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Support Service and Funding
2009.25 Transportation and Busing
That BCCPAC advocate that the Ministry of Education provide transportation funding that reflects the true costs of providing transportation to ensure that children have access to public education.
As such, that BCCPAC convey to the Minister of Education that:
a) the solution to a shortfall in transportation funding is not user fees;
b) transportation funding needs to be increased to reflect true costs within a consistent framework;
c) transportation funding needs to be allocated in ways that fairly reflect differences in circumstances between school districts; and
d) the Minister should deliver the promised transportation funding review by no later than October 15, 2009, with implementation for the 2010/2011 budget year.
2009.18 Equal Access to BC Gaming Revenues
That BCCPAC urge the Minister of Education and BC Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch to enact equal gaming access for Parent Advisory Councils by consistently applying the funding formula of $40 per student for each fiscal year, as reflected in the GPEB's guideline for PAC gaming revenues. And furthermore, with this increase in gaming revenues to PACs, be it resolved that BCCPAC urge the above bodies to expand the eligible uses of gaming revenues to include parent leadership education costs.
2009.16 Ministry Funding Formula
That BCCPAC urge the Ministry of Education to re-examine, recalculate and rework the ministry funding formula to address and fully fund all structural deficits and new programs mandated by the government.
2009.15 PAC Playground Grants - Eligible Uses
That BCCPAC urge the Minister of Education and BC Gaming Policy & Enforcement Branch to expand the eligible uses of PAC Playground grants in light of recent government initiatives regarding daily physical activity, healthy schools and BC area schools program to include sports courts and similar outdoor equipment and secure bicycle storage structures and installation. The existing criteria for ranking applicants that excludes sports courts and bicycle storage structures will be maintained.
2009.13 Creation of Educational Field Trip Transit Pass
That BCCPAC support the creation of a low cost yearly educational field trip and sports team transit pass to allow a class of children, with adult supervisors, to use transit for educational trips where public transit exists throughout BC. Interested parties should be encouraged to explore opportunities to finance this project with partners including, but not limited to, Ministry of Education, Boards of Education, Municipal Governments, Transit Authorities, BC Ferries and other community partners.
2007.12 Increased Direct Access Funds for Some PACs
That BCCPAC urge the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General to increase the amount of gaming funds that some PACs are eligible for based on the percentage of students from families with low income. These funds should not replace any funding currently in place, but be in addition to current funding.
2007.9 Playground Installation Funding
That BCCPAC urge the Minister of Education, Minister of Finance, and the Premier to ensure funding is available for covering costs of installation incurred through the purchase of any and all equipment or product purchased by PACs with the intention of improving physical activity in schools.
2006.8 Access to gaming funds for school playgrounds
That BCCPAC urge the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General to implement changes to the Gaming Regulations that would allow PACs to apply for a Direct Access Grant for a Minor or Major Capital Project in order to replace school playgrounds.
2005.8 Teen Suicide Prevention
That BCCPAC urge the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health to work together to provide funding and support for education and media campaigns about suicide prevention, including stress management for BC youth and their families.
2005.9 Early Diagnosis of Vision Problems
That BCCPAC urge the BC government to require and fund eye examinations for all kindergarten students upon entering the public school system. This screening should be done by certified optometrists or ophthalmologists.
2005.13 Public Inquiry on Funding Formula for Public Education
That BCCPAC urge the provincial government to conduct a public inquiry on the funding formula for public education and also on all related regulations. The inquiry must focus on the impact that declining enrollment, the level of per-pupil allocation of funds, and the elimination of base infrastructure funding, has had on the ability of school districts to sustain the delivery of quality educational programs and services to children while also maintaining a balanced budget. A flexible funding formula that meets the varied needs of all school districts is required.
2005.14 Review of Regulations Governing use of Disposal of Surplus Capital Assets
That BCCPAC urge the provincial government to review the current regulations governing the use/disposal of surplus capital assets such as school and office buildings, as the current regulations limit the ability of school boards to use revenue generated by surplus assets for the protection and/or enhancement of program delivery. New regulations must allow school boards greater flexibility in using their assets to sustain quality program delivery, especially in an environment of declining enrollment, while protecting infrastructures for the future.
