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LORD BYNG PAC MEETING

October 23, 2024

Lord Byng Secondary School Library

7-8:30pm

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Agenda

Meeting Date（会议日期）:

October 23, 2024, 7:00pm – 8:30pm�

Location（地点）:

Lord Byng Library�

Co-Chair（联席主席）:

May Lee & Jacqueline

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2024-2025 Byng PAC Elections

Executive

Co-chairs: May Lee, Jacqueline Crummey

Vice Chair: Qian Wang

Secretaries: Bilge Ataca McDonald (English), Xueming Lou (Louis)(Mandarin)

DPAC reps: Nora Ng, Cindy Groner

Treasurer: Jerry Zhang

Past Co Chair: Michelle Tseng

Members at Large: Karrie Bogart, Juli Carrillo, Sara Gillingham, Jessica Huang, Claudette Lauzon, Charissa Patricelli, Ning Sun, Michelle Tseng, Jenny Xu, Nomination from floor: Michael Stephen

Any nominations from the floor?

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2024-2025 Byng PAC Elections

Motion 1 - Motion to elect the 2024-2025 PAC Exec as detailed here

Seconder:

Vote

Fill out ballot (one per person), place together in envelopes on table

Executive

Co-chairs: May Lee, Jacqueline Crummey

Vice Chair: Qian Wang

Secretaries: Bilge Ataca McDonald, Xueming Lou (Louis)

DPAC reps: Nora Ng, Cindy Groner,

Treasurer: Jerry Zhang

1 min Brief Introduction of Candidate

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2024-2025 Byng PAC Elections

Motion 2 - Motion to add Members at Large as described here to the Byng PAC

Seconder:

Vote:

All in favour: raise hands

All opposed: raise hands

Anyone abstain: raise hands

Members at Large: Karrie Bogart, Juli Carrillo, Sara Gillingham, Jessica Huang, Claudette Lauzon, Charissa Patricelli, Ning Sun, Michelle Tseng, Jenny Xu + Nomination from floor: Michael Stephen

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2024-2025 PAC Financial Statements

Vancity General Account: $2,714.29

Vancity Gaming Grant: $29,535.85

Vancity Grad Committee Account: $8,427.88

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2024-2025 Gaming Grant Funding Allocation

Motion 3: To approve the allocation of the gaming grant as described in this table

Seconder:

Vote:

All in favour: raise hands

All opposed: raise hands

Anyone abstain: raise hands

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Principal’s update

校长发言

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LORD BYNG�Principal’s Update

October 23^rd , 2024

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With deep gratitude and respect, we are honoured to be learning and unlearning on the ancestral and unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) & səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation).

səlilwətaɬ �(Tsleil-Waututh Nation)

xʷməθkʷəy̓əm �(Musqueam)

Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw�(Squamish Nation)

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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Four Pillars of Learning

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Welcome New Staff!

Administration: Kevin Land (Acting VP)
LALS Teacher Mike Pettifer
LALS SSA Gordon Greer
Math 9 & Foundations Math 11
ELL Rachel Braich
Career Education, Yearbook, Business Ed. Jessica Barrie

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September 2024

Recent Events

Terry Fox Run

Grade 8 Camp

Career Education Conferences

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Important Events�October & November

Immunization Clinic, Oct 24th
Byng Arts Info Night, Oct 29^th
Numeracy Assessments, Oct 28, 29, Nov 4 & 5
MADD Assembly, Oct 31^st
Take your kid to work, Nov 6^th
Band Concert, Nov 6^th
Byng Arts online registration opens, Nov 12^th
Block Flip, Nov 12^th
Choir Concert, Nov 15^th
Mid-Semester Reports Published, Nov 15^th
Strings Concert, Nov 19^th
Parent Teacher Conferences, Nov 21^st
Byng Arts Gala, Nov 27^th

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2024-2025 Major Fundraising Requests from Byng Administration

More details to come in the following weeks

Outdoor learning space: attached to school, covered, with electricity; Mr. Wilmann described it as a space where students can build large STEAM projects (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics). Examples he gave were a ‘tiny home’ and a canoe

Upgrades to A006 - computer lab

Upgrades to Auditorium Lighting

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DPAC Update

区家委会信息更新

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Byng Arts Update

Byng Arts Parents Meeting Tuesday Oct 8

Summary available on the PAC website

https://www.lordbyngpac.com/byng-arts-parents

Parent Survey: Mr. Harley-Folz would like parents to fill out a survey. The link is also on the PAC website

https://www.lordbyngpac.com/byng-arts-parents

Advocacy: Sept 20, 2024 - meeting with Mr. Wilmann and Ms. Bains (VSB Director of Instruction for Choice Programs); Oct 22 2024 - follow up meeting with Ms. Bains

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Diversity and Inclusion Updates

Lead: Jacqueline Crummey

Upcoming coffee/tea chat: Thursday Oct 31, Wicked Cafe, 3605 W. 16th Ave

Goal: We can start to plan what activities and events would be the most helpful or supportive, for our Lord Byng family community.

Contact: Jacqueline Crummey, text: 778-788-2585, j.crummey@icloud.com

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Fundraising & Event Sub-Committee

•Gaming Grant Sep-Oct

•Direct Appeal on Oct-Nov

•Gift Card Enhance Program (All year round)

-More Grocery Card (Sungiving/Stongs online/Save-On-Foods/XX?)

-Fundscript

•Important Project Fundraising (All year round)

•Event

-Winter Fair -Jan

-Byng 100 Anniversary –Oct~May?

-Teacher’s appreciation lunch -June

•Need more Executives and Volunteers

Email: Maylca808@gmail.com Text : 236-990-9228

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Grad Committee Update

毕业生委员会信息更新

Visit the grad page on the PAC website or

Email: bynggradcommittee2025@gmail.com

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General Q & A

提问和回答

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Thank you!

Future PAC Meetings

November 20, 7pm Zoom

December - no PAC meeting

January 22 - 7pm Zoom

February 19 - 7pm Zoom

April 23 - 7pm Zoom

May 21 - Zoom

Contact: lordbyngschoolpac@gmail.com