MyEducation BC Academy 2025: Full Schedule

Join us for the Queries and Filters session! Learn to create effective queries and filters that help your district and school users. Discover best practices and how to avoid common pitfalls! What’s your biggest challenge with queries? Let’s discuss and learn together!

Speakers

Pam Crowley

District Reporting Specialist, SD 45

Pam Crowley is the District Reporting Specialist for West Vancouver Schools. This role includes responsibilities of MyEd BC Level 1 Support, SMC Representative, Ministry Reporting, data integration and analysis, and general application support. Pam has dedicated herself to making... Read More →

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 →

Tuesday April 29, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am PDT

Everyone, Back to Basics

9:00am PDT

Demystify the Competency Gradebook

Tuesday April 29, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am PDT

Demystifying the Competency Gradebook.
Join me to explore how to use the built in Competency based Gradebook in MyEd. Learn some tips and tricks on how to make the mark entry easier and what is essential to allow students and parents to see displayed marks and comments.
Simplify your workflow . . . join Shannon to learn how.

Speakers

Shannon Hagen

District Inclusive/Educational Technology Coordinator, SD 71

Shannon Hagen holds a master’s degree in educational technology and is certified by ISTE, Apple Teacher, and Microsoft Educator Trainer. With over 30 years of teaching experience, Shannon brings a wealth of expertise to integrating technology into education, extending her impact... Read More →

Tuesday April 29, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am PDT

Everyone

9:00am PDT

Education Insights-Enhanced Student Profile: Power BI

Tuesday April 29, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am PDT

*REPEAT SESSION*

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

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.

Tuesday April 29, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am PDT

Everyone, Data

9:00am PDT

Follett Roadmap & Fujitsu Upcoming Items

Tuesday April 29, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am PDT

Speakers

Nora Kerr

Director, BC Education, Fujitsu

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 →

Tuesday April 29, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am PDT

Everyone, Fujitsu Led

9:00am PDT

Ministry Data Sources

Tuesday April 29, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am PDT

*REPEAT SESSION*
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

Nicholas Fantin

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

Renée Jordan

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

Tuesday April 29, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am PDT

Everyone, Data

10:00am PDT

Audit Prep

Tuesday April 29, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT

Speakers

Reid Findlay

MyEd Project Manager, SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 83 NORTH OKANAGAN SHUSWAP

Kyla Dawson

Stephen Ollinger

Tuesday April 29, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT

Everyone

10:00am PDT

Back to Basics: Secondary School Associations/Active No Primary

Tuesday April 29, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT

Speakers

Allison Schilling

OL L1/Registrar, SD 71

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 →

Tuesday April 29, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT

Everyone, Back to Basics

10:00am PDT

Family Portal

Tuesday April 29, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT

Speakers

Scott Mclagan

L1 Support Analyst, SD 48

Scott McLagan has worked for 41 years in the Education sector including web-based database support since 2007. He has been IT coordinator for school districts 43 and 48 and began as a computer science and music teacher.

Shannon Hagen

District Inclusive/Educational Technology Coordinator, SD 71

Tuesday April 29, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT

Everyone, Birds of a Feather

10:00am PDT

Intro to CB-IEP

Tuesday April 29, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT

Competency-Based IEPs (CBIEP) are now being used to support the learning of students here in many districts in BC. This new format and process is supported by the Ministry of Education and was collaboratively developed by representatives from several school districts, the BCTF and the Provincial Audit Team. This session will focus on an introduction to using CB-IEPS in your District: adding security roles for users, enrolling and renewing students in Student Services, as well as an overview of the tabs where data can be entered and the CB-IEP and progress reports printing. (For a more robust presentation on using CB-IEPS and processes, a follow up at the advance session might be useful)

