MyEducation BC Academy 2025: Full Schedule

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8:00am PDT

Data Strategies Committee Meeting

Tuesday April 29, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am PDT

Cambie Room

Tuesday April 29, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am PDT
Cambie Room

SIS Committee

8:00am PDT

Operations and Standards Committee Meeting

Tuesday April 29, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am PDT

Richmond Room

Tuesday April 29, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am PDT
Richmond Room

SIS Committee

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Buffet

Tuesday April 29, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT

President Ballroom B/C

Join us for a West Coast hot buffet including dishes like:
-Waffles
-Egg frittata
-Bacon, sausage
-seasonal fruits
-yogurts
-potatoes
-box cereals
-assorted baked goods
-juices
-coffee & teas

Tuesday April 29, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
President Ballroom B/C

Everyone

8:00am PDT

L1 Meet and Greet over Breakfast

Tuesday April 29, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT

President Ballroom A

Tuesday April 29, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
President Ballroom A

L1 Meet and Greet

9:00am PDT

**SESSION FULL** Understanding Data Flows from MyEducation BC

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

Cambie Room

*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
Cambie Room

Everyone, Data

9:00am PDT

Back to Basics: Queries/Filters

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

President Ballroom B

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 →

Queries and Filters Academy 2025 Slide Deck pptx

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

Everyone, Back to Basics

9:00am PDT

Demystify the Competency Gradebook

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

President Ballroom C

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 →

Competency Gradebook My Ed Academy 2025 pdf

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

Everyone

9:00am PDT

Education Insights-Enhanced Student Profile: Power BI

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

President Ballroom A

*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
President Ballroom A

Everyone, Data

9:00am PDT

Follett Roadmap & Fujitsu Upcoming Items

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

Bridgeport Room

{REPEAT}
Come and hear what is coming in our MyEducation BC major release this summer, and what Follett is working on and planning for Aspen in future releases.

Speakers

David Gray

Aspen Strategic Sales Consultant, Follett Software

Nora Kerr

Director, BC Education, Fujitsu

I am proud to lead a team of professionals dedicated to supporting the education community in BC, and can talk about them all day long. I joined the BC Education team at Fujitsu in 2016 after 14 fulfilling years working in a school district with a different team of professionals dedicated... Read More →

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
Bridgeport Room

Everyone, Fujitsu Led

10:00am PDT

Audit Prep

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

President Ballroom A

Join us for an insightful session led by the SD83 MyEd Team! They will walk you through the meticulous steps and procedures they've crafted to gear up for an audit. While they haven't yet faced an audit using MyEd information, they've successfully adapted some tried-and-true processes from their previous SIS that proved invaluable during past audits. This session is a fantastic opportunity for mutual learning, as the team is eager to exchange knowledge and insights with you to navigate the audit process together.

Speakers

Reid Findlay

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

Kyla Dawson

Stephen Ollinger

MyEd Audit Compliance Power Point pptx

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

Everyone

10:00am PDT

Back to Basics: Secondary School Associations/Active No Primary

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

Bridgeport Room

We invite you to participate in an engaging and informative conversation centered on the topic of the Secondary School Association and its significance within a student's academic record. Feel free to come prepared with any inquiries you may have on this and Active No Primary students.

Speakers

Kathy Qumsieh

MyEd BC Level 1, SD62 (Sooke)

Since joining SD62 in 2006, I have supported SIS and facilitated the implementation of MyEd BC for the district, along with its various functions such as BCIEP, CBIEP, and Parent Portal. I engage in learning and training through challenges and problem solving.

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 →

SSA and ANP 2025 Slide Deck pptx

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

Everyone, Back to Basics

10:00am PDT

Family Portal

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

President Ballroom C

Welcome to the Family Portal Workshop! This session will equip participants with the knowledge and tools for successful implementation at both school and district levels. We'll cover essential training to maximize the portal's potential and highlight key benefits. Tips and tricks will be shared to ensure a seamless implementation. Join us to enhance your support for parents and students through the MyEducation BC Family Portal. We look forward to seeing you there!

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

Family Portal Academy 2025 pdf

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

Everyone, Birds of a Feather

10:00am PDT

Intro to CB-IEP

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

President Ballroom B

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
President Ballroom B

Everyone, Birds of a Feather

10:00am PDT

L1 Sharing: GDEs 101

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

Cambie Room

In this session, we will explore the fundamentals of General Data Extracts (GDEs) within MyEdBC. Attendees will learn what GDEs are and how to work with them in Excel. We will delve into a couple of specific GDEs to uncover unique data insights that are not readily available elsewhere in MyEdBC. This presentation is designed for those who are new to GDEs or want to learn more about working with them in Excel, and focuses on the basics, without involving SQL or Power BI. This session is appropriate for both L1s and clerical.

