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At the VCPAC General Meeting in December, VCPAC membership voted in favour of a continued neutral position with respect to School Police Liaison Officers, given the diverse views of parents, guardians and students on this matter. 
 
In early January, the VCPAC Executive issued this statement, along with the position that the VCPAC does not want the current and democratically elected board to be relieved of their duties.
 
At the VCPAC General Meeting on January 14, VCPAC membership passed the following resolution: 
 
The VCPAC Executive took a position on the Minister's threat to dismiss the school board, as we understood that the Minister may have taken this action as early as January 10th, 2025. The VCPAC Executive chose to stand for the principles of democracy and democratically elected bodies, regardless of political view. Due to the timelines there was not adequate opportunity to consult with all PACs and this view may not be shared by all individual school PACs.
 
At 5:30 p.m. on January 14, VCPAC, along with all school PACs received a letter from the Minister of Education and Childcare. The letter indicated that she has directed Ministry staff to host dialogue sessions with the SD61 PACs over the next week as their analysis of the three draft safety plans continues. 
 
The VCPAC Executive encourages all PACs to participate in this process. 
 
However, in participating, we also ask that you remain cognizant that these dialogue sessions risk not being adequate, given the barriers to participating in these types of forums - related to work schedules, availability of childcare, language abilities, among others, and that you take steps to mitigate these risks.
 
Following your participation, the VCPAC Executive also asks that you send a PAC representative to a special VCPAC General Meeting on January 29th, where VCPAC will discuss and collate feedback provided to the Minister from individual PACs to ensure that VCPAC continues to meet its legislated responsibility.

Each year, VCPAC recognizes outstanding contributions to the students in our school district at our May General Meeting.

We are looking for your help in nominating these amazing individuals for one of our nine awards:.

    • Victor Gim Inspirational Student Award
    • Gail Edwards Memorial Award
    • Parents Choice Award
    • Arkell Award
    • Inspirational PAC Award
    • New Teacher Award of Distinction
    • Fine Arts Champion Award
    • School Partnership Award
    • John Young Advocacy Award

For information and criteria for each award, visit:  https://vcpac.ca/2014-02-21-20-43-22/vcpac-awards

Download the nomination form and send to  by April 30th


Please share this information with your networks.
 
Join us for the 2nd Celebration of Excellence and Achievement for students in our communities  (a.k.a. Black Grad 2024). The inaugural COEA was a free event that happened in 2023, and over 30 students were recognized!   If you know a child who is transitioning into middle or high school, or graduating from high school, college, or university we want to honour them! 
 
COEA is a family and community celebration to honour K-12 and post-secondary students of African descent who have achieved a significant milestone in their academic journey. We are in the process of selecting the date, which will be either Thursday, May 2nd or Thursday, May 9th, 2024, in the Victoria area. This ceremony and reception include various traditions, food, gifts, guest speakers, music, and fun.
 
Please pass on to other schools/districts and potential honorees. You can share this link (https://forms.gle/SSLuiTWTp2ivmex56) or complete the attached form and return it by Friday, January 19th by 6pm. Attendees will receive further details (including the location of ceremony) by Monday, February 5, 2024.  
 
If you have any questions, please e-mail us at BlackGradBC at gmail.com