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MyEducation BC Academy 2025
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Monday, April 28
 

8:00am PDT

Breakfast + Registration - Teacher Working Group and SMC only
Monday April 28, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
President Ballroom A/B/C
Monday April 28, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
President Ballroom A/B/C
  TWG and SMC

9:00am PDT

Service Management Council Annual General Meeting
Monday April 28, 2025 9:00am - 11:30am PDT
President Ballroom A/B/C
Monday April 28, 2025 9:00am - 11:30am PDT
President Ballroom A/B/C
  SMC Reps/Leadership

9:00am PDT

Teacher Working Group - Morning Session
Monday April 28, 2025 9:00am - 11:30am PDT
Vice Regal Suite
Monday April 28, 2025 9:00am - 11:30am PDT
Vice Regal Suite
  Teacher Working Group

11:30am PDT

Registration - non SMC/TWG
Monday April 28, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Prefunction Area
Monday April 28, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Prefunction Area
  Everyone

11:45am PDT

Lunch
Monday April 28, 2025 11:45am - 12:30pm PDT
President Ballroom A/B/C
Monday April 28, 2025 11:45am - 12:30pm PDT
President Ballroom A/B/C
  Everyone

12:30pm PDT

Keynote: Artificial Intelligence
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 1:25pm PDT
President Ballroom A/B/C
The AI Panel brings together representatives from all levels of the sector—district leadership, teachers, and the ministry—to discuss current approaches to AI in education in BC. The panel will explore the co-creation of district policies and procedures, privacy and security considerations, and practical applications of AI in both the learning and business aspects of education.
Speakers
RJ

Renée Jordan

Director, Student Information Systems and Insights, Ministry of Education and Child Care
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Darcy McNee

District Teacher Leader, SD63 - Saanich Schools
Darcy McNee is the District Teacher Leader for Curriculum and Innovation in the Saanich School District, located on the traditional territory of the W̱SÁNEĆ People. She also serves as an Adjunct Professor for the University of British Columbia’s Teacher-Librarian Diploma Program... Read More →
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Chris Kennedy

Superintendent, West Vancouver Schools
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 1:25pm PDT
President Ballroom A/B/C
  Everyone

1:30pm PDT

Teacher Working Group - Afternoon Session
Monday April 28, 2025 1:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
Vice Regal Suite
Monday April 28, 2025 1:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
Vice Regal Suite
  Teacher Working Group

1:40pm PDT

Back to Basics: EOYR
Monday April 28, 2025 1:40pm - 2:25pm PDT
Speakers
avatar for Musica Chiang

Musica Chiang

Manager, Student Information System, SD 39
Musica was born and raised in Hong Kong, the Pearl of the Orient. In 1991, shortly after her arrival in Vancouver Musica landed her first job in Canada at the VSB. She was blessed to be part of a team supporting new immigrants as they settled into schools. Soon, Musica's career transitioned... Read More →
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Crystal Drachenberg

Senior Business Analyst, Fujitsu
Crystal is currently a Senior Business Analyst for the Fujitsu team. Prior to joining the Fujitsu team, Crystal spent 13 years working in the Central Okanagan School District 23 guiding teachers, administration, and support staff through the implementation of various software rollouts... Read More →
Monday April 28, 2025 1:40pm - 2:25pm PDT
  Everyone, Back to Basics

1:40pm PDT

Education Insights-Enhanced Student Profile: Power BI
Monday April 28, 2025 1:40pm - 2:25pm PDT
Join us for an in-depth look at our Power BI platform, Education Insights, and its latest dashboard the Enhanced Student Profile (ESP). ESP helps districts and schools turn raw data into meaningful insights. In this session, we will explore the critical role of clean data, how to navigate and use Power-BI features, and how our newest dashboard can help support evidence-based decision-making for all districts and schools. Whether you are a data analyst, decision-maker, or simply curious about how to use Power BI, this session will give you practical strategies to enhance data clarity and drive smarter outcomes.
Speakers
MH

