Letter to VSB, City of Vancouver & Ministry of Education re: seismic motion

Yesterday DPAC sent the following letter to Rob Fleming, Minister of Education, Janet Fraser, Chair, Vancouver Board of Education, and Gregor Robertson, Mayor, City of Vancouver. (download pdf version)

Dear sirs and madam,

On Thursday, November 23rd, 2017 during a General Meeting of the Vancouver District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC), the following motion was passed unanimously by the 23 PACs with official representation present. We call on each of you to do your utmost to expedite the Seismic Mitigation Program (SMP) with a return to the 2025 deadline following the prioritization in the motion.

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DPAC Executive Nominee Bios

The Vancouver DPAC is pleased to announce that the following individuals have been nominated by their PACs as Executive Members:

  • Stephen Filbey (Beaconsfield Elementary PAC) (bio)
  • Anne Montgomery (John Oliver Secondary PAC) (bio)
  • May Ke (General Wolfe)
  • Rob Peregoodoff (Norma Rose Point School PAC) (bio)
  • Crystal Smith (Aboriginal Focus School / Macdonald Elementary PAC) (bio)

Please join us at our AGM on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 7 p.m. in room 120 at the VSB (1580 West Broadway).

DPAC Bylaws 2017

Vancouver PACs, DPAC is proposing revisions to our bylaws at our upcoming AGM on June 22, 2017, as passed unanimously at our last DPAC meeting on June 25, 2017. An email has been sent to every PAC that we have contact information for, but below are two documents for review.

  1. Revised, proposed bylaws: 2017 DPAC proposed bylaws
  2. Intro presentation about revision: 2017 DPAC bylaws overview
  3. Current 2007 Bylaws.

All-candidates education forum April 25, 2017

Vancouver DPAC is proud to present an all-candidates educational forum on April 25, 2017 at 6:30 at the VSB. We have invited the three main political parties to present their party's education platform with a special focus on Vancouver. The event will be moderated by Tracy Sherlock, and sample questions (derived from a survey of Vancouver PACs) have been provided in advance. All parents and guardians of Vancouver students are most welcome, but please register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mla-candidate-education-forum-tickets-33368384737 in advance to we know the numbers of people attending.

-NW

 

 

 

DPAC Statement to Joint Plenary III-V Committee - April 10, 2017

Parents and guardians, this evening Vancouver DPAC presented some initial feedback regarding the proposed 2017/2018 VSB budget to the joint plenary III-V committee. The draft statement represents feedback received from parents and PACs so far, as well as from the Vancouver DPAC members.

The complete text is posted here (https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56baeb4337013bc5ec5fd5d5/t/58ec55ed6a49630e8a518c5c/1491883502120/DPAC+Statement+to+Joint+Plenary+III-V+Committee+-+April+10%2C+2017.pdf).

 

-NW, -SK

 

DPAC letter regarding BC Hydro proposal

Vancouver DPAC has published a letter to VSB offering feedback on the recent BC Hydro proposal to build a substation under Lord Roberts Annex in return for funds to build two primary schools. The feedback is based on round tables and open houses DPAC members attended, feedback from directly from parents and PACs, a DPAC meeting devoted to the issue, and from a survey of all Vancouver PACs.

Many thanks to the parents who contributed to the process.

 

-NW