West Vancouver Secondary School
PAC Resources
PAC Budgets and Meeting Minutes
2023/2024
Approved budget for 2023/24
Executive Meeting September 27th, 2023
Executive Meeting November 8th, 2023
Governance
WVSS PAC Constitution and Bylaws
https://westvancouverschools.ca/westvancouver-secondary/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2018/02/CONSTITUTION-AND-BYLAWS-2018.02.03F-1-1.pdf
Helpful Links
WVSS Weekly E-bulletins https://westvancouverschools.ca/westvancouver-secondary/about-wvss/school-news-publications/
Response to Threat Making Behaviour (2023)
https://westvancouverschools.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Fair-Notice-Response-to-Threat-Making-Behaviour.pdf
Parent Education
WVSS and the WVSS PAC post these items for information purposes only and are not meant to endorse a specific company or person. Please do your own research and make your own decisions that fit with your family’s best interests.
How to Limit your Child’s Device Usage (2018)
Parents have been inquiring as to how to curb the use of online devices in and outside the home. We have a couple of options that can help. These are some parent recommendations.
This app can be a great add-on to your daily family life. You can schedule device use, block or grant apps, add “rules” to apps, family locator (similar to Find My Phone in iOS), block texting and web filtering. There is a cost depending on what you need. It starts with a free account and goes up to $6.99US per month.
Circle is a Disney product and does basically everything that Ourpact does but they have one more thing for the home that Ourpact doesn’t have. Circle has a device that can be installed in the home to shut down or limit devices on the network. The cost is $9.95US per month and the device is $99US
If you are tech savvy you can log into your own router and set up the same kind of limits for computers, phones, gaming systems… anything on your network based on their MAC address. Some routers do this better than others but if you are in the market for a new router, ask the tech people at the store which one will work best for your home.
Here is a great article on the subject: https://www.smartkidswithld.org/
Talk about cannabis with your children (2018) by Dr Lysyhsyn
https://westvancouverschools.ca/westvancouver-secondary/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2018/10/Cannabis-Legalization-WVSS-Oct-2018.pdf
Supplemental information about Vaping and E-Cigarettes (2018)
A Report of the Surgeon General
Parent Tip Sheet from the Surgeon General
General Meetings - Minutes
WVSS PAC 2023.11.08 Minutes Website
WVSS PAC 2023.09.27 Minutes Website
PAC meeting minutes Oct. 14, 2021
PAC meeting minutes Sep. 29, 2021
WVSS PAC Meeting Minutes June 8, 2021
WVSS PAC Meeting Minutes May 11, 2021
WVSS PAC Meeting Minutes Apr. 13, 2021
WVSS PAC General Meeting Minutes Dec.15,2020
WVSS PAC Meeting Minutes Nov.17, 2020
WV Schools DPAC GM Minutes Nov. 4, 2020
WVSS PAC Meeting Minutes Oct. 20, 2020
WVSS PAC Meeting Minutes Sept_20
Minutes from February 4th, 2019
Minutes from September 20th, 2018
Minutes from February 6th, 2018
General Meetings - Minutes
2020_Nov_04_DPAC_GM_Minutes.pdf
WVSS PAC Meeting Minutes Oct. 20, 2020
WVSS PAC Meeting Minutes Sept_20
Minutes from February 4th, 2019
Minutes from September 20th, 2018
Minutes from February 6th, 2018
Budget
Governance
WVSS E-bulletins
WVSS Weekly E-bulletins (includes translated)
Other Resources
Parent Education
Thank you to Dr Lysyhsyn. His talk was very informative and we all left feeling better prepared to have helpful discussions with our children about cannabis. His PowerPoint is now available below.
Powerpoint Presentation PDF of the Presentation
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Chris Kennedy’s supplemental information from the December 5th, 2017 PAC meeting
http://you.ubc.ca/tours-info-sessions/counsellor-events/
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Brandon Biln’s supplemental information about Vaping from the February 1st, 2018 PAC meeting
Download Brandon’s information package: A Report of the Surgeon General / Parent Tip Sheet from the Surgeon General / Canadian Cancer Fact Sheet / Heaert and Stroke Fact Sheet
Know the Risks- E-Cigarettes and Young People https://e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov
Still Blowing Smoke http://stillblowingsmoke.org
The Truth https://www.thetruth.com
Fraser Health – E-Cigarettes https://www.fraserhealth.ca/health-info/health-topics/school-health/substance-use/e-cigs/
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Further helpful links
Here’s help if your child needs “academic focus” and to discover what they really want to do after high school. Try the education consultants at Options Solutions.
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WVSS and the WVSS PAC post these items for information purposes only and is not meant to endorse a specific company or person. Please do your own research and make your own decisions that fit with your family’s best interests.