It's hard to keep on top of the news cycle these days, and now that spring break is drawing to an end parents & students have a lot of questions about what school will look like over the next weeks and months. Here are some key places to find updates on what's happening.
The primary source of information from the provincial government is the Safe & Healthy Schools website. Go here for official information applying to education in the entire province, plus links to COVID-19 health information. They also have an FAQ page which is regularly updated. The Vancouver School Board has a page devoted to COVID-19 updates. Superintendent Suzanne Hoffman is also providing updates - the latest one addresses what to expect next week, and can be found here. If you're a Twitter user, please follow Vancouver DPAC (@VanDPAC) and BCCPAC (@BCCPAC). Both are sharing really useful information and links for parents and students to navigate this new reality. BCCPAC is also consolidating information and links on their website. And finally, especially for Tupper's Grade 12 students & parents - Grade 12 counsellor Ms Higenbottam is on Instagram and posts lots of great information for graduating students. At the moment she's sharing some good resources on managing anxiety around this whole situation. Your students may already know about this (and hopefully are following her!) but her posts are worth checking out for parents as well. Stay safe, Tupper family - and hopefully see you soon.
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The Vancouver District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) will be running another PAC 101 session for any interested parents/guardians. Remember, if you have a student at Tupper, then you are a member of the PAC. Want to know more about what that means and what PACs do? Come to this presentation to find out.
PAC 101 Thursday, October 24 7:00-9:30 pm Vancouver Education Centre Room 180, 1580 West Broadway You can find out more about this session including how to register here. If you can't make it to the event but would like to see the presentation anyway, the slides are available online . Happy New Year from the DPAC
mailchi.mp/e45362e899e0/happy-new-year-lots-happening-this-month?e=e2b71727b7 The October DPAC Newsletter is out and jam-packed full of news and information.
https://mailchi.mp/0b3d851d64fa/october-2018-newsletter?e=a21935ca59
More information can be found on the DPAC site Parents are invited by the VSB to attend a focus group on the Learning Support District Programs. The sessions are open to any parent at any school but are being held at the schools noted below:
Tupper's meeting is on Monday, January 22 at 7pm Moberly's meeting is on Tuesday, January 23 at 4pm If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Maisie Louie at [email protected] Here is the DPAC update following the most recent meeting.
http://mailchi.mp/647ad0d46522/dpac-october-2017-update?e=fc99059744 >> DPAC General Meeting (PAC 101) Thursday, September 28, 2017 7:00pm 9:00pm Vancouver School Board Room 180 at the VSB (1580 West Broadway). Topic: PAC 101 Presenters: Nathan Wilkes and Rob Peregoodoff The topic at this month's meeting is PAC 101 - an overview of what a good PAC looks like and how you can get your PAC up and running more smoothly. There will also be DPAC news and information about the upcoming Candidates Forum and Trustee voting. It's a good opportunity to meet members of other PACs and find out what issues other schools in the city face, as well as what is working well for them. All parents and guardians in the Vancouver school district are welcome. Please contact us at [email protected] at least 48 hours ahead of time if you require childcare for this meeting. >> DPAC Trustee Candidate Forum and Debate Tuesday, October 3, 2017 6:30pm 9:00pm (doors open at 6) John Oliver Secondary School 530 East 41st Avenue Moderator: Tracy Sherlock. This event is open to the public, but we especially invite parents/guardians in the Vancouver school district to attend. Admission is free but registration is requested to help plan accordingly. >> DPAC welcome and overview >> DPAC is on twitter @VanDPAC Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend DPAC General Meetings. The dates for this year are listed here. http://vancouverdpac.org/2017-2018-school-year/
DPAC is hosting a forum for Trustee candidates on October 3rd. Please use the following survey to provide input on the questions to be asked. We ask for input from one representative per PAC, please. The survey will remain open until 7pm on September 24th, but please feel free to send questions, comments, or other feedback to us at any time. If you have received this survey in error at your personal email, or if you are no longer a member of your PAC's executive, please let us know at [email protected] or [email protected] and we will update our records. Thank you! Input for DPAC School Board Trustee Candidate Forum DPAC is hosting a forum for Trustee candidates on October 3rd. Please use the following survey to provide input on the questions to be asked. We ask for input from one representative per PAC, please. The survey will remain open until 7pm on September 24th, but please feel free to send questions, comments, or other feedback to us at any time. |
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