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Community Poverty Strategy Working Group

Report from Trustee Bekkering at November school board meeting – supplied on request of to post on website November, 2012 Report Community Poverty Strategy Working Group The first thing I’d like to acknowledge in this report is the initiative taken on Nov 20th( International Day of the Child) by the …
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Partner group reports from General Meeting

2012 Dec Superintendent report to DPAC Trustee DPAC Report Dec 3 2012 (as corrected) December 2012 PGDTA report to DPAC  
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Agenda – DPAC General Meeting

For those logging in from their home computers, we have a link to attend the web conference of the meeting: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=7345&password=M.3C872B05B464BDE957096CEC4AC09E You may be prompted to download some software which may take anywhere from 2 to 20 minutes depending on your Internet connection speed. Join the meeting early if you …
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Superintendent Blog Being Updated

Congratulations to our Superintendent of Schools, Brian Pepper, on updating his blog on engaging learners. A recent blog entry made reference to DPAC: http://blog.sd57.bc.ca/?p=327 The DPAC is a valued partner group in our district. These hardworking volunteers are passionate about supporting parents in each of our schools and they make …
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Math Invitation to Parents – Fractions

Please take advantage of this opportunity to come and see first-hand, some of the math instruction taking place in elementary schools in School District No. 57. Hands on, interactive, discussions This session will focus on FRACTIONS Dec. 4, 6:30-8:00pm Van Bien Training and Development Center Attached to Van Bien Elementary …
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New Homework Study

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alfie-kohn/homework-research_b_2184918.html A brand-new study on the academic effects of homework offers not only some intriguing results but also a lesson on how to read a study — and a reminder of the importance of doing just that: reading studies (carefully) rather than relying on summaries by journalists or even by …
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Survey

In an effort to better serve our members, DPAC is conducting a short survey of PAC executive members and parents. Your input can help us better serve you and all the parents of this school district. We estimate that it will take you only a few minutes to complete the …
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Beaverly Christmas Festival

DPAC supports our PACs – if your PAC has an event you’d like to see publicized, please send it in! You are invited to the Beaverly Christmas Festival Sponsored by Beaverly West Leisure Society and Beaverly Elementary PAC Saturday, December 1, 2012, 10:00am – 4:00pm beaverly christmas festival
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Child Poverty

The latest statistics for child poverty in 2010 show British Columbia held onto its second-highest child poverty ranking in the country for the second year in a row. But while Manitoba has again taken the undesirable top spot, B.C. still has more poor children than the national average. The 2012 …
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Future of Standardized Testing in BC and Alberta

[Alberta] Premier Alison Redford has dropped her promise to eliminate standardized testing in Alberta elementary schools. Her education minister, Jeff Johnson, says the tests will continue, although they might be changed. “I think those have been really valuable,” he’s quoted as saying in the Edmonton Journal. “If you talk to …
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