As advised at the last PAC meeting, the Hudson PAC Interim Chair sent a letter to the BC Government regarding how to get Seismic Upgrading on track. (Not an official PAC communication.) Read the PDF here.
District Parent Advisory Council forum for VSB trustee candidates
This event will take place Tuesday October 03 from 6:30 to 9:00 pm in the auditorium at John Oliver Secondary School, 530 East 41st Avenue (at Fraser Street). All parents and guardians of children in Vancouver public schools are welcome.
Tracy Sherlock, education reporter for The Courier, will moderate.
All of the 19 candidates for the 9 trustee positions have been invited to participate. To make the best use of the time available, DPAC is working to prepare questions for the candidates based on the issues and concerns uppermost in the minds of parents. If you have a question you would like DPAC to consider including, please forward it to Hudson’s representative to DPAC, Alan Patola Moosmann, at apatola@telus.net by September 24.
The by-election itself takes place on October 14. For voter information, including advance polling options, see https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2017-by-election.aspx.
The Hudson PAC executive encourages all Vancouver voters connected with our school community to learn about what each candidate is bringing to support our public education system and to get out and cast an informed vote!
DPAC presents PAC 101
The September 28 DPAC executive meeting (7:00 to 9:00 pm, Room 120 at the Vancouver School Board office at 1580 West Broadway) will be dedicated to a PAC 101 session, open to all parents and guardians of children in Vancouver public schools. This will be a useful refresher on the basics of how to operate a PAC for those serving, or considering serving, on school PAC executives or committees.
BCCPAC survey for parents of special needs children who are not receiving a full day at school
BCCPAC, the provincial umbrella organization for all PACs and DPACs, is conducting a brief survey to identify the extent to which this is an issue and intending to take the results and some proposed actions to the Ministry of Education. To learn more and to take part in the survey, click here.
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