Wednesday, February 23, 2011

CANCELLED - Running Committee Meetings That Work

Due to low registration, this workshop has been canceled. Keep an eye out for details on our next workshop in April, 'Roberts Rules Simplified' facilitated by John Noonan, Registered Parliamentarian.


NORTH VANCOUVER PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL PRESENTS:


JOHN F. NOONAN, PRP, CGA
A PROFESSIONAL REGISTERED PARLIAMENTARIAN

Wednesday March 2 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Leo Marshall Curriculum Centre, North Vancouver, BC
Running Committee Meetings that Work

Cost: $75.00 per registration, includes 2 seats
Includes: Light dinner, handouts, networking with PAC Chairs and DPAC Reps
Register at info@northvanpac.org with your PAC name and contact information for 2 PAC members to attend session.

NVPAC subsidy available to North Vancouver PACs, $50.00 for the first registration. Registration closes Friday Feb 25th.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Workshop on Running Effective Meetings

NORTH VANCOUVER PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL PRESENTS:
Running Committee Meetings that work

JOHN F. NOONAN, PRP, CGA
A PROFESSIONAL REGISTERED PARLIAMENTARIAN

Wednesday March 2 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Leo Marshall Curriculum Centre, North Vancouver, BC

Cost: $75.00 per registration, includes 2 seats
Includes: Light dinner, handouts, networking with PAC Chairs and DPAC Reps
Register at info@northvanpac.org

NVPAC subsidy available to North Vancouver PACs.
Register by Feb 21st for a chance to win the workshop for free.


MEETINGS DON’T ORGANIZE AND RUN THEMSELVES
They are run by people, attended by people, conducted for the benefit of people

Good meetings bring out the best in people, the best ideas, the best decisions, and the best follow-up.

LEARN TO ACHIEVE POWERFUL RESULTS

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Process and people combine to make an effective meeting. In this hands-on program, you will experience the process of organizing, leading, participating in and reporting on a committee meeting. You will feel confident knowing that you have mastered a process, which is fair, and allows full participation for those in attendance.
Learn about all of these together

Preparing for Success
Role of the Meeting Leader
Role of the Meeting Participant(s)
Close with an Action Plan
Prepare Meeting Minutes

NOTE: This is not a Robert’s Rules of Order program


IN THIS SESSION WE WILL COVER THE
FOUR KEY INGREDIENTS REQUIRED TO SUCCESSFULLY
ORGANIZE, LEAD, PARTICIPATE IN AND REPORT ON A MEETING (COMMITTEE, STAFF, AND BUSINESS)

PREPARING FOR SUCCESS
How to set focused meeting objectives
How to prepare the meeting agenda
How to identify & distribute critical background material
How to prepare the meeting room

THE MEETING LEADER WILL:
Provide focus
Stimulate positive discussion
Control the process
Summarize & close the discussion

THE PARTICIPANTS WILL:
Prepare in advance
Contribute positively
Communicate effectively
Be optimistic ... look for the good

CLOSING THE MEETING
Its not over until it’s over
Summarize
What’s next?
Meeting evaluation
Action minutes

YOUR FACILITATOR: John Noonan, PRP, CGA is a Professional Registered Parliamentarian, the President of the Parliamentarians Association of British Columbia and an Internationally Accredited Speaker. He is a former International President of Toastmasters. In 1999 John was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Parliamentarians where he served four years, two as its National Treasurer, Chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee, and as a member of the Executive Committee. Today, John practices as a communication consultant offering services as a registered parliamentarian, presentation skills trainer, and coach to association, government and corporate clients.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

NorthVanPAC survey on the School District 10yr Strategic Plan


The North Van School District is currently developing a 10-year strategic plan to guide the ongoing development of the school district. This plan is built on a set of 6 high-level goals along with a set of DRAFT Objectives and sample strategies to support these goals.

In order to provide feedback on the strategic plan to the school district NorthVan PAC is seeking public input through a survey on the high level goals and each of the identified objectives in support of those goals.

The survey asks respondents to rate and comment on the relative importance of the 6 high-level goals to the success of the school district and then to elaborate on the objectives within each of the goals by rating the importance of those objectives to meeting that particular goal.

Please answer the questions as best you can and encourage other parents to so as well.


The survey will be open until Feb 20th, the results of the survey will be posted on this blog and discussed at the Feb NorthVanPAC general meeting

To help parents complete the survey we have summarize the draft objectives w
ithin the survey . Complete info on the strategic plan, including the full draft objectives document can be found on the North Van School District's website

Monday, February 7, 2011

Pink Shirt Day - Feb 23 - Anti Bullying Day

For inspiration check out this excerpt from Janet Steffenhagen's blog ' Report Card' and remember to wear pink on February 23rd:

Check out this YouTube video of an anti-bullying flash mob by students from David Lloyd George elementary and Churchill secondary at the Oakridge Centre late last month. It is sure to bring a smile on an otherwise grey day. The anti-bullying Pink Shirt...(read more)
View article...

Also, check out the Pink Shirt Day web site for more information on the day: http://www.pinkshirtday.ca/


Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Constitutions & Bylaws - Suggested Actions for PACs

Post your constitution and bylaws on your web site, all parents should have access and your PAC Executive should be familiar with your Constitution and Bylaws.

Ensure your administration and/or administrative assistant have a copy.

A Best Practice: Audit your PAC, so appoint an auditor to review your financials. This is a great job for a member (parent) who is an accountant who is not on the PAC Executive.

As a policy, your PAC should review the constitution for potential updates periodically, i.e. every four years. Develop a review process that is very intentional on how the constitution is reviewed and communicated to your community. Set a timeline and work the timeline backwards, note it will be a several month process.

Review other PACs constitutions and bylaws and borrow from them, you don't have to re-create the wheel. These PACs are likely dealing with the same issues you are.

Some links to check out: Coquitlam SD43 DPAC has a generic constitution and bylaws for reference: http://www.dpac43.org/Resources/ConstandByLaws/default.htm

BCCPAC Leadership Manual (most North Shore PACs should have this binder in their resources), it is also available online at http://www.bccpac.bc.ca/

Consider signing up for the NVPAC workshop lead by
John Noonan Wed. March 2
“Conducting effective meetings for PAC and DPAC”.
More information and registration details coming soon.
For details email: info at northvanpac.org