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| PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL (PAC) |
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| Executive Committee 2011-2012 |
| PAC Chair |
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Annie Wong |
| Co-Chair |
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Vacant |
| Secretary |
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Rosanne McRory |
| Treasurer |
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Vicky Ma |
| Co-Treasurer |
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Cynthia Kao |
DPAC Representatives |
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Kum-Heng Poon |
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DPAC Alternates |
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Steve Wayman
Peter Ma
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School Planning Council Parent Representatives |
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Natasha Batiste
Vicky Ma
Rosanne McRory
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PAC Liaisons |
| Athletes & Sports Liaison |
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Steve Wayman |
| Music Liaison |
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Cynthia Kao |
| Website Liaison |
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Karl Shen |
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| Constitution |
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Our Next Meeting
Monday, May 7th, 2012
-- Download Agenda
The next Burnaby South PAC meeting will be on Monday, May 7, 2012 at
7:00pm. The annual general elections will be included. All executive
and liaison positions are open. Please see the attached files
for job descriptions and Bylaws.
This is a great opportunity for you to connect to your child(ren)'s school life and support
their school. Please nominate a friend or volunteer yourself! Thank you!
Any questions? Contact us:
burnabysouthpac@sd41.bcca.
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If you are interested in attending a DPAC meeting as a guest, please send an email to PAC or to
Peter Ma directly.
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Resources
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website updated on
April 23, 2012
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Message from BCCPAC |
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Get your resolutions on the agenda,
click here for resolutions forms and information.
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BCCPAC has parent resources on the topics of Bullying, Intimidation & Harassment in schools.
Click the links below for your preferred language: | |
Call it Safe: A parent guide for dealing with bullying in elementary schools. Available in:
English,
French,
Korean,
Punjabi,
Simplified Chinese,
Traditional Chinese
Call it Safe: A parent guide for dealing with harassment & intimidation is secondary schools. Available in:
English,
French,
Korean,
Punjabi,
Simplified Chinese,
Traditional Chinese
Speaking Up! A Guide to advocating for students in public schools.
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Mr. Avison's Fact Finder Report on BC College of Teachers
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Bill 12
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| BCCPAC Representative Appointed to BC Teachers Council
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The BCCPAC Board of Directors extends a heart-felt congratulations to BCCPAC Life Member Catherine (Cathy) Abraham on her recent appointment as the BCCPAC representative to the newly formed BC Teachers Council (BCTC). As stated in Cathy’s Life Member Award Bio, “She {Cathy} is a tireless worker, a strong and intelligent voice, an eloquent writer, and she regularly contributes all of these towards the betterment of students and parents.”
In addition to serving on the BCTC, Cathy will also be a member of the Disciplinary and Profession Conduct Board whose purpose is to provide the BCTC Commissioner with a pool of council members who can serve on hearing panels.
The BCCPAC Board of Directors is confident Cathy will represent the parent voice with integrity and passion during her time on the BCTC.
To read Cathy’s entire Life Member Award Bio please visit: http://www.bccpac.bc.ca/aboutus/awards/LifeMemberAwardWinne.aspx
For more information about the BC Teachers Council please visit http://www.bcteacherregulation.ca/AboutUs/Council.aspx
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BCCPAC 2012 Spring Conference, May 25-27:
The Parent Voice: Creating Connections To Support Student Success |
| NewsBytes - Volume 12, Issue 5 - April 20, 2012
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| | Message from BC Ministry of Education |
| Personalized Learning in the BC Education System: |
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The Ministry of Education has released a new interactive discussion
guide on personalized learning.
The guide is intended to
provide information and give an overview of personalized learning and
an opportunity to submit your feedback and questions to the Ministry of
Education. |
| Follow the link to view the interactive guide: http://www.personalizedlearningbc.ca/#/1
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| A PDF version is also available (but will not allow for feedback) http://www.personalizedlearningbc.ca/book_image/PersonalizedLearningBC.pdf |
| Instructions for using the interactive guide:
- Click the link to open the guide
- Viewing and navigating the document
- Use the navigation pane at the bottom of the page (grey bar)
- "view full screen" command is on the right corner
- Advance to next page is in the middle
- and the zoom and home buttons are on the far left
- you may also click and drag on the corners of the pages to turn them.
- Feedback may be typed into the appropriate text boxes, click on the "submit" button for each completed response when done.
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Appointment of Fact Finder
Fact Finder Report:
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| An
Inquiry into the Status of Collective Bargaining between the B.C.
Public School Employers’ Association and the British Columbia Teachers’
Federation |
Learn about the changes we can look forward to in the future of education. Visit
http://www.bcedplan.ca
for details on how BC is using the BC Education Plan
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If you use BCeSIS or have an interest in the future of a province-wide
student information system, please read Gartner's full report,
a summary of its findings
or send in your feedback by completing:
Individuals Involved in Education
or Parents & Students survey.
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| | Board Chair report |
| Board of Education - Burnaby School District 41 |
| April 30, 2012 |
| March 27, 2012 |
| February 28, 2012 |
| February 14, 2012 |
| January 10, 2012 |
| December 6, 2011 |
| November 22, 2011 |
| November 08, 2011 |
| September 27, 2011 |
| October 11, 2011
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| | Message from the BCTF |
| Parent Fact Sheet - February 27, 2012
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