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News from your Parent Advisory Council

Issue #216 - April 7, 2009

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In this issue

·  Kitsilano Vision Presentation to Committee II - Tonight!

·  Visioning Process Feedback: Facilitator's Report & Survey Results

·  Upcoming Meetings

·  ADHD in Children and Adolescents: A New Theory of ADHD

 

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Kitsilano Vision Presentation to Committee II - Tonight!

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Planning & Facilities
Committee Room # 110, Vancouver School Board,
1580 West Broadway
Tuesday, April 7, 5:30 p.m.

A Kits delegation of PAC Executive members, Principal Alex Grant, staff representatives Julie Bond and Karen Coflin, and student representative M. Jaworski will make a brief presentation on Tuesday, April 7 to the VSB's Planning & Facilities Committee (Committee II). The PAC presentation will cover a description of the Visioning process, a screening of a short video that gives a taste of the Workshop, and, finally, the main points of the Vision Statement as endorsed by the PAC. The staff will also make a brief presentation. This is a public VSB meeting and all are welcome to attend, so please join us if you are able.

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Visioning Process Feedback: Facilitator's Report & Survey Results

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The PAC Executive and the School Renewal and Seismic Mitigation Committee welcome all feedback on the facilitator's report of the Kits Visioning Events, which includes the PAC Survey results. Given the size of the document, we are not able to post the file to our website. However, this report is now available at http://www.cityspaces.ca/projects/kitsilano, but only until Monday, April 13. Please take this opportunity to access the document. If you attended the Visioning Events and would like to comment on the report's findings, please forward your remarks to kitspac@hotmail.com. Comments will be collected until April 13 for consideration at the next School Renewal Seismic Mitigation meeting on April 14.

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Upcoming Meetings

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School Renewal Seismic Mitigation Committee: Tuesday, April 14, 6 p.m., third floor staffroom

PAC Meeting: Tuesday, April 21, 7 p.m., third floor staffroom

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ADHD in Children and Adolescents: A New Theory of ADHD

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Featuring Dr. Russell Barkley

ADHD is among the most common childhood and adolescent behaviroal disorders. It constitutes the largest proportion of children and teens referred to mental health programs. This workshop will provide detailed, current information on the nature, diagnosis, and causes of ADHD in children and adolescents. Dr. Barkley will also discuss advances in our scientific knowledge of ADHD and the exciting implications for optimizing the effective treatment of ADHD. He will also discuss specifically the school-based treatments available for ADHD and other home behaviroal management methods and medications often used for the disorder.

Dr. Russell Barkley is an internationally recognized authority on ADHD. Dr. Barkley has specialized in ADHD for 30 years and has written 200 scientific articles and book chapters.

May 9th, 2009

Abbotsford, BC

Cost $175.00 early registration (before April 15th)

Contact Kula Zervos: 604-854- 3309 kulzer1@telus.net