There are a number of resources available for parents who have a concern with a teacher, staff member, or a school, and who want to address this concern in a productive manner. School District 57: The district lists their “GUIDELINES FOR RESOLVING PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS” here, which is an appendix …
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At their November 1st and December 13th board meetings, trustees adopted motions that had not been previously publicized, contrary to past practice. Further, the board approved two new policies without providing the mandatory 60 day opportunity for public comment. The school board decided at the December 13th meeting, by a …
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dpac-minutes-for-november-7 eppc-report-december-12th executive-board-report-for-december-12th-2016 2016-december-12th-dpac-general-agenda prince-george-district-parent-advisory-council-income-statement-from-2016-09-01-to-2016-11-30-1 prince-george-district-parent-advisory-council-balance-sheet-2016-11-30-1 headcount compared to capacity 2016 Nov 9 DPAC submission to Education Services Committee 2016.11.23 DPAC – response from SD57 Agenda – DPAC General Meeting Monday, December 12, 2016, 7:00 p.m., Van Bien Training Centre 1. Call to order 2. Adoption of agenda and …
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DPAC recently wrote a letter to the District, with concerns around the notice of motions, the wording of the Duchess Park motion, and concerns around the method and numbers used in their analysis. Previous posts: https://sd57dpac.ca/2016/11/motions-regarding-duchess-park-mackenzie-mcbride-school-board-meeting-tonight/ https://sd57dpac.ca/2016/11/motion-handouts-duchess-park-mackenzie-mcbride/ Duchess Park motion: “that the Board direct the Superintendent to enforce the existing catchment …
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The BCTF and their employer are currently meeting to discuss how to proceed, after the recent decision by the Supreme Court of Canada: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-teachers-union-wins-landmark-appeal-at-supreme-court/article32793770/ Both the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association said the discussion went well and will continue with an all-day meeting Friday. “We left feeling …
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Passing along an email from a Prince George restaurant… Fresh Slice Pizza is a well established BC owned and operated Franchise Corporation. We would like to support the community that has supported us throughout our record breaking first six months in business in Prince George, by offering a Hot Lunch …
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The district has made public the 2016-17 enrolment numbers. DPAC has done some analysis of numbers, and will be updating the previous report on enrolment and capacity. sd57-enrolment-table Shows schools by family of schools, enrolment from 2011 to 2016. sd57-enrolment-projection-comparisons-2016 Compares 2013/14 to 2018/19 numbers, with actual enrolment, projections from …
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191851-parent-letter_curriculum-timeline From letter from the Ministry of Education regarding Grade 10-12 curriculum implementation Teachers, principals and trustees asked for more time to work hands-on with the redesigned draft curriculum in grades 10-12 – and we agree. The extra time means teachers can try out the draft curriculum and provide feedback before …
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Thank you to our attendees for taking the time to attend our mini-conference on Sunday! As discussed, we’ve posted the powerpoint used in the conference, and added a treasurer 101 presentation, and a link to two previous posts with information about creating and updating bylaws, along with some generic bylaws that …
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