Meeting minutes from October 20th

An open PAC meeting was held on October 20th. There were 12 people attending, and three topics were discussed. Many thanks to those parents who were able to translate for our friends who wanted help with the English language.

1) A good hour was spent following up on the school meeting of October 15th. Some good questions were asked, and good discussions were had about students and the way our school operates. Some questions still remain. Please leave comments below if you want the PAC to ask our school's staff about anything.

2) Some ordinary PAC business was conducted in order to demonstrate some things that the PAC executive normally do.

3) Ideas for open meeting topics were discussed. Two are being developed, and a third is waiting for more information about multicultural initiatives at other schools in the Vancouver area.

A COMPLETE SUMMARY OF THIS MEETING IS AVAILABLE. Please leave a comment below if you are interested in a copy.

Francis.

P.S. Please note that all PAC meetings are "open". Some meetings are more about details of running the PAC - these are often called "executive" meetings, but we never have "closed" meetings. All parents or guardians with children at our school are automatically members of the PAC.

Tonight's school information session for Chinese families was very successful. The library was full to overflowing, and the Principal and Vice Principal, as well as two counselors, provided important information about how the school operates, and school culture. Everything was translated by Susana Song, who is a professional translator at the School Board.

Also several names and email addresses were collected from people interested in PAC activities. This means we are a growing group of parents who are interested in our kids' school.

Our last meeting on Oct 8th was very useful for getting to know new people and for introducing some ideas. Now, we should discuss those ideas which are most interesting to everyone. The 4 main ideas (I think) are as follows. If you think there are other important matters, be sure to let us know when we meet.

1) Olympics

2) School information. Perhaps after tonight's meeting, we can decide what information is still needed by parents, and what information we (the PAC) can help provide.

3) How to volunteer and how to get to know our community. Hopefully we can learn more from Ellie about whether Janet Chung, who is working with Lord Byng high school, can help us at U.Hill.

4) A new idea from tonight, suggested by our Vice Principal, Mr. Wilson, is to discuss with parents which things being done at school are important for students, and which things are NOT so important. This would be a useful discussion for parents, and PAC is the ideal place to have it because there will be no teachers and no staff. Therefore people can be free to say what they think.

Please make comments using the "comment" option below.

We hope to see you at the next PAC meeting, most likely Oct 20th, 6:30, in the School Library.

October Meeting

Two items:

1. Please try the new "Translate" option at the top of the right column. Use your browser's "reload" button to return to the English version.
2. PAC organization meeting (executive and anyone interested) is October 8th, 6:30 at the school.

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