There are now six candidates in line for School District 57 District Parent Advisory Council executive positions.
DPAC chair Don Sabo, who is letting his name stand for reelection for next school year, said DPAC has decided to change in the format of the election to allow candidates to choose the position they are running for in advance of the vote.
“Traditionally, people are elected to the DPAC executive and then the executive meets among itself and then appoints the positions, but there’s been a change to that approach,” said Sabo.
“There are a couple of individuals interested in the chair positions and a couple interested in vice-chair, so we’re actually going to have an election. It’s in the best interests of the kids when you have numbers of individuals looking for similar positions.”
The comparison between the original bylaws and the draft revisions to the bylaws can be found here:
https://sd57dpac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/comparison-original-and-April-2-2012.pdf
At the March 2012 DPAC meeting, we had discussed some of the changes in the bylaws, and recommended a nominating committee be formed, as per both the existing bylaws and suggested revisions:
https://sd57dpac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/DPAC-election-DRAFT.pdf
The call for nominations went out after the March meeting:
https://sd57dpac.ca/2012/03/nominating-committee-2/
The election will be held at DPAC’s annual general meeting, starting at 7 p.m. on May 7 at the Van Bien training and development centre, 311 Wilson Cres. Nominations will be accepted from the floor right up until the election.
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