Langley District Parent Advisory Council

General Meeting Agenda

February 16, 2017

1. Call to Order – 7:05pm

2. Welcome and Introductions

Respects to the Morin family at RC Garnett who suffered a loss this past week.

Encouraged people to try to get better turn out for the DPAC and PAC meetings

3. Adoption of:

1. Agenda for February 16, 2017

First Richard from Yorkson Creek

Seconded Carolyn from RCGarnett

Passed

2. Minutes from January 19, 2017

First Carolyn from RCGarnett

Seconded Richard from Yorkson Creek

Passed

4. Presentation from Students on Weekend Fuelbag

- Emma (Yorkson) and Brady (Walnut Grove) – Presented that Emma noticed she had a friend that didn’t have food they way others did. The breakfast and lunch program took care of the week but there was nothing for the weekend.

- They started with Costco, BuyLow, Sun Rype etc. They were told they -couldn’t get more than the one time donation due to closure or lack of funds.

- Radio and the Times article has generated enough support that they are able to support 66 kids and 7 schools.

- Started in the Aunts and cousins living room and now assemble for the counsellors.

- Anonymous in order to help keep it comfortable for the kids.

- IGA also packs 10 bags each week and delivers it to the schools they sponsor.

- A & A Broker sponsor pushed for healthy options rather than “KD” and “MR. Noodles.” Introducing fruit options too. Now have had the food delivered to RE Mountain and distribute from there.

- Approx. 10 bags per school/ week at $10.00 each so to be sustainable it would be $5200.00 per year.

5. Presentation from Christine McCracken from Encompass Support Services Society

Over view presentation of all services:

0-24 yrs old and supported through Fed. Funds, Grants etc.

- Youth (12-24) and Family Services

- Parent Support

- Child and Youth Development

- Connect Parent Group

- After School Care Programs (for higher need students)

- Youth Justice Services

- Best Babies (Pregnancy Outreach Program)

- Nobody’s Perfect – (BC Council for Families)

- Mother Goose Time – 3 groups a year

**** For those who have space to offer for rent please contact encompass ***

The kids are supported through the ministry. Provided with basics for the rental.

Let them know so there is a roster of families to rent to youth at transition

6. Report from Dawne Tomlinson, Director of Instruction

-Opened with a statement of appreciation for the Encompass Group in the School District and LSS in specific.

-Explained she took a leadership role this year and moved from LSS.

-A reinvigorated position that supports the teachers in the field ultimately impacting the students.

-Mentioned implementation of the new curriculum and liaising outside of the community.

-In learning mode to get to addressing the “what do we need in the District”

-Supporting Principles, and Vice Principals, as well as supporting other leaders in the school.

-Where is it we are struggling in terms of teaching?

-Explained in putting forward a consistency in the application of the new curriculum, expressed that Literacy and Numeracy is still and will be the foundation of the learning programs. All about consistency

7. Report from Board of Education: Trustee, David Tod

-Childhood Reading Problem. Target early intervention

-Middle School Consultation Process. Struck by the level of engagement.

Presented information, future and enrollment patterns.

-Brookswood wanted to hold off on news of plans for future development but Poppy not growing for the foreseeable future.

-Were updated on the 3 capital project moving forward. Willoughby Secondary cold be the quickest build in history. 2019 opening in the fall. Substantially complete by June of that year.

-Policy committee

Old Business:

1. Survey of GM across District

In April, after Spring Break we will be rolling out a Survey to see where our parents and the population are at.

We are counting on the PAC Reps on pushing this through. Looking into the next year and get info to best serve the membership.

Will answer some key questions regarding services like translation etc.

2. Registration for BCCPAC AGM

Fill out your Proxy Forms if you can and please look into what it means

New Business

- Lines of Communication (Maintenance Services for PAC funded items)

When PAC’s want things there may be delays and we need to know why.

- Using a trophy case as an example.

We cannot do it ourselves so we need to go through the proper channels and communicate to open lines of communication so it can go about in a timely and effective manner.

- Email addresses and contacts were shared in order to direct the PAC reps to the appropriate people.

- Do not go through DPAC as we cannot approve or deny the work but we can point you in the right direction

***Richard from Yorkson Creek brought up supporting Weekend Fuelbag***

Motion - In consideration of the need for funds for the Weekend Fuelbag, we propose that the DPAC allocate $5200 from the 2016 - 2017 General Budget for their use.

Motions to Accept from Richard (Yorkson) and Seconded by Carolyn (RC Garnett).

Notice is being served that it will be taken from this year’s budget

Reports from Executives

1. President’s Report

1:1 Meeting Suspended due to weather and to convene in 1.5 weeks.

2. Treasurer’s Report

Please see the Online Hardcopy of the budget which is unchanged since Dec 2016

8. Committee Reports

· Yorkson/RE Mountain Middle School Rep’s

o Next meeting and consultation is coming come up on Feb 6th

o Dawn at DW Poppy

· Langley Children Committee (Formerly ECD and MCM)

o Dawn says no meetings due to a restructure

· LAT

· LPPL

o My tween and me wraped up and another kids and anxiety on the 6th of April .

o Shelly Moore will be $15 per person and TBD the location

· LGTBQ

o Info coming from the schools around the Pink Shirt Day. Want to expand it to a conflict resolution realm from a single day to a wider focus

· Inclusive Education

o Meeting on Monday next week so no update

· Emergency Preparedness

o No meeting since the last

· BCCPAC

· Richard Bulpitt Scholarship

o Suzanne is reporting for Theresa on the Scholarship and the 2 x $500 winning prizes are based on the question that was read out.

o Volunteers to read the essays?

o Suzanne read the criteria out loud to the DPAC audience and we have directed that it will be added to the website ASAP.

9. Correspondence

10. Announcements and upcoming events:

· Anxiety Workshop March 6, 2017

· Survey on Tables

o Please fill it out!

· New links on website including District partner groups, Community Links, Provincial organizations, and Community Sports Associations

o Go into the website! Lots of new stuff all the time!

11. Adjournment

*Next School Board Meeting is February 21, 2017.

**Our next DPAC Meeting is March 7 9th 2017!