All Standing Committee and Board Meetings will be live-streamed and easily accessible to the public. To access the live stream for all meetings, please visit the YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3czx8bA
Question Period
During Board meetings, the public may submit questions to questionperiod@sd61.bc.ca at the beginning of the meeting. These questions will be answered during the Question Period by the Chair of the meeting, or staff, through the Chair, if an answer is readily available.
Nominations are now being accepted for VCPAC Executive positions. Information can be found here. Please have a sponsoring PAC send in your nomination to nominations@vcpac.ca by April 7th. Nominations may also be made from the floor.
VCPAC Award Nominations
Nominations are being accepted for the 2023 VCPAC Awards. We have many amazing people in our district and this is our chance to show our appreciation for their contributions to our students.
The Greater Victoria School District is asking students, staff, and families to provide feedback on the proposed calendars for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 school years.
The School District calendars highlight non-instructional days, school openings, vacation breaks, and the last day of classes. The proposed calendars put forward the following for consideration:
2023/2024 Proposed School Year Calendar
First day of classes on Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Last day of classes before Winter Break – Friday, December 22, 2023
Schools re-open after Winter Break – Monday, January 8, 2024
Last day of classes before Spring Break – Friday, March 15, 2024
Schools re-open after Spring Break – Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Last day of classes for students on Thursday, June 27, 2024
2024/2025 Proposed School Year Calendar
First day of classes on Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Last day of classes before Winter Break – Friday, December 20, 2024
Schools re-open after Winter Break – Monday, January 6, 2025
Last day of classes before Spring Break – Friday, March 14, 2025
Schools re-open after Spring Break – Monday, March 31, 2025
Last day of classes for students on Thursday, June 26, 2025
The Greater Victoria School District has collaborated with neighbouring districts in Saanich (School District #63) and Sooke (School District #62) to align calendar dates, including spring and winter breaks, as much as possible.
All feedback can be directed to Communications & Community Engagement by email: community@sd61.bc.ca .
The deadline for feedback is Friday, March 31, 2023, at 4 pm. The calendars will be finalized and posted on the School District website in Spring 2023.
BCCPAC
Review Candidates for Election & Resolutions
The 2023 AGM (May 6 & 7) will be held in conjunction with our annual parent education conference (May 5) in Richmond, BC. We are excited to have our members convene in person again. this year and look forward to seeing you there!
Candidates at a Glance
The following nominations were received by February 28, 2023, and have been reviewed by the Nominations Committee. Information about each candidate can be found in the current iteration of the AGM Booklet.
Candidate
1st VP 2023-25 (2 yr)
Secretary 2023-24 (1 yr)
Indigenous Director 2023-25 (2 yr)
Director 2023-25 (2 yr)
Director 2023-24 (1 yr)
Vik Khanna
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Laura Ward
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Cheryl Blondin
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Meredith Laird
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Tracy Humphreys
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Harinder Parmar
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Alex Mulally
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Note: No nominations were received for Treasurer.
Resolutions
Resolutions vetted by the Resolutions Committee, to date, can be reviewed in current iteration of the AGM Booklet. The Resolutions Committee will continue to review additional Ordinary Resolutions as they are received. The AGM Booklet will be updated and circulated when appropriate.
Proxy Forms
All Regular Members in good standing who paid their membership dues by December 31, 2022 are entitled to vote at the AGM. A Proxy Vote Form must be completed and signed by two members of that member’s PAC or DPAC executive in order for an official delegate to attend and exercise voting rights during the AGM. To expedite registration and proxy processing, members are encouraged to scan and upload completed Proxy Forms at the time of registration.
All Regular Members in good standing who paid their membership fees after December 31, 2022 are only entitled to attend and speak, but not vote, at the AGM. All Non-Voting Regular Members who wish to be represented during the AGM must designate an official delegate(s) to attend and speak on their behalf. Each Non-Voting Regular Member must complete their own authorized Proxy Speaker Formwith the appropriate council executive signatures. To expedite registration and proxy processing, members are encouraged to scan and upload completed Proxy Forms at the time of registration.
VCPAC has a mailing list service, free of charge, available to all PACs. If your PAC would like to have a subscription-based email list, which parents can automatically opt in and out of, contact info@vcpac.ca
CONTACT AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Article ideas and submissions can be sent via e-mail to info@vcpac.ca . Submissions should be sent to us no later than Friday, 9 PM prior to the day of distribution. Communications retains the right to edit all submissions for clarity.
