DPAC has access to the information listed here. PACs are very welcome to borrow any of these resources. Please contact the DPAC Chair.
Resources
- BCCPAC Advocacy Project Annual Reports for 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 & 2001
- BCCPAC Leadership Manual for School & District PACs
- BCCPAC’s Practice Note Series
- A Conflict or Not?
- Conducting an Election or Vote by Secret Ballot
- Code of Ethics and Conflict of Interest
- Choose Your Treasurer with Care and Pay Attention to Reporting
- Year End Review: an Important Step in Protecting PAC Finances
- Budgeting – A PACs First Step in Financial Planning
- Developing an Agenda
- Why a Quorum
- Choosing Good PAC Leadership
- Starting of the Year
- The Art of Taking Good Minutes
- Chairing Difficult Meetings
- Getting the Word Out
- Motions and When You Need Them
- Code of Ethics and Conflict of Interest
- Tips for Building Stronger School Communities
- Pacs and DPACs Covered by New Personal Information Protection Act
- BCCPAC’s Resolutions Process Puts PACs in the Forefront of Debate on Educational Issues
- BCCPAC Updates Resolution Process
- Building Partnership Handbook
- Call it Safe: A parent guide for dealing with harassment and intimidation in Elementary schools.
- Call it Safe: A parent guide for dealing with harassment and intimidation in Secondary Schools.
- Inclusive PACs and DPACs
- Exploring diversity in your PAC/DPAC.
- Working towards an inclusive PAC.
- Effective leadership in a Parent Advisory Council.
- Facilitating group discussion.
- Reaching decisions through consensus.
- Discussing issues at PAC meetings.
- A positive look at conflict!
- Plan for action!
- Consider committees when there is work to be done.
- Discussion issues at PAC meetings.
- Promoting student success (including facilitator’s guide).
- Recognizing personal attitudes & attributes that promote positive relationships.
- Multiculturalism: legislation, policy & process.
- Role of the PAC in BC Public Schools.
- Speaking Up! A parent guide to advocating for students in public school.
- A is for Ask: A Fundraising Guide
- Be a Safe School – Safe School Planning Guide
- Focus on Suspension (Ministry of Education publication)
- Volunteers and the Law
Books
- Helping Parents Help - Your Child’s Edge – a resource for parents of students by Garth Holmes, M.Ed.
- Restitution – Restructuring School Discipline by Diane Chelsom Gossen
Kits
WorkSafe: Young Workers Safety Kit
TV & ME: Teaching Media and Life Skills at School and at Home
Videos
- Bobbi: The Power of Relationship
- Caught in the Web: Staying Safe in Cyberspace
- Rock Solid Children Youth and Adults: Creating a responsive environment for the prevention of youth violence
- BCCPAC’s Speaking Up! the video
- WorkSafe: Joe Who? A workplace safety play written and performed by students for students
- WorkSafe: Lost Youth: Four Stories of Injured Young Workers.
DPAC Handbook
Rocky Mountain DPAC has also developed a DPAC Handbook full of resources. Each school in our district received a copy of the handbook in the fall of 2003, and you can download a copy here. Please check with your PAC Executive for more information or contact DPAC.
This resource is divided into 5 subjects Contact Information and Important Dates, School Planning Councils, Advocacy, Resources and Useful Information, including :
- Commonly Used Abbreviations
- Effective Meetings
- Simplified Rules of Order
- Committees
- Annual Plans and Priorities
- Parent Education Programs
- Year End Evaluation
- School District Policy Development in SD 6 and the Role of PAC
- Media Wise – Don’t be a “Deer” in the Headlights
- Contagious Enthusiasm – How to get Parents Involved
Brochures
DPAC has also developed a number of brochures for your use:
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