Yearly Archives: 2016

Changes are being made to provincial exams, classroom assessment, report cards and career education to better connect students with the skills they need to succeed. 
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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 
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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 
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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 
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There was a recent question from a PAC about the importance of bylaws – are bylaws actually important? Don’t they just add trouble, and rules, 
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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 
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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 
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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 
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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 
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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 
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