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VCPAC Annual General Meeting

Tuesday, September 22 at 7:00 PM on Zoom.

An email has been sent to each PAC with login details. If you did not receive a copy, please contact

Nominations are now being accepted for all VCPAC positions. Nominations may be sent to and should be received by September 18 or they may be made at the meeting. There are several current executive members who will not be returning to the executive this year so it is imperative to get the word out.

VCPAC would also like to put forward an additional position of Director of Communications. This will be discussed at the meeting.

If you have any questions, please contact

Zoom Account Access for PACs

BCCPAC has provided VCPAC with 3 Zoom licenses to be shared among our PACs.

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1. Let us know if you are interested in accessing this service.

2. Provide us with your PAC meeting dates (if you know them)

Once a schedule is set there may be room for additional committee meetings.

SD61 Board of Education Meetings Continue Online (Updated Sept 2020)

As part of our COVID continuity planning, we recognize public participation in Board business is important but will be different for the coming months. Board Ad Hoc and Standing Committee meetings were suspended for April and May while staff continued to work on the pandemic response, along with the processes and structures that are required for start-up in Fall. We resumed the Education Policy & Directions and the Operations Policy & Planning Committee meetings in June.

As of September 2020 we will continue to live stream Regular Open Board meetings, Education Policy & Planning Committee meetings and the Operations Policy & Planning Committee meetings.

All meetings that took place from April 2020 to August 2020 can be viewed using the following YouTube link: https://vcpac.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f9820508e54f0b84d77791ba9&id=67eed3b409&e=d26a2224fa" style="text-size-adjust: 100%; color: rgb(101, 101, 101); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRtyy8Uak0lVS-wxlwPeuXw/featured.

All meetings that will take place from September 1^st 2020 onwards will be live streamed. To access the live stream please find the meeting date on the calendar https://vcpac.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f9820508e54f0b84d77791ba9&id=b9b4b0b81c&e=d26a2224fa" style="text-size-adjust: 100%; color: rgb(101, 101, 101); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;">here and click on the meeting. You will see a link that says “video”. Click on this link to access our live stream. You can also view the live stream by clicking on the “Agenda (HTML)” link.

An email address will be provided at the beginning of the meeting, for the public to email questions which will then be answered by staff or the Chair, through the Chair, if an answer is readily available. Please join us remotely as we continue the business of the Greater Victoria School Board.

Please note: At this time there is no public access to our Boardroom unless you have been scheduled to present. Our meetings are live-streamed for public viewing.

COVID-19 and Schools

On March 17, 2020 the Ministry of Education announced that K-12 in classroom instruction will be suspended indefinitely while the province works to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. We know that many parents have questions and concerns about the education of their children in the coming months. Provincial Leaders and School District Administrators are currently working together to discuss potential options and the appropriate course of action moving forward. On behalf of parents in our District, VCPAC is in contact with and will continue to liaise with the Superintendent and appropriate SD61 staff during this time.

For parents who have any questions, concerns or thoughts about the current situation and plans for the future, VCPAC has set up a designated email address from which we are collecting parent feedback that VCPAC will take to the School District to advocate on behalf of parents and students in our region.

To ensure your family stays informed, about the current situation within SD61, updates (when they are made available) are posted at: https://www.sd61.bc.ca.

For information, updates and resources related to COVID-19 visit: https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-feature/coronavirus-disease-covid-19