Ministry plans for replacing BCeSIS

This surveillance is of the student, via the data in the system, and also of the teacher. [...] The biggest costs to the contractor will come up front—hardware, software, customizing the software to fit the specifics of BC education, designing the system to 4 follow BC privacy legislation, creating the training manuals and modules, data conversion from BCeSIS, and more. [...] The reduced amounts in the first years are because the ministry has to continue paying for the costs of BCeSIS within the total available for these projects. [...] The ministry recognizes the problem: The upward sloping funding curve could mean that the cash flow available to the Service Provider will be below Service Provider cost (or cost plus financial margin expectations) during the first several years of the Contract. [...] The ministry promises it “will strongly encourage the School Districts to adopt the Service.” The Ministry is highly motivated to ensure that School Districts adopt the Service.