School District 57 has a financial hardship policy to ensure that all students will be able to go on field trips, even if their parents can’t afford it: http://www.sd57.bc.ca/fileadmin/cao.sd57.bc.ca/Policy_Manual/Policies/5101.pdf According to policy: All communication with students and/or parents regarding fees and deposits must include a statement that explains that fees …
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Get your resolutions on the agenda! Make sure your PAC/DPAC’s resolutions aren’t missed out, don’t leave them to the last minute. Deadline for Special Resolutions is January 31st Resolution forms and information is posted on the website http://www.bccpac.bc.ca/index/event_calendar/2012AGM.aspx 2012 Nominations for the BCCPAC Board of Directors The deadline for nominations …
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This report was presented to the Board at the school board meeting of January 24th. Short version – Enrolment History and Projections – jan 23 2012 From the introduction: The purpose of this report is not to change history, or debate historical decisions, but rather to learn from the past …
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The Prince George district calendar committee met to discuss the calendar for the 2012/13 school year, and the question of whether or not to have a two week spring break in 2013 has come up. The school district follows the recommendations of the 2007 District Calendar Committee, two of which …
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Survey on the Future of a Province-Wide Student Information System BCeSIS is a province-wide student information systems used by schools and school districts across the province. The Ministry is assessing future directions for BCeSIS. Gartner Consulting was hired in spring 2011 to review BCeSIS and recommend next steps. Gartner’s report …
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More information has been released by the school district about kindergarten registration. There is more information available at www.sd57.bc.ca, such as maps of catchment areas The registration and transfer process depends on policy 5119, which was updated 4 times in 2011. This post from last year may assist parents: https://sd57dpac.ca/2011/02/kindergarten-registration-process/ …
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Event Registration Online for Prince George DPAC – Tour of District Resource Centre powered by Eventbrite Tour and hands-on workshop of the District Resource Centre, located at the John McInnis Centre, for parents of school district 57. The district resource centre has many resources that are available to parents, students, …
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… Glen Hansman, vice president of the B.C. Teacher’s Federation (BCTF) … said the job action was specifically designed to not impact graduating students. “For Grade 12 students we will be providing marks required for graduation, post-secondary applications and scholarship purposes,” he said. “The (B.C.) Labour Relations Board and the …
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Kindergarten registration is coming up! Kindergarten Registration Dates Wednesday, February 1, 2012; 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Reference Policy: 5119 (School Catchment Areas, Registration and Student Transfers) Online Transfer Process Begins 9:00 a.m. on Monday February 6th and runs through to March 2nd at 3:00 p.m. Students wishing to transfer …
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The Northern Learning Center Choice program information night is January 19th at 7pm in the Kelly Road Secondary Multipurpose room. This information night is for parents and students to come and hear about this new program. Information and applications will be available at the meeting. The NLC program’s goal is …
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