Speakers

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 →

Tuesday April 29, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT

Everyone, Birds of a Feather

10:00am PDT

L1 Sharing: GDE 101

Tuesday April 29, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT

Speakers

Tanis Niemi

Team Leader, Student Information Systems, Surrey School District, SD36

Tuesday April 29, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT

Everyone, L1 Sharing

11:00am PDT

Back to Basics: Quick Reports & Learning Updates

Tuesday April 29, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

Speakers

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 →

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 →

Jacki Stabb

Senior Business Analyst/Trainer, Fujitsu

Tuesday April 29, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

Everyone, Back to Basics

11:00am PDT

Education Insights-Enhanced Student Profile: Power BI

Tuesday April 29, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

Speakers

Matthew Hall

Product Manager of MyEducation BC, Ministry of Education and Child Care

Tuesday April 29, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

Everyone, Data

11:00am PDT

Get Ready for MFA - Multi Factor Authentication

Tuesday April 29, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

*REPEAT SESSION*
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

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 →

Ian Stark

Senior Architect, Fujitsu

Tuesday April 29, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

Everyone, Fujitsu Led

11:00am PDT

L1 Sharing: System Management

Tuesday April 29, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

Ready to enhance your district’s system management processes? Join us as we explore our annual workflow in detail. From scheduling jobs, establishing reporting structures, crafting resource articles, and hosting SIS Teams meetings, every step counts! We’ll share the strategies that our teams use to stay organized.

Speakers

Tanis Niemi

Team Leader, Student Information Systems, Surrey School District, SD36

Pam Crowley

District Reporting Specialist, SD 45

Tuesday April 29, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

Everyone, L1 Sharing

11:00am PDT

Scheduling Students in the Build View

Tuesday April 29, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

*REPEAT SESSION*
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

Adam Kouwenberg

Business Transformation Specialist, Fujitsu

Daniel Bond

Fujitsu

Tuesday April 29, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

Everyone, Fujitsu Led

12:00pm PDT

Software Enhancement Committee Meeting

Tuesday April 29, 2025 12:00pm - 12:15pm PDT

Richmond Room

Tuesday April 29, 2025 12:00pm - 12:15pm PDT
Richmond Room

SIS Committee

12:00pm PDT

Student Learning Committee Meeting

Tuesday April 29, 2025 12:00pm - 12:15pm PDT

Vice Regal Suite

Tuesday April 29, 2025 12:00pm - 12:15pm PDT
Vice Regal Suite

SIS Committee

12:00pm PDT

Lunch

Tuesday April 29, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT

President Ballroom A/B/C

Tuesday April 29, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
President Ballroom A/B/C

Everyone

1:00pm PDT

Advanced CB-IEP

Tuesday April 29, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

Speakers

Michael Gagnon

Assistive Technology Coordinator, SD36

Michel Gagnon is a K-12 Assistive Technology LST Coordinator with the Surrey Schools Student Support Department for the last 10 years. Prior to his current role, he was a Secondary teacher in French Immersion, and also worked with the Learning Support Team department. He has been... Read More →

Sue Alfawicki

Student Support Teacher, SD 36

Sue is a Helping Teacher in the Surrey School District and has worked on the IEP development process in Surrey for many years, providing training and consultation to staff in how to write IEPs and how to navigate the Plan/IEP module in MyEdBC.

Tuesday April 29, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

Everyone, Birds of a Feather

1:00pm PDT

Back to Basics: Online Registration & Online Payment

Tuesday April 29, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

Come and see the Online Registration and Online Payment functionality from the view of the Parents. We will show you the MYEDBC processes and functionality for a better Parent and School experience.

Speakers

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.

Adam Kouwenberg

Business Transformation Specialist, Fujitsu

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 →

Tuesday April 29, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

Everyone, Back to Basics

1:00pm PDT

L1 Sharing: Global Top Tab

Tuesday April 29, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

Speakers

Scott Mclagan

L1 Support Analyst, SD 48

Tuesday April 29, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

Everyone, L1 Sharing

1:00pm PDT

MyEd Insights Power BI - How to build a report that can help identify students at risk

Tuesday April 29, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

Speakers

Jarrod Bell

Director of Instruction, SD 60

Jarrod is a Director of Instruction in School District 60 Peace River North with student information system experience spanning back to BCeSIS days including past SMC Executive and past Student Learning Chair. He has worked in 10-12 secondary as a teacher, rural k-10 as a principal... Read More →

Tuesday April 29, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

Everyone, Data

1:00pm PDT

User/Security Management

Tuesday April 29, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

Speakers

Trisha Kielan

District Data Coordinator, SD 22

Trisha was employed for 16+ years as a MyEd Secretary at a Secondary school of 1800 students before becoming an L1. She has extensive knowledge of how a Secondary school works and runs making it easy for her to understand anything "High School".

Tuesday April 29, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

Everyone