Resources for PACs & Parents
Check the links below for list of resources to support PACs, Parents, Families and Caregivers in advocating for their children's education
BC Parent Advisory Council/BCCPAC Resources for PACs
- BC Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils
- DPACs & PACs – What are They?
- BCCPAC Resources for PACs and DPACs
- Inclusive Education Resources
- SOGI (Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity) Information & Resources for PACs & Parents
- Student Achievement and Assessments Resources from BCCPAC
- Student Safety Resources
Recommended Reading
“The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity” by Douglas Murray
School District 57 Information
General Resources & Information for School District 57:
- SD57 Strategic Plan, District Direction & Framework for Enhance Student Learning
- SD57 Policies & Administrative Procedures
- SD57 Early Learning & Strong Start
- SD57 Education Programs & Departments
- SD57 Transportation
- Bus-Service-Exception-Tracker
- Bus-Tracker-Instructions
Ministry of Education & Childcare – website
- BC’s Redesigned Curriculum
- Reporting on Student Success
- Teaching in British Columbia
- Standards for BC Educators
- School District Budget Reporting – includes comparative revenue and expenditure, and contains financial information over a multi-year period
Historical SD57 Information & Resources
- Report on School District Historical Enrolments and Projections – from DPAC, October 2011
- 2010 School Closure Process – School District page, including 2010.01.19_DSC_Report
- School District FAQs during School Closure Process – 2010.03.08_FAQ_1, 2010.03.10_FAQ_2, 2010.03.11_FAQ_3, 2010.03.15_FAQ_4
- Parent Presentations during School Closure Process
- More with Less – parent report during School Closure Process
- School Closures in BC: Past, Present and Future, written 2007 – School Closures in BC
- 2003 School Amalgamation report – 2003 – district config committee – Main_Body_of_Report – screen
Student Health & Safety Resources
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- erase is all about building safe and caring school communities: This includes empowering students, parents, educators and the community partners who support them to get help with challenges, report concerns to schools, and learn about complex issues facing students.
- includes the Mental Health in Schools Strategy
- includes links and information on the K-12 Anit-Racism Action Plan
- their website includes Services and Information for Online Safety, Cyberbullying, Bullying, Racism, School Safety, SOGI and more
- One of the RCMP’s strategic priorities is to reduce youth involvement in crime, both as victims and offenders.
- links to Center for Youth Crime Prevention, National Youth Advisory Committee, and Child Sexual Exploitation
- have a huge number of resources designed to support the health and wellness of school communities
- resources connected to the BC curriculum that actively engage your students in learning to be healthy
- Healthy Schools BC Action Guides share evidence-based practices and promising innovations that are showing results in creating healthy schools in BC
- Healthy Living Performance Standards
- Assessment Tools
- Healthy Schools BC Learning Framework
- Resource Guide for Teaching & Learning
- Comprehensive School Health