BC Families Call to Action:
The Province’s Failure to Fund School Spaces Forces Districts to Use Education Budgets for Portables This call to action is part of a collaborative effort from DPACs across BC to… Read more »
Category: Ministry of Education
Questions from DPAC for MLA Candidates
Q&A from DPAC for MLA candidates running in the 2024 provincial election
No Space For Hate In Our Schools
The New Westminster DPAC believes that schools are safe places for children, staff, caregivers and families. We support inclusion and safety for all students and their families, in our community… Read more »
Q&A with Hon. Rachna Singh
2023-01-12 Update Hon. Rachna Singh is unable to attend our Q&A on our January 19th DPAC meeting. We will continue to work with her office to try and reschedule for… Read more »
Update: COVID Isolation Periods (January 20, 2022)
As of January 20, 2022 BCCDC guidance for isolation periods is outlined in this document. This document links to BCCDC website, where the most current information is available.
Q&A by Superintendent Hachlaf – January 13, 2022
On January 13, 2022 DPAC hosted a Q&A session with Superintendent Karim Hachlaf to answer parent questions submitted by parents on new COVID safety measures and protocols. A copy of… Read more »
DPAC Supports District Capital Plan for 2022-23
On October 21, members of the SD40 New Westminster District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) unanimously passed the following motion:That the SD40 DPAC write a letter to MLA Jennifer Whiteside (New… Read more »
Update on Extended Mask Mandate and Other Safety Measures
Thank you to all the parents who attended the General Board Meeting on Sept 28th to share their concerns and support for measures to help protect our children. Your voice… Read more »
New West DPAC calls on District to extend Mask Mandate to include K-3.
In response to the Vancouver School Board passing a motion to extend the mask mandate to K-3, New Westminster DPAC has formally asked our Board of Trustees to urgently consider… Read more »
New West DPAC Supports Call for Increased COVID-19 Safety Measures
New Westminster DPAC is a signatory on a joint letter from five DPACs (Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, Sooke) to Adrian Dix, Minister of Health and Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Education calling… Read more »