NVPAC General Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
7:00 pm Mountainview Room, ESC, 2121
Lonsdale Avenue
Chair:
Jane Lagden Holborne (Sutherland)
NVPAC Attendance: Jane Lagden Holborne, Karen Nordquist, Debra
Dennehy, David Whitehead, Joanna Woronchak, Debrah Johnstone, Alex Best, Mike
Sexsmith, Amanda Nichol
Regrets:
Attendance: 27
(DPAC Reps & PAC Chairs): 20
Guests: Superintendent John Lewis, Trustee Franci Stratton,
Trustee Cyndi Gerlach
Schools Represented: Argyle, Boundary, Braemar, Canyon Heights,
Cove Cliff, Handsworth, Larson, Lynn Valley, Montroyal, Mountainside,
Queensbury, Ross Road, Seycove, Seymour Heights, Sutherland, Upper Lynn
1.
Welcome & Introductions: Jane Lagden
Holborne called the meeting to order at 7:08pm
2.
Approval of Minutes: Birte Hunter - Seycove , Seconded by Phoebe
MacMillan - Seymour heights, moved that the minutes of the May 2013 Annual General
Meeting minutes be accepted as written.
All in favour; carried.
3. Ratification of NVPAC Executive Members
for 2013/14: Caroline Ramsey, Seconded by Birte Hunter,
moved to approve the 2013/14 North Van PAC executive roles and responsibilities
as presented below and on blog.northvanpac.org. All in favour, carried.
North Van PAC roles 2013/14
Chair: Jane
Lagden-Holborne
Vice-Chair:
Karen Nordquist
Treasurer:
Joanne Woronchak
Secretary:
David Whitehead
Registrar:
Debra Dennehy
Program
Facilitator: Mike Sexsmith
Member
at Large - Amanda Nichol
Member
at Large - Deborah Johnstone
Member
at Large - Alexandra Best
Member
at Large - Outdoor School: Susanne Till
BCPAC
Liason: Debra Dennehy
4.
Registrar/BCCPAC
Matters – Debra Dennehy:
Reported 15 schools
have provided NVPAC with up to date contact information with 17 still to come. Please
send in your current information including DPAC reps, chair, vice and contact
info and whether you are registered with BCCPAC.
9 PACs are currently
registered with BCCPAC. Please pay your fees by Dec and NVPAC will reimburse. BCCPAC
Fall leadership conference is Nov. 15-17 in Kelowna. Two parents have asked for
NVPAC support to attend so far. More are welcome. Please contact our BCCPAC
Liaison Debra Dennehy for more information registrar@northvanpac.org
5.
Financial
Matters: Joanna Woronchak and Mike
Sexsmith:
Mike Sexsmith
presented the 2012/13 financials and apparently owes someone $7.50. With a
successful increase in our safety grant utilization, speaker grant utilization
and more North Van PAC events we were able to spend our budget last year and
reduce our surplus!
Joanna Woronchak
presented our proposed 2013/14 Budget. Changes for the year include a budget to
replace the NVPAC accounting system, $1000 allocated for attendees to the
BCCPAC conferences, continued support for the Family of Schools and Parent
Speaker grants, BCCPAC membership reimbursement and the need for a new policy
regarding ongoing support for the Safety Grant.
2012/13 Final Balance
2012/13 Final Balance
Motion to Accept
the 2012/13 financial statements as presented: Amanda Nichol, Seconded by Deb Dennehy
, all in favour, carried.
2013/14 North Van PAC Budget
2013/14 North Van PAC Budget
Motion to accept
the 2013/14 North Van PAC budget as presented: Alexandra Best, Seconded by
Karen Nordquist, all in favour, carried.
6.
NVPAC
Spring 2013 Survey Report – David Whitehead:
David Whitehead
presented the results of the Spring 2013 North Van PAC parent survey. The final
report will be available shortly.
Presentation
Presentation
7.
Guest
Speakers: Superintendent John Lewis and
Trustee Franci Stratton: Presented on District Priorities for 2013.
8. Meeting
adjourned at 9.18 pm.
Next Meeting: November
27, 2013
7:00
pm
Education
Services Centre,
2121
Lonsdale Avenue
