SCHOOL  DISTRICT  NO.  78  (FRASER-CASCADE)

 

POLICY                                                                                                      NO:                5002                           DATE:                                                               1998-04-28                                       REVISED:            2005-06-28

 

SUBJECT:          DISTRICT PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL

 

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The Board believes in a consultative process to gather parental input on issues affecting students and schools in the district.

 

Parents have a legislated right to participate in public decision-making and related activities that affect their children’s school environment.

 

Parent Advisory Councils (PACs) have a legislated right to collectively meet at the district level and to establish a District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC), upon application to the Board, if one is not currently established.

SCHOOL  DISTRICT  NO.  78  (FRASER-CASCADE)

 

REGULATIONS                                                                                        NO:             5002 R                           DATE:                                                               1998-04-28                                       REVISED:            2005-06-28

 

SUBJECT:          DISTRICT PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL

 

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1.      Governance and Membership

 

a.      The Board shall establish a District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) at the request of the executive of a parent advisory council.

 

b.            The DPAC will adopt a constitution and bylaws governing its meetings and the business and conduct of its affairs.  A current copy of those bylaws will be submitted to the Board and posted on the district’s website.

 

c.      All Parent Advisory Councils in School District No. 78 (Fraser-Cascade) are eligible to be voting members of the Council.  Each PAC is eligible to have one (1) voting member on the DPAC.

 

2.      MANDATE

 

a.             DPAC will be invited to consult through Board Committees, and growth planning processes on matters of finance, policy, governance, and educational programming.

 

b.            The Board will provide a liaison trustee to the DPAC, upon request.

 

3.      FUNCTION

 

a.             DPAC will file a copy of the minutes of all regular meetings at the Board Office through the Secretary-Treasurer.

 

b.            The chairperson of the DPAC will submit a written or oral report to the Board on an annual basis.

 

c.             The Superintendent of Schools, or designate, may attend any meeting of the DPAC in a non-voting capacity.

 

d.            The Superintendent of Schools, or designate, will assist the DPAC by providing meeting facilities and facilitating the use of district communications systems.