2022 – 2023 School Year

We would like to acknowledging that we live on the unceded traditional lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) People’s.

Welcome to all new and returning families!

Parents are an integral part of the NRP school. We are fortunate enough to have amazing administration, teachers, support staff and office staff.

PAC collaborates with the school in many ways. We rely on the involvement of many of you to make our PAC events successful.

Not sure what exactly a PAC is?

The School Act gives parents the right, through Parent Advisory Councils (PACs), to provide feedback in their school. PAC is the officially recognized collective voice of parents of their school. A PAC, through its elected officers, may advise the school board, the principal and staff of the school respecting any matter relating to the education of the students and the school.

PACs are forums within each school community to discuss matters affecting your school and the education of your children. Parents’ voices are a tremendous value to their school. They offer a wealth of ideas and support in the challenges that face all public schools. PACs strive to represent the diversity within their communities and contribute to the benefit of all students by:

• providing opportunities to educate and inform parents about the school;
• involving parents in volunteer activities; and
• openly discussing parents’ concerns and aspirations for their schools.

Who Can Become a Member of PAC?

All parents and guardians of students registered in the school are able to participate and are members of the PAC.

What Governs A PAC?

As an autonomous body, the PAC must abide by its Constitution and Bylaws and the School Act. PACs are NOT required to register as a non-profit or under the BC Societies Act.

How Does A PAC Work?

Through their elected executives from parents in the school, PACs communicate with their parent community gathering and discussing issues of importance regarding their school in order to adequately advise those that influence their school. In addition to PAC meetings communication may also be done through, newsletters, telephone, email, and websites so that all parents have the opportunity for input. PACs, with strong participation from parents, have an important influence on life at the school and the feelings the community has toward the school and education. There is strong evidence that increased parent involvement in the school results in increased student achievement, accomplishment, satisfaction, and bonding all of which result in decreased dropout rates and better citizen.

Purposes of a PAC

1. To advise the school principal and staff on parents’ views and feedback about school programs, policies, plans and activities.
2. To organize PAC activities and events and endeavour to provide parent education.
3. To encourage parent involvement in the school, and to support programs that promote parent involvement.
4. To communicate with parents, and to promote co-operation between the home and the school in providing support for the education of children.
5. To assist parents in accessing the system and to advocate on behalf of parents and students.
6. To provide financial support for the goals of the PAC, as determined by its membership.
7. To advise and participate in the activities of the District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) (hyperlink to What is DPAC page) and the BC Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils (BCCPAC).

The business of the PAC shall be unbiased in respect of race, colour, religion, politics, family status, gender, sexual orientation or physical or mental ability. The PAC is not a forum for the discussion of individual school personnel, parents, or other individual members of the school community.

For more information, visit the BCCPAC website: https://bcc pac.bc.ca

PAC Executive Information

The Norma Rose Point Parent Advisory Council (PAC) consists of parents and guardians of children who attend Norma Rose Point (K – 7).  They are voted in one as one year term, at our Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at the beginning of October.

Norma Rose Point PAC Executive Team Members:

Co-Chair	Yuki	Namekawa	nrppacchair@gmail.com
Co-Chair	Hannie	Chia	nrppacchair@gmail.com
Secretary	Michelle	Cheong	nrppacsecretary@gmail.com
Treasurer	Taniya	Amiraj	nrppactreasurer@gmail.com
Co-Event Coordinator	Tanita	Puangbanbut	nrppacevents@gmail.com
Co-Event Coordinator	Paulina	Vargas	nrppacevents@gmail.com
Co-Event Coordinator	Joy	Lin Salzberg	nrppacevents@gmail.com
Lunch Coordinator	Taniya	Amiraj	rosepointpaclunch@gmail.com
Volunteer Coordinator	Donna	Zhou	nrppacvolunteer@gmail.com nrppaclunchtreasurer@gmail.com
Communications Coordinator	vacant		nrppacsocialmedia@gmail.com
Parent Education Coordinator	vacant		nrppacparented@gmail.com
VSB DPAC Representative	Rejiv	Menon	nrppacdpacchair@gmail.com
Members at Large	Atul	Gadhia
Members at Large	Wendy	Lei
Members at Large	Kristen	Haase
Members at Large	Henry	Mao
Members at Large	Sean	Feng

Join us!

NRP PAC EXECUTIVES CODE OF ETHICS:

Each year the NRP PAC Executives, as part of out NRP PAC Bylaws, agree to abide by a specific Code of Ethics. You can find more in the PAC ByLaws, but here is what each Executive member must abide by: