Yearly Archives: 2016

Has your school told you about the parent satisfaction survey? Help us plan for the future – tell us about your education experience. Students in Grades 4, 7, 10 and 12, their parents and all staff in B.C. public schools are invited to participate in an annual online satisfaction survey about …
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The District Parent Advisory Council will be conducting our annual elections for executive  positions in May, on Monday, May 9th.  The positions that are available are the following: Chair Vice-chair Secretary Treasurer District Associate Directors at Large If you are interested in running for any of these positions please contact Gillian …
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At this point, we have 17 proxies to be voted at the BCCPAC AGM, and we’re missing the following 7 potential proxies: Buckhorn Elementary Hixon Elementary School Morfee Elementary Peden Hill Elementary Pineview Elementary Prince George Secondary Vanway Elementary
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From the school district: On April 5th, the Board of Education approved Draft Policy 1170.3 Rights and Responsibilities of Employees for distribution to reference groups for input: 1170.3 Draft Rights and Responsibilities of Employees   The existing Policy 1170.3 Rights and Responsibilities of Employees, requires updating to reflect changes to …
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DPAC MINUTES FOR April 4th, 2016 7:00 pm Van Bien Training and Development Centre Attendees: DPAC Executive: Sarah Holland (Chair), Steve Shannon, Mike Gagel, Gillian Burnett Partner Groups: Brenda Hooker, Karen Wong, Richard Giroday, Dan Watt School Reps: Candice Bate – Buckhorn, Jacqueline Dockray – College Heights Elementary, Shara Schenk …
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Please join us at a resolutions workshop to discuss how to vote at the provincial BCCPAC Conference. We will be starting at 11:00am at the Van Bien Training Centre, on Sunday, April 10th.  As food will be provided, we ask that you register. Various school PACs in this district are …
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At the school board meeting of April 5th, there was a discussion on the school codes of conduct policy. There are a number of policies that are being updated to better reflect changes to BC laws and regulations. In the cases where the change is a minor change, the policy does not …
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At the last DPAC meeting, it was mentioned that people can get school calendars to show up on their own electronic calendars, which can be a very useful way to keep track of what is going on. To do so, you’ll need to go to your school’s website, and find …
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Please note that the May DPAC meeting has changed from the first Monday of the month to the second Monday, May 9th, due to timing issues with the BCCPAC conference.
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Vancouver – BC Children’s Hospital is launching a new evidence-based tool for educators to help prevent, recognize and respond to concussions in the classroom.   The Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT) is an online, free resource that school professionals can use to help children as they return to school after time off …
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