At this time of year, many PACs are looking at electing new executive members. Some executive members are looking at stepping down, or moving on, some people are looking at moving into new positions, and sometimes this can create stress. Here are some very useful articles in dealing with this (they …
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Further to the post on The Importance of Bylaws for PACs, there are some specific ways to change your bylaws. Your bylaws should specify the requirements for their amendment. According to Robert’s Rules, you should at least require a two-thirds vote and previous notice to make any change at all in …
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Board Chair Tony Cable is pleased to announced that the Board of Education has appointed Marilyn Marquis-Forster as Superintendent of Schools. Ms. Marquis-Forster will begin her position early in the 2016-2017 school year. Ms. Marquis-Forster has experience as a Superintendent in the Swan Valley School Division in northwest Manitoba, and …
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The school board is having a special meeting on Tuesday, May 17th, for two agenda items: first and second reading of the annual budget for 2016-17 Aboriginal education enhancement agreement http://www.sd57.bc.ca/Board/Agendas/Documents/2016.05.17%20Special%20Public%20Board%20Book.pdf As always, board meetings will be streamed live for your viewing pleasure. If you use Windows 10, make sure …
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At the May 9th meeting, the annual general meeting election was held. The DPAC bylaws have term limits, which limit people from serving in any one position for more than 4 consecutive terms, and on the executive itself for more than 8 consecutive terms. The new executive is: Role Name Chairperson …
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People may attend the meeting remotely through a weblink (not as good as attending in person, but we understand this can be difficult): https://ca-sas.bbcollab.com/m.jnlp?sid=7345&password=M.E93F2F1ACD5296BB040B68ABC193DF This webconference is set up through LearnNowBC’s Blackboard Collaborate service. A participant guide for this service can be found here: http://en-us.help.blackboard.com/Collaborate/v12/Participant 04-31-16 Inc Stmt 04-30-16 YTD Inc Stmt 04-30-16 …
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At the school board’s April 26th meeting, the board voted to receive their new strategic plan, and distributed copies at that time. For those people not in attendance at that meeting, here is a scanned copy: sd57 strategic plan april 26 2016 For background, here’s a news article from when it …
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Please note that these are not the official final results, but are taken from hand-written notes at the conferences. Elections – as this was an even year, the positions that were open were President, 2nd Vice President, Secretary, and two director positions. President – John Bird 2nd Vice President – Jen …
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