Matthew Hall

Product Manager of MyEducation BC, Ministry of Education and Child Care
Currently the Product Manager of MyEducation BC for the B.C. Ministry of Education and Child Care. Previous worked as the Lead Power-BI Developer with Education Analytics Office. Matthew holds a BSc in Chemistry and Bachelor in Computer Science from Dalhousie University.
Monday April 28, 2025 1:40pm - 2:25pm PDT
  Everyone, Data

1:40pm PDT

Get Ready for MFA -Multi Factor Authentication
Monday April 28, 2025 1:40pm - 2:25pm PDT
MFA (Multi Factor Authentication) is coming in the major upgrade this summer. Inform your change management plans for district process and roll out. Join us for an overview of the multifactor authentication functionality in MyEducation BC and how to configure it. 
Speakers
avatar for Phil Berlan

Phil Berlan

Technical/ServiceDesk Analyst, Fujitsu Consulting (Canada) Inc.
Phil is currently a Servicedesk Analyst for Fujitsu since October 2022. He has been supporting MyEdBC since 2015 from his previous position working as an L1 with Coquitlam School District. Phil has been in the education sector since 1989 supporting information technology hardware... Read More →
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Ian Stark

Senior Architect, Fujitsu
Ian is a senior architect with 25 years’ experience at Fujitsu, including 9 years working on education projects in BC. He provides technical input to the Ministry and District committees, helps determine which enhancement requests are feasible, and translates business needs into... Read More →
Monday April 28, 2025 1:40pm - 2:25pm PDT
  Everyone, Fujitsu Led

1:40pm PDT

L1 Sharing: Successful Strategies to provide better Helpdesk Support to your schools and staff.
Monday April 28, 2025 1:40pm - 2:25pm PDT
Our team of only three people provides MyEdBC support to 270+ schools who have combined 1300+ front office staff spread all across BC. How does our small team manage to answer thousands of tickets each year and thousands of phone calls and do hundreds of individual one-on-one sessions with our schools all while maintaining a 96% "high satisfaction" rating from our schools. Come learn the strategies and tactics that we use on our phone systems, helpdesk systems, and other support systems that you can use in your office to also provide fast and high quality MyEdBC support to your schools and staff. We will also be talking about our strategy in using AI in our helpdesk to currently handle 35% of our tickets. 
Speakers
avatar for Andrew Smit

Andrew Smit

MyEdBC Project Manager, Independent Schools
Our team of three provides the training & support for the Independent Schools, we support 270+ schools across BC. Our district has 65000+ students and 1300+ front office users. I'm most excited about our recent work with generative AI and how it is supporting our team. Check out https://bcsupportonline.com/ai... Read More →
Monday April 28, 2025 1:40pm - 2:25pm PDT
  Everyone, L1 Sharing

1:40pm PDT

Ministry Data Sources
Monday April 28, 2025 1:40pm - 2:25pm PDT
A presentation on data flows and how data entered into MyEducation BC moves through various local and Ministry tools to reach different audiences, each of whom uses this data to make informed decisions that impact students and their learning. The presentation will highlight several Ministry data tools and sources available to all schools and districts.
Speakers
NF

Nicholas Fantin

Director - Data Infrastructure & Operations, Ministry of Education and Child Care
RJ

Renée Jordan

Director, Student Information Systems and Insights, Ministry of Education and Child Care
Monday April 28, 2025 1:40pm - 2:25pm PDT
  Everyone, Data

2:35pm PDT

District Assessment Entry
Monday April 28, 2025 2:35pm - 2:50pm PDT
Speakers
avatar for Michael Haworth

Michael Haworth

District Vice-Principal (Technology), School District #19 (Revelstoke)
Love all of the great things that people can do with MyEducation BC and really enjoy trains! :-)  Always great to meet the fantastic folks around BC and the Yukon using MyEducation BC in a myriad of ways!
Monday April 28, 2025 2:35pm - 2:50pm PDT
  Everyone, Data

