Author: Andrea

Report from Trustee Bekkering at November school board meeting – supplied on request of to post on website November, 2012 Report Community Poverty Strategy Working 
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2012 Dec Superintendent report to DPAC Trustee DPAC Report Dec 3 2012 (as corrected) December 2012 PGDTA report to DPAC  
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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 
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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 
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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. 
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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 
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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 
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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 
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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 
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[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 
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