2014/15 Year At A Glance

The following is a list of some of the work undertaken by NVPAC on behalf of North Van parents during the 2014/15 school year:
 
August 2014    

• Attended DPAC Chairs Summit in Richmond convened by BCCPAC

September 2014   

•  Created email/blog post re advocacy by parents

October 2014  

• Presented NVPAC Annual Report to Board of  Education October 21 
• NVPAC General Meeting October 22 2014
  • Approval of 2013/14 Financial Statements and 2014/15 Budget
  • Presenters:  Joanne Robertson and Kathleen Barter:                          Communicating Student Learning K - 12              

November 2014     

• Hosted School Trustee all candidates meeting at Sutherland
• Blog post: School Trustee Candidate Q & A  responses
• NVPAC General Meeting November 26 2014
  • Presenters:  Carmen Farrell and Wendy Holtan, Friendship Groups;  Cathy Jenkins, Conor McMullan, Cheakamus Centre; 
  • BCCPAC Fall Conference Nanaimo –  Classroom Resources Funding Framework 

January 2015    

• NVPAC General Meeting January 28 2015
  • Focus on safe and active travel to school - Presenters:  Harvey Kooner; ICBC,  Tom Walker, North Shore Safety Council; Carol Sartor, Montroyal PAC
  • Results of NVPAC 2014 Survey presented

February 2015    

• NVPAC General Meeting February 25 2015
  • Adopted changes to Policy # 103
  • Presenters:  Trustee Franci Stratton, Board Liaison to NVPAC;         Tristan Crowther, Ilona Wardas, Janet Mclean, Windsor FOS,
  • Topic:  “Self-Regulation”;
  • Kirsten Koppang Telford – ePact - Online Emergency Network                  

March 2015        

• Remarks on behalf of North Van parents to 25 Year Employee Reception
• Presented NVPAC Budget Priorities to Standing  Committee meeting
• Hosted March Parent Education Event: Christopher Burt - The Problem with Discipline

April 2015          

• Presented results of NVPAC 2014 Survey to Presidents Council  
• Blog post: 2014 Parent Priority Survey Results
• Assisted VCH to present Foods that Fit Workshop
• Joint Advocacy Letter to Ministers of Finance  and Education
•  Advocating for adequate funding for public education in the  2015/16 provincial budget
• NVPAC General Meeting April 22 2015
• Discussion of Parent-School Communication Processes

May 2015          

• ​Attended the BCCPAC Spring Conference and Annual General Meeting;

          additional Conference reports can be found here and here.

• NVPAC Annual General Meeting

 June 2015      

• Joint Advocacy Letter to Minister of Education
• Submission of 2015/16 Needs and Opportunity Budget Conducted Annual
• Parent Perspective survey June 3 - 19