Speakers

Tanis Niemi

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

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

Everyone, L1 Sharing

10:45am PDT

Coffee & Tea Break

Tuesday April 29, 2025 10:45am - 11:00am PDT

Prefunction Area

Tuesday April 29, 2025 10:45am - 11:00am PDT
Prefunction Area

Everyone

11:00am PDT

**SESSION FULL** Back to Basics: Quick Reports & Learning Updates

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

President Ballroom A

Speakers

Siona Rounis

L1 Support Analyst & Student Information Specialist, SD 47

Siona serves as the L1 and Student Information Specialist for the qathet School District. With 13years of experience in the education system, she has held various roles. For the past 3 years, she has been the L1 at SD47 enhancing her work and understanding of MyEducation. Her background... 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
President Ballroom A

Everyone, Back to Basics

11:00am PDT

Education Insights-Enhanced Student Profile: Power BI

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

Bridgeport Room

Speakers

Matthew Hall

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

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

Everyone, Data

11:00am PDT

Get Ready for MFA - Multi Factor Authentication

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

Cambie Room

*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
Cambie Room

Everyone, Fujitsu Led

11:00am PDT

L1 Sharing: System Management

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

President Ballroom B

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
President Ballroom B

Everyone, L1 Sharing

11:00am PDT

Scheduling Students in the Build View

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

President Ballroom C

*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

Product Manager, Fujitsu

As part of the Product Management team with Fujitsu I assist our internal teams, various district committees and the Ministry Team with development work. I also assist Districts and Schools with secondary scheduling throughout the province.

Load Students Academy 2025 pptx

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

Everyone, Fujitsu Led

12:00pm PDT

Software Enhancement Committee Meeting

Tuesday April 29, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT

Cambie Room

Tuesday April 29, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Cambie Room

SIS Committee

12:00pm PDT

Student Learning Committee Meeting

Tuesday April 29, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT

Richmond Room

Tuesday April 29, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Richmond Room

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

Cambie Room

Familiarize with the basic features and functionalities of the IEP in MyEd BC module. Understand the purpose and importance of an IEP in the context of MyEdBC. Utilize the IEP in MyEdBC to create and manage IEPs for students.

Speakers

Michel 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
Cambie Room

Everyone, Birds of a Feather

1:00pm PDT

Back to Basics: Online Registration & Online Payment

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

Bridgeport Room

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

Josh Porter

Director of Information Technology, School District 71 Comox Valley

Josh Porter is the Director of Information Technology with SD71 (Comox Valley) and currently the SMC Chair and SEC Chair. Like many small/medium-sized school districts, Josh has many roles including the implementation/oversight of MyEducation BC in SD71 along with a team of two L1’s... Read More →

Jennie Copeland

Technology Facilitator - Student Information Systems, SD 60

Jennie Copeland has been the L1 for SD60 for eleven 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 11 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
Bridgeport Room

Everyone, Back to Basics

1:00pm PDT

L1 Sharing: Global Top Tab

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

President Ballroom C

Database applications try their best to present information in broadly useful ways, but there will always be challenging questions.
Consider how one would tackle these:

Which authorised parents/guardians don’t have family portal access enabled?
Which students graduated with a Dual Dogwood in 2024?
Which students took Workplace Math in 2023?

All of these are simple tasks at the Global top tab, which is a treasure trove of useful information. It is also a window into the underlying structure of how MyEd/Aspen is built.

Speakers

Scott Mclagan

L1 Support Analyst, SD 48

SD48 Marks Analysis 1.21 from Transcripts March 2025 scrambled xlsm

SD48 Attendance 1.8 scrambled xlsx

Scholarship Calc 2.28 scrambled xlsx

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

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

President Ballroom A

In this session we will look at Power BI for web using the MyEd Insights demo database to build a report to help identify students at risk. We will also look at some examples in use in SD60 by district staff, principals, vice-principals, and the Indigenous Education team.

MyEd Insights Power BI uses data from MyEd BC (refreshed nightly) which allows districts to visualize MyEd data without the need for data warehouses, extracts, ETL, excel sheets etc.

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 →

MyEd Academy 2025 Power BI Identify Students at Risk pptx

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

Everyone, Data

1:00pm PDT

User/Security Management

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

President Ballroom B

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".

User Security Management Academy Presentation pptx

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

Everyone