District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) - October Updates

• Thursday, October 12th – DPAC Executive meeting from 7-9pm inRoom 120 at VSB Board Office (1580 West Broadway). All parents/guardians welcome to attend. DPAC executives vote. Typically includes a report from the Superintendent, chair & treasurer reports, VSB standing & advisory committee reports. If you require child-minding, please contact our vice-chair, Shaun Kalley, at least 48 hours in advance ([email protected]).
• Saturday, October 14th – By-election voting day for a Vancouver councilor and nine Vancouver School Board trustees.
• Wednesday, October 18th – VSB Committee II & V meetings 
• Thursday, October 19th – The Great British Columbia Shake Out at 10:19am. FYI: currently there are 58 schools in Vancouver that are still in the planning (unfunded) stage of the seismic mitigation program. 
• Friday, October 20th – District Professional Development Day (no school)
• Thursday, October 26th – DPAC General meeting  from 7-9pm inRoom 180 at VSB Board Office (1580 West Broadway). Main focus will be an Indigenous workshop presented by Jolene Andrews. All parents/guardians welcome to attend. Official PAC representative (DPAC rep or chair) votes. If you require child-minding, please contact our vice-chair, Shaun Kalley, at least 48 hours in advance ([email protected]).
• Monday, October 30th – VSB Board meeting at 7pm. Will including swearing in ceremony of new trustees.

 
Call for DPAC executives
There is currently room on our executive for 3 more parents. If you know of a parent who is interested, please nominate them at your next PAC meeting and submit the completed nomination form to our chair, Rob Peregoodoff ([email protected]).
 
Call for DPAC representatives to VSB Advisory Committees
At our October 12th executive meeting we will be selecting DPAC representatives to the following VSB advisory committees. If you know of a parent who is interested in being on one of these committees, please have them email our chair, Rob Peregoodoff ([email protected]). Typically, advisory meetings meet 1-4 times during the year in the afternoon. After the meeting, the representative would be asked to provide DPAC a report – either orally at the following executive meeting, or in writing. Any parent/guardian can be a DPAC representative on an advisory committee.

1. Active Transportation Advisory Committee 
2. Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement Implementation and Monitoring Committee
3. ICT Advisory Committee (Information and Communications Technology) 
4. Diversity Committee (NEW) 
5. School Calendar Committee 
6. Special Education Advisory Committee 
7. Sustainability Advisory Committee 

Look forward to seeing you soon,
 
Amanda Hillis
DPAC Secretary