VCPAC Proposal for a Classroom Support Fund 24Jan12 http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/02/13/scrap-limits-affecting-special-needs-students-victoria-school-board-says/ http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/02/18/special-needs-limits-are-discriminatory-george-abbott/ http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/02/19/special-needs-education-george-abbotts-words/ http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/02/20/discriminatory-limits-no-solution-to-unmanageable-classes-letter/
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At last night’s board meeting, the board approved making their enrollment projections public. Here is the updated DPAC report on projections and capacity: Enrolment History and Projections – updated Feb 22 2012 The body of the report has the school district’s 2011 projections, and appendix E has the revised 2012 …
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If so, sign up at the BC School Trustee Association website: http://www.bcsta.org/ Look for “Sign up for Headlines” on the right. Today’s email included the following links: Negotiations News BC Teachers’ reps to meet with MLAs February 16, 2012 – Castanet.net New special-needs cash can’t outweigh loss of teachers’ …
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DPAC members have been invited to attend the Zone Conference (Spring Fling 2012) on March 9, 2012, at PGSS. The website address for the conference is www.bctf.ca/northcentralzone. Depending on the number of parents interested, they are willing to accommodate as many as possible. However, please understand that parents may not …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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