2:35pm PDT

Back to Basics: Contact Management
Monday April 28, 2025 2:35pm - 3:20pm PDT
The Why's of Contact Management and how can the functionality help you.  What are the challenges for your district? Why do you do it and why is it important?  
Parent Portal
Student Safety
Student Success
Speakers
avatar for Siona Rounis

Siona Rounis

L1 Support Analyst, SD 47
Siona serves as the L1 and Helpdesk Technician for the qathet School District. With 12 years of experience in the education system, she has held various roles. For the past 2 years, she has been the L1 at SD47 enhancing her work and understanding of MyEducation. Her background as... Read More →
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Bridie Robson

Product Owner/Trainer, Fujitsu
Currently a Product Owner/Trainer for Fujitsu with proven experience in the design and development of system applications. She is recognized for her strong training skills and has acquired a broad range of skills and knowledge through her project experiences. Bridie has extensive... Read More →
Monday April 28, 2025 2:35pm - 3:20pm PDT
  Everyone, Back to Basics

2:35pm PDT

Common HEAT Tickets
Monday April 28, 2025 2:35pm - 3:20pm PDT
Speakers
avatar for Phil Berlan

Phil Berlan

Technical/ServiceDesk Analyst, Fujitsu Consulting (Canada) Inc.
Phil is currently a Servicedesk Analyst for Fujitsu since October 2022. He has been supporting MyEdBC since 2015 from his previous position working as an L1 with Coquitlam School District. Phil has been in the education sector since 1989 supporting information technology hardware... Read More →
avatar for Mathew Yee
Monday April 28, 2025 2:35pm - 3:20pm PDT
  Everyone, Fujitsu Led

2:35pm PDT

Follett Roadmap & Fujitsu Upcoming Items
Monday April 28, 2025 2:35pm - 3:20pm PDT
Speakers
NK

Nora Kerr

Director, BC Education, Fujitsu
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Ian Stark

Senior Architect, Fujitsu
Ian is a senior architect with 25 years’ experience at Fujitsu, including 9 years working on education projects in BC. He provides technical input to the Ministry and District committees, helps determine which enhancement requests are feasible, and translates business needs into... Read More →
Monday April 28, 2025 2:35pm - 3:20pm PDT
  Everyone, Fujitsu Led

2:35pm PDT

L1 Sharing: Ongoing Training
Monday April 28, 2025 2:35pm - 3:20pm PDT
Speakers
avatar for Jennie Copeland

Jennie Copeland

Technology Facilitator for Student Information Systems, SD 60
Jennie Copeland has been the L1 for SD60 for ten years and has helped the district implement Online Registration, Online Payments, Single Term pilot project, and trained/supported each new Admin Assistant that has been hired over the past 10 years.
Monday April 28, 2025 2:35pm - 3:20pm PDT
  Everyone, L1 Sharing

3:30pm PDT

Application Programming Interface (API)
Monday April 28, 2025 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
Speakers
avatar for Sam Muraca

Sam Muraca

District Principal, SD 35
Sam Muraca is a District Principal in the Langley School District and has been involved with MyED BC from the procurement subject matter expert group. Currently on the SMC executive and currently the Data Strategy Committee chair.
avatar for Ian Stark

Ian Stark

Senior Architect, Fujitsu
Ian is a senior architect with 25 years’ experience at Fujitsu, including 9 years working on education projects in BC. He provides technical input to the Ministry and District committees, helps determine which enhancement requests are feasible, and translates business needs into... Read More →
Monday April 28, 2025 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
  Everyone

3:30pm PDT

Back to Basics: Attendance
Monday April 28, 2025 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
Attendance in MyEducation BC is set up to record arrivals, departures and absences of students. MyEducation BC is set up to record one attendance record per student per day or per class.  There are two main ways of taking Attendance in MyEducation BC: 1) Daily Attendance or 2) Class Attendance.  Schools may choose to take either form of attendance, or both depending on their requirements.  

