DPAC MINUTES FOR May 5, 2014 7:00 p.m. Van Bien Training and Development Centre Presentation to DPAC on May 5 DPAC May 2014 Attendees: DPAC Executive: Sarah Holland (Chair), Gillian Burnett (Treasurer), Darlene Campbell (District Associate) , (Director), Steve Shannon (Director) and Inge Culhane (Secretary) Partner Groups: Brian Pepper, Superintendent; …
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Mental Health Week, May 5 – 11, 2014 When Children Experience Upheaval Tip—Grieving children will remember any effort you make to support and care for them. Although we may not think of certain changes as loss, many children experience things like saying goodbye to a favorite teacher at the end of …
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Congratulations to the Tapestry choir, and their recent success at a competition in Seattle! DPAC was privileged to have a presentation from some of our Tapestry choristers at a previous DPAC general meeting. But the biggest accolades were still to come. At the gala closing ceremonies, they were called to …
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Webconference link: https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/#/meetings/detail?uuid=MDXNKX1LU9JZOI91JRGDY48UC4-B8NT&rnd=836790.51714 Agenda package to be posted. Agenda – DPAC General Meeting Monday, May 5, 2014, 7:00 p.m. Van Bien Training and Development Centre 1. Call to order 2. Adoption of agenda and Adoption of April 2014 Minutes 3. PAC Networking To increase the effectiveness of this section of the …
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This resolution will be voted on at the upcoming BCCPAC AGM. http://www.bccpac.bc.ca/news-blog/resolution-seeks-greater-clarity-about-school-board-budgets Be it resolved that BCCPAC call on the BC School Trustees’ Association, the BC Association of School Business Officials and the Ministry of Education to, in conjunction with BCCPAC, develop and implement standardized processes to improve the transparency …
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At the board meeting, Karen Wong, from CUPE, presented the attached resolution to the board, on sustainable provincial funding for education. The resolution also requests parent support. 2014 april 29 Cupe – resolution letter
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Join us at a resolutions workshop to discuss how to vote at the provincial BCCPAC Conference, Sunday, April 27th, at 11am at Van Bien Training Centre. Lunch provided, pre-retistration required in order to be fed: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/prince-george-dpac-bccpac-resolutions-workshop-2014-tickets-11195450895?ref=ebtn Nominations: http://www.bccpac.bc.ca/sites/default/files/nominationsonly2014_0.pdf Resolutions: http://www.bccpac.bc.ca/sites/default/files/articles/resolutionsonly2014.pdf Why attend? Various school PACs in this district are members of …
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The school district has announced that recess will be cancelled as a result of the first stage of the BCTF job action: http://www.sd57.bc.ca/fileadmin/cao.sd57.bc.ca/District_Info/2014.04.22_Strike_Letter_to_Parents_and_Guardians.pdf Recess was also cancelled by the administration, as a result of the 2011 job action: https://sd57dpac.ca/2011/08/recess-update/ Recess is not cancelled in all of BC: Recess will be …
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