2023 PAC AGM & Elections

Dear Parents & Guardians,

The 2023 PAC AGM is scheduled for Monday, June 12 at 7:30 pm on Zoom.  

All parents & guardians from the Main & Annex Schools are welcome to attend! 

If you are interested in attending, click on the Zoom Button at https://dickenspac.blogspot.com/p/pac-meetings.html

The AGM is an opportunity to get engaged with the PAC for the next school year: 2023 - 2024!  We are seeking members for the PAC Executive including a space as Co-chair. Getting engaged in the PAC is a wonderful way to meet parents and contribute to the Dickens School Community - All are welcome!

Warmly,

Hannah and Melanie 

Current PAC Co-Chairs

2023 PAC AGM & Elections

Dear Parents & Guardians,

The 2023 PAC AGM is scheduled for Monday, June 12 at 7:30 pm on Zoom.  

All parents & guardians from the Main & Annex Schools are welcome to attend! 

If you are interested in attending, please email dickens.pac@gmail.com and we will send you the meeting link! 

The AGM is an opportunity to get engaged with the PAC for the next school year: 2023 - 2024!  We are seeking members for the PAC Executive including a space as Co-chair. Getting engaged in the PAC is a wonderful way to meet parents and contribute to the Dickens School Community - All are welcome!

Warmly,

Hannah and Melanie 

Current PAC Co-Chairs

PAC Executive Roles for 2022-23 :: Can you assist?

We had 25 Parents/Guardians join our PAC Executive this past year, working together in teams with the Principal & Vice Principals from the Dickens main & annex schools. 

Joining the PAC Executive is a great way to:

• Learn about what’s going on at Dickens

• Have input and vote on how government and fundraised dollars are spent

• Advocate for the benefit of Dickens’ Students

• Get involved in your Child’s School Community

Meetings are held once a month between September and May, with the AGM in June, and usually last 1 to 1.5 hours but you are free to leave early {or arrive later} if necessary. Child care is provided.

Positions available for the coming year include:

• Chair/Co-chairs – arrange and lead meetings, meet with Dickens administration and serve as a conduit between parents/guardians and the school

• Treasurer – responsible for the budgeting & disbursements process

• Secretary/Co-secretaries – minute keeping at executive meetings and AGM

• DPAC Representative – this position represents the Charles Dickens PAC at the district level, meeting once a month with other Vancouver School DPAC representatives to facilitate communication between the parent community and the Vancouver School district.

• Members-at-Large – various roles and capacities throughout the year, as needed. We very often work in teams! 

Also need help with one small once-off Graphic Art task!

We need a Graphic Designer {or two}, to assist our Communications Team with one small once-off task, early in the new school year, regarding SPRING FLING. It's not necessary at all, to join the PAC Exec to help us out with this task. Thank you for reaching out to us!

Please forward this info to any Dickens Parents & Guardians who may be able to assist us. Email: dickens.pac@gmail.com to let us know if you can help, or if you have any questions. 

You can and will make a positive impact at the Dickens schools!

Minutes for PAC Executive Meetings (2021-2022)

2021

• Tuesday, September 28 - Meeting Minutes
• Tuesday, October 19 - Meeting Minutes
• Tuesday, November 23 - Meeting Minutes

2022

• Thursday, January 20 - Meeting Minutes 
• Tuesday, February 15 - Meeting Minutes 
• Thursday, March 10 - Meeting Minutes
• Thursday, April 21 - Meeting Minutes
• Tuesday, May 17 - Meeting Minutes 
• AGM - June 16 - Meeting Minutes

Annual General Meeting (AGM) and PAC Elections

AGM & Elections for the 2022 - 2023 School Year

Dickens Main School Library
Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 7:30 pm

It’s time to elect your Charles Dickens PAC Representatives for the 2022-2023 school year. All parents, from Kindergarten through Grade 7, are invited to attend and vote, so please mark your calendar! 

Joining the PAC is a great way to:

• Learn about what’s going on at school
• Have input and vote on how government and fundraised dollars are spent
• Advocate for the benefit of Dickens’ students
• Get involved in your child’s school community

Meetings are held monthly between September and May, with the AGM in June, and usually last around 1-2 hours.

Positions available for the coming year include:

• Chair/Co-chairs – arrange and lead meetings, meet with Dickens administration and serve as a conduit between parents/guardians and the school.

• Treasurer – responsible for the budgeting & disbursements process.

• Secretary/Co-secretaries – minute keeping at executive meetings and AGM.

