EduFacts

Parent Representation

• We have put District Parent Advisory Councils' into the School Act. DPAC is the legislated parent voice at the school district level, representing the collective views of Parent Advisory Councils in a school district.
• We have amended the School Act to allow every school in B.C. to form a school planning council. The council acts as an advisory body in the development, monitoring and reviewing of school plans for student achievement.
• Parents can now make direct written complaints to the B.C. College of Teachers. Parents want teachers held accountable for their actions, and they now have the right to make a written complaint about a teacher's conduct.
• Parents are now a part of district review teams. Regular reviews of school district performance are part of the ministry's new Accountability Framework and provide districts with recommendations for improving student achievement.