The BC School Act gives parents the right to belong to a parent advisory council (PAC) in their school, and through it to advise the board, principal, and staff on any matter relating to the school.
Membership
All parents/guardians of children in a school are members of the Parent Advisory Council and entitled to attend meetings. Administrators and staff may be invited to become non-voting members of the Council. Some PACs, usually at the secondary level, also include a student representative.
Voting
All parents/guardians of children in a school are entitled to vote at general Parent Advisory Council meetings. The principal, teacher representative and student representative do not vote. If a PAC holds regular executive meetings, only elected executive members vote. Other parents, administrators, staff and student representatives may attend the executive meetings, but do not vote.
Executive membership
At an annual general meeting, Parent Advisory Councils elect an executive, usually consisting of a chair, vice-chair, secretary, treasurer, and such other members of the Council as the membership decides.
Executive role and responsibilities
The role of the executive is to: provide leadership, take initiative, and manage the Council's affairs between general meetings. The members of the Parent Advisory Council executive represent and are responsible to the entire parent body that makes up the PAC.
With gratitude and respect the Shoreline PAC wishes to recognize and acknowledge the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations, on whose traditional territories, we live, we learn, and we do our work.
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