• DPAC Representative –  this position represents the Charles Dickens PAC at the district level, meeting once a month with other Vancouver School DPAC representatives to facilitate communication between the parent community and the Vancouver School district.

• Members-at-Large – various roles and capacities throughout the year, as needed. We very often work in teams! 

We also need a Graphic Designer or two to help our Communications Team with one small once-off item in the new year (re: SPRING FLING) - thank you for reaching out to us!  

All parents are welcome to attend the AGM but please note that in order to ensure quorum for this meeting, we request that you let us know if you are planning to attend. To do so, please send an email to dickens.pac@gmail.com by Tuesday, June 14 at 5pm.

An Agenda will be provided via the PAC Blog and by email no later than Wednesday, June 15.

For parents & guardians wishing to attend, but aren’t comfortable coming in-person, the Zoom link will be updated on the PAC Blog by 5pm on June 15.

Any Questions? Send an email to Jessie, Kate or Sara (your current PAC Co-Chairs) at dickens.pac@gmail.com  

Get involved in your child’s school community.
Your participation can make a positive impact!

Annual General Meeting (AGM) and PAC Elections

AGM & ELECTIONS for the 2021-2022 School Year

THURSDAY JUNE 17, 2021 at 7:30PM

It’s time to elect your Charles Dickens PAC Representatives for the 2021-2022 school year. All parents, from Kindergarten through Grade 7, are invited to attend and vote, so please mark your calendar! 

Joining the PAC is a great way to:

• Learn about what’s going on at school
• Have input and vote on how government and fundraised dollars are spent
• Advocate for the benefit of Dickens’ students
• Get involved in your child’s school community

PAC Executive Meetings are held monthly between September and May, with the AGM in June, and usually last around 1-2 hours.

Positions available for the coming year include:

• Chair/Co-chairs – arrange and lead meetings, meet with administration, and serve as conduit between parents and the school.
• Treasurer – responsibility for the budgeting & disbursements process.
• Secretary – minute keeping at executive meetings and AGM.
• DPAC Representative – this position represents the Charles Dickens PAC at the district level, meeting regularly with other DPAC representatives to facilitate communication between the parent community and the school district.
• Members-at-Large

All parents are welcome to attend the AGM but please note that registration is required.  To register, send an email to dickens.pac@gmail.com, no later than Tuesday, June 15 at 5pm. An email with the agenda and instructions on how to access the meeting will be sent to all registrants on Wednesday, June 16.

Questions?

Send an email to Laura, Tiffany, Sara or Daniela (your current PAC Co-Chairs) at dickens.pac@gmail.com

Get involved in your child’s school community.

Your participation can make a positive impact!

Minutes for PAC Executive Meetings (Sep-Dec 2020) and June 2020 AGM

Minutes of the 2020 AGM - June 18, 2020

Minutes for PAC Executive Meetings:

September 24, 2020

October 22, 2020

December 3, 2020

Funding Distribution (December 3, 2020) - Main & Annex

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Minutes for the previous school year (2019-2020) can be reviewed here.

AGM & Elections for the 2020-2021 School Year

CHARLES DICKENS PAC

AGM & ELECTIONS for the 2020-2021 School Year

THURSDAY JUNE 18, 2020 at 7PM

It’s time to elect your Charles Dickens PAC Representatives for the 2020-2021 school year.

ALL parents, from Kindergarten through Grade 7, are invited to attend and vote, and if you’re

interested in putting your name forward to join the PAC Executive next year, please mark

your calendar!

• Learn about what’s going on at school

• Have input and vote on how government and fundraised dollars are spent

• Advocate for the benefit of Dickens’ students

• Get involved in your child’s school community

Meetings are held monthly and usually last around 1½ hours (with childcare provided).

THURSDAY, JUNE 18 at 7PM | Online via Zoom | All are welcome; registration required.

To register, please send an email to dickens.pac@gmail.com, no later than Tuesday, June 16 at

5pm. An email with the agenda and instructions on how to access the meeting will be sent to

all registrants on Wednesday, June 17.

Questions? Send an email to Laura, Tiffany, Sara or Daniela (your current PAC Co-Chairs) at

dickens.pac@gmail.com

Get involved in your child’s school community.

Your participation can make a positive impact!

Save the Date! 2019 AGM & PAC Executive Elections

All Parents & Guardians are welcome to attend —as you are a part of the Charles Dickens PAC (main & annex)**

At the Annual General Meeting (AGM), we'll share a brief summary of the splendid activities & fabulous events that took place at Dickens, so that yet another successful school year can be celebrated. Our treasurer will also present an overview of the financials. In addition, we'll be facilitating the elections for your 2019-20 PAC Executive.

