District Parent Advisory Council

Administrative Procedure: 112

DISTRICT PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL

Background
A District Parent Advisory Council will enhance communications among the school Parent Advisory Councils, the District, the Superintendent, stakeholders and rights holders groups and the community at large.

The District Indigenous Parent Advisory Council will run in parallel to the District Parent Advisory Council and will work collaboratively with the Chair-person of the District Parent Advisory Council to determine representation and ongoing communication. *we should consider a separate procedure for the District Indigenous Parent Advisory Council.

Procedures
1. The Delta District Parent Advisory Council is an organization of parent volunteers elected from the Parent Advisory Councils of District schools and is the official representative of school Parent Advisory Councils at the District level.

2. The District Parent Advisory Council will:
2.1 Assist individual parents and Parent Advisory Councils in expressing concerns and gaining appropriate access to the education system;
2.2 Promote effective communications amongst Parent Advisory Councils;
2.3 Serve as an advisory council to the Board, District administration and Parent Advisory Councils;
2.4 Encourage the formation and continued operation of Parent Advisory Councils throughout the District;
2.5 Provide resources, other than financial, at the request of any Parent Advisory Council;
2.6 Provide liaison between the B.C. Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils, the Board, District administration, Principals’ and Vice-Principals’ Association and the Delta Teachers’ Association;
2.7 Provide and promote leadership in developing and understanding the rights and responsibilities within the education system.

Reference: Sections 8,8.4, 8.5, 22, 23, 65, 67, 85 School Act

Revised: May 2013