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April 1, 2012Job Actionby Andrea

Information – BCTF Bill 22 Action Plan

http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/04/01/details-of-the-bctf-bill-22-action-plan/ Bill 22 Action Plan That the BCTF Bill 22 Action Plan be as follows: That for the period April–June 2012 members will engage in a resistance strategy to oppose Bill 22, and: a. teach. b. not participate in any BC Ministry of Education initiatives. c. continue with the activities …

March 30, 2012Job Actionby Andrea

BCPSEA update – “Cooling Off Period” and Return to Normal Operations

“Cooling Off Period” and Return to Normal Operations From an update posted on the BCPSEA website: We are receiving reports from school districts regarding information they have been provided outlining the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and some local teacher associations’ “plans for action” in their opposition to the Education Improvement …

March 30, 2012Uncategorizedby Andrea

Looking for Expressions of Interest for BCCPAC Conference Delegates

The BCCPAC Spring Conference is coming up, May 25 to 27th: https://sd57dpac.ca/2012/03/bccpac-spring-conference-and-agm/ As per our policy on conference delegates: https://sd57dpac.ca/2011/12/revised-draft-policy-for-conference-delegates/ If you wish to attend the conference as a delegate from DPAC, you will need to submit a brief written application detailing your reasons for wanting to attend the conference, …

March 29, 2012Uncategorizedby Andrea

DPAC Anti-bullying letter

2012 march 27 DPAC Letter on Bullying CKPG news report: http://www.ckpg.com/news/18571-sd57-reviews-bully-policy-video.html?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page= March 27, 2012 Attention: School District 57 School Board Members Re: Bullying in Schools Dear School District Trustees; Our District Parent Advisory Council is concerned about the multiple stories of bullying in schools brought forward by adults and youth …

March 29, 2012Agenda's & Minutesby Andrea

April General Meeting

Our April meeting is Monday, April 2, at 7pm,at the Van Bien Training and Development Centre. https://sd57dpac.ca/2012/03/draft-meeting-minutes-march-2012/ For those logging in from their home computers, we will be providing a link for a web conference of the meeting. We have recently upgraded the microphone system in the expectation of better …

March 29, 2012Job Actionby Andrea

Teachers withdrawing from extra-curricular activities

http://ckpg.com/news/18542-teachers-in-sd57-withdrawing-all-volunteer-and-extracurricular-activities-into-2013.html Prince George District Teachers Association President Matt Pearce says imposing Bill 22 has demoted teachers from employees to public servants. Teachers in School District 57 have voted to withdraw all volunteer and extracurricular activities for the end of this year, and into the next, unless Bill 22 is repealed. …

March 28, 2012Uncategorizedby Andrea

Operating Grant 2012/13

At last night’s board meeting, there was discussion as to how the transportation grant for 2012/13 has changed. More information can be found from the Ministry of Education: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/k12funding/funding/12-13/welcome.htm page 14: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/k12funding/funding/12-13/operating-grants-manual.pdf Detailed tables: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/k12funding/funding/12-13/operating-grant-tables.pdf

March 28, 2012Uncategorizedby Andrea

BC Education Plan Updates

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 …

March 28, 2012Job Actionby Andrea

Mediator Named for BCTF/BCPSEA talks – Dr. Charles Jago

http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012EDUC0031-000370.htm Dr. Charles Jago to mediate teacher contract talks VICTORIA – In line with the provisions of Bill 22 – the Education Improvement Act, government has appointed Dr. Charles Jago to mediate contract talks between the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and the BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA). As mediator, …

March 28, 2012Boardby Andrea

March 27, 2012 Board Meeting Notes

Experiment #2 in posting updates from school board meetings. This is only one person’s notes from the board meeting, and is not intended to be a full representation of what happened during the meeting, or any type of official minutes of the meeting. There may be major errors in fact, spelling, punctuation, …

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Information – BCTF Bill 22 Action Plan

BCPSEA update – “Cooling Off Period” and Return to Normal Operations

Looking for Expressions of Interest for BCCPAC Conference Delegates

DPAC Anti-bullying letter

April General Meeting

Teachers withdrawing from extra-curricular activities

Operating Grant 2012/13

BC Education Plan Updates

Mediator Named for BCTF/BCPSEA talks – Dr. Charles Jago

March 27, 2012 Board Meeting Notes

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