Monthly Archives: April 2013

Has your PAC applied for its gaming grant for 2013/14? http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/gaming/grants/pacdpac.htm PACs receive $20 per student (as enrolled September 30th of 2012). The application period is April 1st to June 30th, and can be submitted either online or by mail. Grants will be paid “as soon as possible in September”.
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For PACs who are not sending a delegate to the BCCPAC AGM, DPAC will act as your proxy in order to cast your vote. In exchange, DPAC will pay your PAC 50% of the BCCPAC registration of $75. DPAC provides this funding to give our school district, and the North, 
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Join us at a resolutions workshop to discuss how to vote at the provincial BCCPAC Conference. We will be starting at 9:30am at the Van Bien Training Centre. As food will be provided, we ask that you register. Agenda: Review resolutions and nominations: nominaton_and_resolution_book_2013_final_for_web_march_25_2013_0   Resolutions include playgrounds, literacy centres, 
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The Auditor General recently released a report on school board governance in BC: http://www.bcauditor.com/pubs/2013/report2/school-district-board-governance-examinations School boards create an important linkage between local communities and the British Columbia school system. Effective school board governance demands a great deal from elected trustees and the need for good governance cannot be overstated, as 
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The attached PDF is taken from the school board agenda package for April 2nd: April 2 – report to board on class size and composition The report uses IEP as an indicator of composition issues within a class room. This document was kindly provided by the Superintedent, upon request, to 
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The attached PDF file is a presentation, made by DPAC representative from Spruceland Dennis Fudge. Fraser Inst-DPAC This downloadable report  goes into more detail: Fraser institute report
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For those logging in from their home computers, this link can be clicked on to attend the meeting remotely: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=7345&password=M.8E3CE080DBFA40561950F5021A5774 Sometimes technical problems have meant a slight delay in bringing the online meeting up and running – please give it a few minutes if it’s not active at the right 
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DPAC MINUTES FOR MARCH 4, 2013 7:00 p.m. Van Bien Training and Development Centre   Attendees: DPAC Executive:               Sarah Holland (Chair), Chris Finke (Vice Chair), Gillian Burnett (Treasurer), Darlene Campbell (District Associate) , Jacqueline Dockray  (Director), Steve Shannon (Director) and Inge Culhane (Secretary) Partner Groups:               Brian Pepper, Superintendent; Kate Cooke, 
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The April and May general meetings have been changed from the first Monday of the month, to the second Monday of the month. The April DPAC meeting will be Monday, April 8th, at 7pm. Agenda information will be posted soon.
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