Join this session to see a brief demonstration of both class and daily attendance procedures from the school and teacher views, multi-add function, joining classes for attendance purposes and so much more. Bring your questions and join the discussion or come share ideas your district is using to ensure accurate attendance records, including school setup and management.

Speakers
avatar for Jacki Stabb

Jacki Stabb

Senior Business Analyst/Trainer, Fujitsu
Jacki is a Senior Business Analyst and Trainer for Fujitsu with over 33 years of experience in the BC K-12 Education sector with the last 4 years as a Learning Management Support Professional with the Fujitsu MyEducation team. Her positions have been varied across all levels of schools... Read More →
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Peter Gajda

District Liaison Secondee, Ministry of Education and Child Care
After 32 years as a teacher and principal, Peter brought his wealth of knowledge, his passion and his interest in being a life long learning to his new role as the MyED BC District Liaison with the MOECC.   Outside of the classroom, he lives a very active lifestyle - especially traveling... Read More →
Monday April 28, 2025 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
  Everyone, Back to Basics

3:30pm PDT

Birds of a Feather: POLS/DOLS
Monday April 28, 2025 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
Speakers
avatar for Gary Chan

Gary Chan

DL Coordinator, Richmond Virtual School
Blended Learning, Project Based Learning, Math and IT teacher. Personalized Learning at http://rvs.sd38.bc.ca/sky Classic cars, cycling, anything with wheels.
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Allison Schilling

OL L1/Registrar, SD 71
Monday April 28, 2025 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
  Everyone, Birds of a Feather

3:30pm PDT

L1 Sharing: Onboarding Training
Monday April 28, 2025 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
Join us for an engaging sharing session on how to conduct successful on-boarding training for new MyEd users.  In this session, we will explore and share best practices, essential tools and practical tips to create welcoming and productive on-boarding experience.  Whether you are an experienced L1 or new to the role, don’t miss this opportunity to share your experiences (joy or tears), ask questions, and learn from your peers!
Speakers
avatar for Alice Wong

Alice Wong

Application Support Manager, SD 44
Alice has been her current role with SD44 for almost 8 years. The part she likes about being an L1 is the endless mysteries that she has to solve every day - it makes the day exciting and keeps her brain working.
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Usha Peterson

L1, SD8 - Kootenay Lake
Usha began her journey with SD8 as on-call casual clerical in 2022 before transitioning to a full time position as an L1 in August 2023. She enjoys helping others navigate the world of MyEd while learning and growing alongside them. Outside of work, Usha loves exploring and playing... Read More →
Monday April 28, 2025 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
  Everyone, L1 Sharing

3:30pm PDT

Scheduling Students in the Build View
Monday April 28, 2025 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
During this session we will look at some of the functionality in the Build view to assist schools with optimizing student schedules.   Some areas include:
  • Term Balance Type on courses
  • Course and Student Priorities
  • Build Readiness report
  • Reviewing course requests including Update Course Request Totals, Request Count Verification
  • Conflict Matrix screen
  • Course Sequencing Rule
  • Load Analysis process
 
Speakers
avatar for Adam Kouwenberg

Adam Kouwenberg

Business Transformation Specialist, Fujitsu
Adam Kouwenberg has been working with BC Student Information Systems for more than 15 years. Starting out working as Level 1 support for the First Nations and Independent Schools, he joined Fujitsu in 2018. He currently works with both the Saskatchewan and British Columbia provincial... Read More →
DB
Monday April 28, 2025 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
  Everyone, Fujitsu Led

4:30pm PDT

FUJITSU Mixer
Monday April 28, 2025 4:30pm - 6:30pm PDT
Prefunction Area
Join us in the prefunction area, mingle with the MyEducation BC community, and enjoy appetizers and drinks.
Monday April 28, 2025 4:30pm - 6:30pm PDT
Prefunction Area
  Everyone
 
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