** All Parents/Guardians of children attending Charles Dickens (main & annex) are members of the Parent Advisory Council (PAC) which unites the two school communities into one cohesive group. Members of the PAC Executive (PAC Exec) are elected by you at an AGM in June each year.


Feel free to contact our current Chairs, Heather Garnett (main school) or Amy Stanley (annex), at dickens.pac@gmail.com if you have any questions or need more info in this regard.

Join the Dickens PAC Executive and make a positive difference!

PAC AGM & Elections

Our financials for this year, and a proposed budget for next year will be presented. 

If you'd like to know more about how PAC works and what we do, or are interested in possibly joining the PAC Executive for the next school year, contact Tamara Shand (Main) and Carol Duffy (Annex) our current Chairs, at dickens.pac@gmail.com to ask your questions - thank you!

Financial Reports presented at AGM - June 22, 2016

Details can be viewed at these links:

1. 2015-16 Income Statement

2. Year-End Budget Report

3. June 2016 SPRING FLING Financial Report

4. 2016-17 Budget Overview 

PAC AGM & Elections - June 22, 2016

Many thanks to those who were able to attend - it helps to have quorum as we had to vote in the 2016-17 budget. We are sitting well financially, as we are fortunate to have such an engaged and giving community. There were only a few small motions to tidy loose ends, and Tiffany Searchfield did well in "closing our books" for the year.

Tamara Shand has stepped forward to take on the Main Chair role but we are still hoping for another parent to help co-chair with her, as she is already committed to leading SPRING FLING! Carol Duffy has stepped forward to be Annex Chair and working with Tamara, they will make excellent leaders for the PAC Executive.  

While some are ending their term with the PAC Exec, we hope Parents & Guardians will continue to volunteer at our schools throughout the new year where possible. If you'd like to join us in September and be voted in at our next executive meeting, do not hesitate to contact us at dickens.pac@gmail.com

Your new 2016-17 PAC Executive

Chair Main - Tamara Shand

Chair Annex - Carol Duffy

Treasurer - Tiffany Searchfield

Secretary - Amanda George

Members at Large:

Our DPAC Rep - Shaun Kalley 

Our past Chair - Andrea Sinclair 

Amy Stanley

Christy Thomas        

Genevieve Creighton

Kerryn Williams

Lara Penno                

Leone Hall      

Megan Crouch

Tami Friesen

Vira Jackson

Members at Large to be voted in at our September Exec. Meeting:

Anne Marie Long

Kelly Maxwell

Sharon Mishler

Tamara Cotton

PAC AGM & Elections

Our financials for this year, and a proposed budget for next year will be presented. 

If you'd like to know more about how PAC works and what we do, or are interested in possibly joining the PAC Executive for the next school year, contact Andrea Sinclair our current Chair, at andreasinclair@gmail.com to ask your questions - thank you!

PAC Executive for 2015/16

Welcome to the PAC Executive for 2015-2016 

Congratulations to the newly elected PAC Executive for the coming school year!

Chair Main - Andrea Sinclair

Chair Annex - Rossana Caritey

Treasurer - Tiffany Searchfield

Co-Secretary - Amanda George, Shaun Kalley

Members at Large: Andy Mitchell, Christy Thomas, Hayley Baines, Kelly Maxwell, Kerryn Williams, Lara Penno, Leone Hall, Maggie Martens, Mariko Kish, Megan Crouch, Tamara Shand, Tami Friesen *

*Additional members will be elected to the executive in September 2015. 

Final PAC General Meeting & Council Elections

Come out to our PAC general meeting to hear more on how you can be involved at Dickens, and to vote for next year's executive council. We will also be discussing our PAC budget for the 2015/16 school year.

PAC Executive for 2014/15

Welcome to the PAC Executive for 2014-2015 

Congratulations to your newly elected PAC Executive for the coming school year!

Chair Main - Andrea Sinclair

Chair Annex - Rossana Caritey

Treasurer - Kelly Maxwell

Secretary - Andy Mitchell (possible co-share with Nicole Nozick)

Members at Large - Hayley Baines, Deb Copeland, Tami Friesen, Leone Hall, Ania Jakobs, Sunya Lai, Sharon Mishler, Christy Thomas, Scott Urquhart.*

*Additional members can still be elected to the executive in September 2014. 

PAC Elections - Final General Meeting for 2014