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February 16, 2012Uncategorizedby Andrea

BCCPAC 2012 Spring Conference & AGM – May 25-27, 2012

The Parent Voice: Creating Connections To Support Student Success at the Executive Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre, Coquitlam. All parents from around the province are welcome and encouraged to attend and participate in all or part of the weekend. Further Information coming soon. Are you interested in attending as …

February 16, 2012Uncategorizedby Andrea

BCCPAC News Update

BCCPAC Nominations are closing in two weeks (February 28, 2012)- “Parents required! We have a number of positions open – are you an excellent note taker? BCCPAC’s Board has an opening for a Secretary. If you were born to lead our President’s and both Vice President’s positions are open. If …

February 15, 2012Job Actionby Andrea

Blank report cards – not to be sent

One blank report card was enough. That seems to be the conclusion of the B.C. Education Ministry, which has decided not to issue another directive for schools to produce report cards with next-to-no information. In a recent letter to superintendents, deputy minister James Gorman advised that they are excused from a legal obligation to provide …

February 15, 2012Uncategorizedby Andrea

Pink Shirt Day – February 29th

http://www.pinkshirtday.ca/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Bullying_Day The last Wednesday of February is known as Anti-Bullying Day in Canada. It’s also known as “Pink Shirt Day”. Originally started as a protest against a bullying incident at a Nova Scotia high school. On this day participants are asked to wear pink to symbolize a stand against …

February 15, 2012Uncategorizedby Andrea

Minutes – February 2012 Meeting

February DPAC 2012 Minutes DPAC MINUTES FOR February 6, 2012 7:00 p.m. Van Bien Training and Development Centre Chair: Don Sabo, Minutes prepared by Gillian Burnett Attendees: DPAC Executive: Don Sabo, Michelle Rolfes, Gillian Burnett, Chris Finke, Sarah Holland and Steve Shannon Partner Groups: Brian Pepper, Superintendent; Matt Pearce and …

February 10, 2012Uncategorizedby Andrea1 Comment

Welcome parents!

Given we’re having a lot of parents visiting the site to make a comment about Spring Break, we thought we’d point out some of the ways we can help parents: We are an organization that brings together Parent Advisory Councils for school district 57 We’re the “official voice” of parents, …

February 9, 2012Uncategorizedby Andrea

New Questions available on BCED Plan

On behalf of the Ministry of Education, we’d like to thank you for your recent comments on the BC Education Plan Engage page. Your thoughts and ideas are helping us to better understand how the public feels about K-12 education in BC and what changes may be needed to make …

February 9, 2012Job Actionby Andrea

Teacher job action updates – Fact Finder appointed

http://www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2012/02/assistant-deputy-minister-to-report-on-teachers-talks.html February 9 – Labour, Citizens’ Services and Open Government Minister Margaret MacDiarmid has instructed the assistant deputy minister of industrial relations to report on the likelihood of a negotiated settlement between the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and the BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA). The minister appointed Trevor Hughes …

February 8, 2012Uncategorizedby Andrea

Current School Numbers

From a parent request – school registration numbers as of September 30, 2011. Information is from the BC Ministry of Education. link to interactive data: http://public.tableausoftware.com/views/SchoolNumbers2011-12/2011-12SchoolEnrolmentsasofSep302011?:embed=y

February 7, 2012Job Actionby Andrea

PGDTA available for PACs

At last night’s DPAC meeting, the Prince George District Teacher’s Association (PGDTA) stated that if any parents would like the representatives from the Prince George District Teacher’s Association to come to their PAC meeting, they are very willing. Representatives would like to aswer any questions and give the latest information …

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