About DPAC

The West Vancouver District Parent Advisory Council (WVDPAC) is an advisory body of parent volunteers enrolled in West Vancouver public schools. We collaborate with the West Vancouver Board of Education and the School District to share parental perspectives and contribute to creating a positive and supportive learning environment for our children.

DPAC General Meetings 2025/26

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 please park on available side street parking along Inglewood.

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.

Scheduled DPAC meetings 2025-2026 (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.

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 – Agenda| Minutes

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 – Agenda | Minutes

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 – No public meeting
PAC Networking opportunity: World Cafe – topics of discussion for each table: By-Laws/Governance, Finance/Fundraising, Traffic and Safety, Hot Lunch, Afterschool programs

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 –Agenda | Minutes

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 –No public meeting
School Trustee Liaison Meeting with community partners focused on mental well being.

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 – Agenda | Minutes

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 – Agenda | Minutes

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 – Agenda | Minutes

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 (AGM) – Agenda

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.

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Past DPAC Events and Presentations

“School Liaison Officers- A Community Approach” Presented by West Vancouver Police Department at DPAC General Meeting
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Click here to access the presentation.

“Framework for Enhancing Student Learning (FESL)” Presented by Deputy Superintendent Liz Hill at DPAC General Meeting
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Click here to access the presentation.

DPAC’s Annual School Liaison Meeting – “Innovation” Presented by Superintendent Chris Kennedy
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
During DPAC’s annual liaison meeting—attended by school administrators, PACs, the District Learning Team, and the West Vancouver School Board—the district presented innovative strategies for integrating generative AI and physical literacy into education, with a focus 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.

Past Parent Events

Dr Molly Lawlor October 20, 2025

Dr Graeme Mitchell- September 22, 2025

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.

Archived Events

Executive Committee 2025-2026

Chair	Tanja Imhoff
Past Chairs
Treasurer	Rejane Almeida
Secretary	Zahra Ahmadi
Director	Marisa Yang
Director	Tonia Liao
Director	Emma He
Director	Lirica Hawkins
Director	Adam Grieder

Constitution & Bylaws

WV DPAC Constitution and Bylaws (June 2, 2021)

School Liaison Trustee Assignments

2024/2025 School Trustuee Assigned Schools

For general inquiries:

dpac@wvschools.ca

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

Superintendent Chris Kennedy’s Blog

Still Running – A Long Read July 9, 2026
My friends have a running theory about how this ends. One is convinced it will be a torn Achilles. Another has placed his bet on a catastrophic flight delay, the kind that traps you in an airport in the middle of the night with no options and no miles left in your legs. Someone else […]
30 Things I Believe About Education After 30 Years June 23, 2026
For the past few years, I have ended the school year with a list. One reflection for every year I have worked in education. It has become a bit of a ritual for me. A way to mark the end of the year, make sense of what I am seeing, and say thank you to […]
Going Home to Riverside June 15, 2026
Some chapters in a career close the way they should, with time to say goodbye properly, to thank the people who made the work meaningful, and to mark the ending before the next beginning. And some chapters close faster than you would like. When I was hired as Assistant Superintendent of West Vancouver Schools in […]
My Words to the Class of 2026 June 8, 2026
At the start of this year, I chose a word for 2026: ALIVE It was a word I picked because it felt like both a reminder and an aspiration. Stay present. Stay curious. Stay connected to what actually matters. I did not know then that it would become the word I kept returning to as […]
Forty Years and Still Connected June 1, 2026
Daniel Woodward Elementary School is just across a field from the house I grew up in. Last Saturday, forty years after leaving Grade 7, I walked back in. We were there for a reunion of the Grade 7 class of 1986. Walking the halls of your elementary school as an adult is a strange and […]