On May 15, VSB Trustees will be discussing a proposed motion regarding cell phone use in schools. We need to know where you stand on cell phone use in classrooms. We have been asked by VSB staff and trustees to tell them how parents/caregivers feel about this topic. Please fill out this survey to tell us how you feel and think about cell phones in schools.
Read MoreJoin us at our May 7 parent education event with The Other People
/Join us for an important, in-person event on Tuesday, May 7, 6:30pm at Prince of Wales Secondary, .
Read MoreApril 2025 Newsletter
/Returning from school after the Spring Break brings a focus on the final 3 months of the school year. The warmer weather opens up opportunities for outside learning activities, biking/rolling to school, and lingering at pick up or drop off to talk to other parents and enjoy the sunshine.
Read MoreDPAC Health & Safety Working Group Response to Joint Release by local chapters of IUOE, VSTA, VEAES, CUPE Locals 15 and 407, RE: Staffing Levels at VSB Schools
/The Vancouver DPAC Health & Safety Working Group (HSWG) shares the concerns expressed in the unions’ joint press release[1] that resource teachers are regularly being pulled from their duties to fill in for absent teachers and about the dramatic reduction in student support worker ratios this year. Resource teachers and support workers are vital to the healthy and safe functioning of every school, and therefore to the health and safety of all children and school staff. We call on the VSB to immediately rectify these issues and develop a plan to address shortages over the long term.
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/The Vancouver DPAC Inclusive Education Working Group (IEWG) shares the concerns expressed in the unions’ joint press release that resource teachers are regularly being pulled from their duties to fill in for absent teachers and about the dramatic reduction in student support worker ratios this year.
Read MoreVanDPAC introduces Working Groups
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British Columbia District Parents Advisory Councils: No Space for Hate in Our Schools
/As BC DPACs, we stand with our children, parents, and caregivers to support and recognize the diverse culture in our schools and our society. We believe SOGI inclusive education reflects diversity including the acknowledgment of multiple genders and sexualities, which plays a pivotal role in educating our students about the world they inhabit.
Read MoreLet's Talk About Air Quality In Our Schools→
/Why clean air?
Current indoor air quality is no longer good enough to protect us from the rise of wildfires, airborne illnesses, pollution, and CO2 buildup. The latest science is clear, and the technology is available to monitor and improve air quality in schools, for everyone’s health.
Read MoreAdministration Changes Announced at VSB Schools
/VSB, via Superintendent Helen McGregor, has announced the following administrative elementary principal moves:
Read MoreApril 2023
/As we welcome spring and warmer weather, our focus at DPAC for April will be on the VSB Budget. Our team has also released some information on the budget process and on what we know of the VSB budget.
Read MoreMarch 2023
/This continues to be a busy school year for VSB and its stakeholders and rights holders. DPAC has been included in stakeholder meetings during the current budget draft process.
Read MoreFebruary 2023
/Greetings and Happy Year of the Rabbit and Cat! This month is Black History Month, and we celebrate alongside of all families of African Descent the many accomplishments and contributions of Black community members despite systemic inequities and deliberate ongoing erasure.
Read MoreJanuary 2023
/Welcome to 2023! The start of a new year brings with it challenges and opportunities. To me, being part of DPAC is the opportunity to be an active part of the conversation between our school district and our school community.
Read MoreDecember 2022
/The countdown begins to the holidays, and I wish you and yours the best of the festive season and a happy new year!
School Liaison Officers being reinstated was the topic of last month and the summary is that the Board approved a motion reinstating a reimagined SLO program but did so without the feedback of Parents and without the feedback of Students.
November 2022
/Reflecting on a very busy October, I am most proud of the work our team did with our involvement in the election by putting on the DPAC All VSB Trustee Candidate Forum and we greatly appreciate that all elected Trustees were represented at the Forum and that they also answered 37 questions that we crowdsourced together.
Read MoreOctober 2022
/It's October, and school board elections are upon us! Please save the date for the DPAC All VSB Trustee Candidates Forum taking place at 7pm on Thursday, October 6, 2002.
Read MoreGood Air Means Everything, a letter to VSB
/Dear VSB Trustees & VSB Senior Management Team,
Everyone is excited to return to school and back to the learning and belonging it brings. DPAC is interested in receiving details on readiness and preparations for this new school year regarding mitigation of virus transmissions.
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