to the appropriate people within your districts and schools!
English flyer
French flyer
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