About DPAC

The West Vancouver District Parent Advisory Council (WVDPAC) is an advisory body of parent volunteers from all West Vancouver public schools. Together, we promote parental views to the West Vancouver Board of Education and work with the West Vancouver School District to build the learning environment we want for our children.

DPAC General Meeting Schedule 2024/25

Our meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month at the Inglewood Learning Centre at 9:15 am, located at the south end of West Vancouver Secondary. (Access to the portable is from Inglewood Avenue.)

ARRIVE EARLY: There is no parking available by the ILC on the school grounds due to construction, please park on the side streets along Inglewood and Mathers

CHECK IN: When you arrive you will be asked to check in with a DPAC Exec. You will be asked what school you are from, and your role (Chair, DPAC Rep, Parent/Guardian of a child currently enrolled in WV) or who you are representing if attending in lieu of your Chair or DPAC Rep as an added safeguard to ensure the identification of attendees on school grounds.

SEATING: Seating at the tables will be reserved for DPAC voting members (Chairs and DPAC Reps) and invited guests. Whatever seating capacity is left over will be for Parents/Guardians of a child currently enrolled in WV in the galley area along the back and side of the room.

The meeting agenda will be sent out closer to the meeting date to all PAC Chairs and DPAC Representatives.
If you have not received an email, sign up or check the status of your subscription to DPAC emails HERE.

Scheduled DPAC meetings 2024-2025 (9:15-11:00AM) at the Inglewood Learning Centre:

DPAC General Meetings are generally held on the first Wednesday of the month, starting in October. Our meetings are held at the Inglewood Learning Centre located at the south end of West Vancouver Secondary. Access to the portable is from Inglewood Avenue.

Meeting dates:

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 (AGM)

All parents/guardians of students currently enrolled in a public West Vancouver School are welcome to attend DPAC meetings. Contact your school PAC for meeting information or subscribe to our DPAC emails HERE to be kept informed.

Stay Up to Date

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Health & Safety – useful resources for Parents:

SOGI 1 2 3 – What’s Happening in British Columbia

Covid-19 Safe-Schools – Provincial Page (updated October 1, 2021)

Provincial COVID-19 Communicable Disease Guidelines for K-12 Settings (updated October 1, 2021)

K to 12 Daily Health Check and the K to 12 Health Check Mobile App (added October 1, 2021)

Daily Health Check: English | Farsi | Chinese

Covid Self-Assessment Tool (January 27, 2021)

Q&A with Superintendent Chris Kennedy (WVS), Superintendent Mark Pearmain (NVSD) and Dr. John Harding (VCH) (October, 2020)

Parent Events

DPAC’s Annual School Liaison Meeting

“Innovation” Presented by Superintendent Chris Kennedy
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
The district put together a presentation highlighting innovative ways to integrate generative AI and physical literacy in education, focusing on enhancing teaching, learning, and equity while promoting mental and physical well-being through movement.

The slides from the presentation are here for those interested.

Dr. Hayley Watson
Succeeding in today’s world: helping your child live up to their fullest potential
April 24th, 2023

We had an incredible turn out at Dr. Hayley Watson’s talk on supporting our kids develop resiliency during their academic years. She provided the audience with simple parent guided strategies.
The slides from her presentation are here for those interested.

Chris (Syeta’xtn) Lewis – “Talking about Inclusion, Anti-Racism and Diversity”
Thursday May 26th, 2022

WVDPAC brought Chris (Syeta’xtn) Lewis for an engaging session on “Talking about Inclusion, Anti-Racism and Diversity”. In a candid interview-style setting, Chris shared his power of storytelling to address our community’s history and First Peoples, while exploring equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Dr. Yong Zhao – “Teaching Students to become Self Determined Learners in a Post COVID World”
Thursday February 17th, 2022 (Virtual Event)

WVDPAC brought acclaimed scholar, author and speaker Dr. Yong Zhao back for an informative evening discussion on his latest book about preparing students to succeed in a post COVID world. The presentation opened with an introduction from Superintendent Kennedy, discussing Schools beyond COVID-19, Accelerating Changes that Matter for Learning.

2020-2021

Past Parent Events

Talking About Inclusion, Anti-Racism & Diversity: Chapter 2
Virtual Event with Sempulyan
Tuesday, April 27th, 7-8:30pm

Sempulyan’s Residential School Story
Thank you to those who were able to join us for the second chapter of our Inclusion and Diversity series. Through personal narrative, Sempulyan – Stewart Gonzales – shared his experiences as a residential school survivor and his journey of healing in order to help us to understand reconciliation and our shared history.
Sempulyan is a member of the Squamish Nation and an Indigenous Cultural Worker.

More information can be found here.

Talking About Inclusion, Anti-Racism & Diversity: Chapter 1
Virtual Event with Alden Habacon
Tuesday, March 30th, 7-8:30pm

The WVDPAC Inclusion and Diversity Committee have partnered with the West Vancouver Memorial Library to support your learning journey. A special Virtual Community Event featuring Alden Habacon was held on March 30th.
More information can be found here.

Executive Committee 2023-2024

Chair	Tanja Imhoff
Past Chairs	Maria Bird & Kelly Richter
Treasurer	Nessa van Bergen
Secretary	Zahra Ahmadi
Director	Shawn Lin (Traffic and Safety)
Director	Marisa Yang
Director	Tonia Liao
Director	Nikta Razavi
Director	Diane Shoar

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For general inquiries, please contact us at:

West Vancouver DPAC
1075 21st Street,
West Vancouver, BC V7V 4A9
Canada

General Email: dpac@wvschools.ca

Superintendent Chris Kennedy’s Blog

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My One Word for 2025 – Thrive January 7, 2025
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My “Top 3” List for 2024 December 26, 2024
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AI in Education: A Year of Discovery, Anxiouness and Hope December 17, 2024
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