Parent Advisory Council
(“PAC”)
Chairperson: Terry Viczko tviczko@telus.net
Vice Chair: Carrie Bercic carrietwp@shaw.ca
Treasurer: Howard Lam howardlam1@shaw.ca
Past
Chairperson: Vivienne James hamberpac@yahoo.ca
Secretary: Doris Jung artanis_00@yahoo.com
Member-At-Large: Joe Crozier joe.crozier@telus.net
Executives Present: Terry
Viczko, Carrie Bercic, Howard James, Vivienne James,
Staff Present: Mrs. D. Turner (Principal) dturner@vsb.bc.ca
Mr. Rob Moro
(Vice Prinicpal) rmoro@vsb.bc.ca
Mr. A. Wightman (Teacher) teachaw@mail.com
Parents Present: 9 parents present including executive
Meeting called to order
at 705 pm
Motion to accept the
minutes of February 6th PAC meeting and agenda for April 3. Motioned
by Carrie Bercic, motioned approved.
Announcements:
April 17 Parent Forum @ Hamber
630-900pm
May 3-6
BCCPAC conference
May 10 0800 AM Staff
Appreciation Tea please bring finger foods to school in the morning.
Treasurer’s Report: This
year we have spent more money then we have taken in, although we are still
financial stable. Gaming application will be made by the end of June, this will
likely pay $20.00 per student.
Constitution and bylaws:
We require changes to update the PAC constitution and bylaws. The chair
requested volunteers to form a committee, no volunteers, so the executive will
form a committee to come up with the changes for the next meeting.
Principal’s
Report:
School budget and calculations are on the way. There currently is a 5 million
dollar deficit- there will be cuts, no lay-offs. The bottom line is that the
schools will be doing with a lot less.
Facility review:
Currently the schools are being reviewed and it is noted that there are about
10,00 seats not occupied in the Vancouver School Board area. Although our Tech
shop is not running at full capacity we theoretically have room for 300
students. This is not feasible as we do
not have room for more students in the academic subject area. Other schools do
have empty classrooms. It appears in time that schools will be closed if the
facilities are not operating to full capacity. On the other hand, schools will
be built due to high enrollment in other areas of the city. By the end of April
we will be told which schools will be closed.
Sports: Badminton team
just won another provincial tournament
Report cards: All students received report cards
recently. Of note, over 50% of the marks given out were A’s or B’s.
Africa: As noted there is
work happening in “
Drinking and Driving:
Recently there was a presentations to the Grade 11’s and 12’s about the consequences of drinking and
driving. This had a huge impact on the students.
School Fees: No fees for
anything related to marks. Regular school fees for the agenda, year book etc. are
still in place. If field trips are not mandatory, then a fee can be charged.
School Dance: Last dance
of the school year will be held April 19.
Teacher’s
Report:
Thanks expressed to the PAC for funding the items on the needs list.
Sports: Currently ultimate,
tennis, and senior girls soccer are running.
Dance Performance: April
18 a variety of multicultural dances to be performed.
Drama: The Norman
Conquest- 3 performance plays linked through a story line. Stay tuned for the
dates
Strings Festival April 4
30 Hour famine April
13,14
Needs List: continuation:
Sharia Clemens motioned that we give the athletic department 4,000 dollars to
pay for ultimate uniforms. The motion was passed.
As we were running out of
time the video Depression among young people was not played. It was offered to
parents to take home to watch.
Meeting adjourned at:
8:41 pm.
The next and final PAC
meeting will be an AGM on May 29 @700pm.
Minutes taken by Vivienne
James- past chair
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
April 17 Parent
Forum @ Hamber 630-900pm
April 19 Final
Dance of the school year
May 3-6 BCCPAC
conference
May 10 Staff Appreciation Tea -please bring
finger foods to the school in the morning
May 10 “Atelier”
Hamber fashion show 7-930pm
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May 29 2007 AGENDA
Parent Advisory Council Meeting
700 pm in the staff room
1. Call to order
2. Review of
agenda
3. Approval and
adoption of previous minutes
4. Principal’s
Report
5. Teacher’s
Report
6. Treasurer’s
Report
7. Review of
changes to the Constitution and Bylaws
8. Election of
next year’s PAC executive
9.
Adjournment