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Remembrance Day

A reminder that November 11th is a statutory holiday, and there will be no school on Friday. Take two minutes, would you mind? It’s a pittance of time, For the boys and the girls who went over. In peace may they rest, may we never Forget why they died. It’s …
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All Candidate Forum

http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/article/20111110/PRINCEGEORGE0101/311109985/-1/princegeorge/trustee-hopefuls-make-pitch-at-forum The needs of rural schools, the ability of school boards to localize collective bargaining, funding shortfalls and whether teachers should be penalized monetarily for their job action were among the topics discussed Wednesday night at an all-candidates forum for District 57 school trustees. On behalf of DPAC, thank you …
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PGDTA Presentation to DPAC Meeting, Nov 7, 2011

PGDTA report Nov 2011 The presentation is attached as a PDF, and includes information on the class composition issues that the PGDTA is currently grieving with the district. For more information on individual education plans (IEP) and class composition issues, please read: http://www.bccpac.bc.ca/UserFiles/File/Resources/Individual_Education_Plan_Guide2010.pdf http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/docs/iepssn.pdf http://bctf.ca/publications/NewsmagArticle.aspx?id=20216
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School Trustee Answers to DPAC and PGDTA questions

The District Parent Advisory Council and the Prince George District Teachers’ Association sent three questions each to each trustee candidate, to be returned November 4th. We have posted the answers received below. DPAC Questions: Why are you running for school trustee? What is your position on choice of school and …
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Meeting Agenda – Monday, November 7, 2011

Remote viewing link – https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=7345&password=M.0D5FB01CA3DB211D240C933C5A2089 2011 November – DPAC Agenda DRAFT DPAC October 2011 Meeting Minutes DPAC Income Statement September 2011 DPAC October 2011 Event Report DPAC Income Statement October 2011 DPAC September 2011 Event Report 2011 Nov DPAC chair report Sup Speaking Notes DPAC Nov 8, 2011 AGENDA DPAC …
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Elementary Math Meeting

On Oct 18th, the District had Dr. Marian Small speak to parents at UNBC, which was quite successful (55 parents). At the end of that evening, those attending were asked if they would like to attend an evening where they could come and see how the math is taught today …
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Additional Resources on Resource page

Additional information about the school district has been added to the Resources page, as follows: Information about School District 57 The Ministry of Education reports student achievement and demographics in the B.C. K to 12 education system. Each report provides five years of data with the exception of the Class …
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November Report Cards

The B.C. government has ordered public schools to prepare and distribute report cards this fall as usual, even though they may contain little more than the student’s name and attendance record due to teacher job action. In an email to school superintendents, deputy education minister James Gorman said regular report …
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BC College of Teachers update

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/10/26/bc-teachers-college-legislation.html The B.C. government is replacing the B.C. College of Teachers with a new structure that will reduce the B.C. Teachers Federation’s control over disciplinary issues. Education Minister George Abbott introduced the changes with new legislation in Victoria on Wednesday. The new B.C. Teachers Council will still be made up …
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Plan for Reforming BC Education

http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2011/10/28/education-reform-in-bc-going-from-good-to-great/ Education Minister George Abbott released details about his plan for reforming B.C. education before a student audience Friday. Find full details here and follow developments on Twitter @bcedplan. Abbott says the plan is intended to make a good education system great. The key features are personalized learning, quality teaching, flexibility …
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