Postcard and Letter Writing Campaign:
The PAC of Mount Pleasant Elementary have decided we will be joining Shaughnessy School's Postcard Campaign. To view a copy of the postcard, click here. Look for parents walking the grounds with clipboards on Monday morning or Monday after school for your chance to tell the Honourable Dr. Margaret MacDiarmid, Minister of Education, what you think of the cuts. We will also have a parent stationed at a table near the office.
In addition, we will be creating our own letter, stressing the impact of the proposed cuts specifically to inner city schools, which we will share with other inner city schools. More information and details will be posted shortly.
The Budget Proposal
In case you haven't seen it, here is the link to the budget proposal:
Vancouver Board of Education
2010/2011
Preliminary Budget Proposals
The PAC of Mount Pleasant Elementary have decided we will be joining Shaughnessy School's Postcard Campaign. To view a copy of the postcard, click here. Look for parents walking the grounds with clipboards on Monday morning or Monday after school for your chance to tell the Honourable Dr. Margaret MacDiarmid, Minister of Education, what you think of the cuts. We will also have a parent stationed at a table near the office.
In addition, we will be creating our own letter, stressing the impact of the proposed cuts specifically to inner city schools, which we will share with other inner city schools. More information and details will be posted shortly.
The Budget Proposal
In case you haven't seen it, here is the link to the budget proposal:
Vancouver Board of Education
2010/2011
Preliminary Budget Proposals
Advocacy Links
VSB Advocacy Page
Includes information about the trustees’ advocacy work including correspondence with Ministry and news clips. Public resources include a sample letter to MLA’s, MLA contact information and budget information.
BC Education Coalition
Run by two Vancouver parents, Helesia Luke and Dawn Steele, this website includes information about funding shortfalls in over 30 school districts across BC. Resources include a template letter, Media Guidebook for public interest groups and information about campaigns across BC.
Moms on the Move
BC Families Supporting People with Special Needs
Moms on the Move was formed in 2001 by BC parents who were concerned about drastic provincial budget cuts to services for children and youth with special needs. Strong community advocacy helped to mitigate the worst of the planned cuts and BC’s Premier eventually committed to forming the “best system of supports in Canada” for children with special needs, children at risk and adults with disabilities.
Stop School Cuts Vancouver
*coalition of stakeholder groups
Stop School Cuts Vancouver is a broad coalition of organizations concerned with cuts in Vancouver. Members include:
BC Society for Public Education, COPE (party), CUPE 407, CUPE 15, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 963, Vancouver and District Labour Council, Vancouver Elementary Teachers Association, Vision (party), Vancouver Secondary Teachers Association
The BC Society for Public Education
The BCSPE is a volunteer, not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting and protecting public education in BC. They carry out research and other activities aimed at providing accurate and accessible information to students, parents, the general public and decision makers.
The BCSPE believes all children and society benefit from a strong, diverse and equitable public school system and we encourage parents and others to support public education.
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