2005.16 Equal Funding for all Aboriginal Public School Students
That BCCPAC urge the Minister of Education to give the same amount of Aboriginal Education Funding to aboriginal students enrolled in Distributed Electronic Learning, as they give to all other public school aboriginal students.
2005.18 School Board Decision on Distributed Electronic Learning (DEL) Program Reimbursement
That BCCPAC urge the Ministry of Education to continue to allow district school boards to determine the appropriate amount of reimbursement to be given to parents of students enrolled in Distributed Electronic Learning (DEL) programs, in order to facilitate that child’s education.
2005.19 Distributed Electronic Learning Reimbursement Guidelines
That BCCPAC urge the Ministry of Education to continue to allow school districts to develop reimbursement guidelines in keeping with the learning outcomes, available resources and educational enrichment unique to each district’s Distributed Electronic Learning programs and schools.
2004.RC#3 Improved Post Secondary Access for BC Students
That BCCPAC strongly urge the provincial government to provide more resources to BC degree and diploma granting post-secondary institutions, in order to increase post-secondary school access for BC students.
2004.5 Targeted Funding for Transportation
That BCCPAC urge the Ministry of Education to provide school boards with targeted funding for student transportation.
2004.6 Reduction of the Ministry of Education "Walk Limits"
That BCCPAC urge the Ministry of Education to adjust the walk limits used to determine the Ministry’s share of the cost of transportation for children in grades K to 5 from 4.0/4.8 kilometres to 2.0 kilometres and students in Grades 6 to 12 from 4.8 kilometres to 4.0 kilometres, and that the Ministry use the actual travel distance between the home and school site when determining walk limits.
2004.10 Government Commitment to Successful Rural Education
That BCCPAC urge the Ministry of Education to
- continue to supplement for unique geographic factors—small communities operating grants; and
- direct that those dollars be targeted to rural schools by the receiving school districts.
2004.12 Change Ministry Funding for Distance Education
That BCCPAC urge the Ministry of Education to change the way that Distance Education is funded, to allow for a student to be registered in both a regular school and a Distance Education School simultaneously.
2004.11 Distance Education Fee
That BCCPAC urge the Ministry of Education to amend the legislation regarding Distance Education fees to allow for students who are currently registered in a regular school to also utilize Distance Education free of charge.
2004.13 Student Fees
That BCCPAC urge the Ministry of Education to amend legislation regarding student fees in such a way that would protect students from being identified or punished in any way for their parents’ nonpayment of student fees.
2004.14 Sound Field Systems
That BCCPAC urge the Ministry of Education to research the advantages of having a sound field system in classrooms where a student has these conditions:
- conductive hearing loss
- English as a second language
- cognitive delay
- receiving speech and/or language support
- ADD/ADHD
- speech and language deficits
- auditory processing disorders
And that if the research shows significant advantages, the Ministry will target funds so that a Sound Field System will be available in classrooms with students who have these conditions.
2004.15 Teacher – Librarian Staffing
That BCCPAC urge the Ministry of Education to set requirements for Teacher-Librarian staffing at
- a minimum of .5 FTE for each elementary school effective in the budget year 2004/2005
- a full 1.0 FTE for each elementary and middle school in the budget year 2005/2006
- a minimum of 1.0 FTE for each 702 students in high schools by the 2006/2007 budget year which honours the agreement between the BCTF and the province.
2004.26 Federal Funding for Immigrant Schooling
That BCCPAC urge the Federal Government to provide school boards with sufficient funds to support the extra educational needs of immigrant students.
2004.31 Restoring Gaming funds for Educational Parent Conferences
That BCCPAC strongly urge the government to reverse gaming changes of April 1st, 2003 disallowing PACs to pay for parental educational conferences, including BCCPAC Conferences, from Direct Access Gaming Funds and that these funds should also be permitted to cover accommodation and transportation where needed.
2004.34 District Financial Reporting of Staffing
That BCCPAC urge the Ministry of Education to reinstate the use of form 1530, rather than the new schedule A6 which replaced it, and to publish a report annually containing all of the data with year to year comparisons.
2004.35 High Incidence Students
That BCCPAC urge the Ministry of Education to provide the support and incentive needed for districts to report and account for high incidence students.
2003.5 Permanent Presence of Specialized Intervention and Prevention Drug Abuse Counselors in Schools
That BCCPAC urgently recommend to the BCSTA that they encourage school districts to have a permanent presence, within each School District of this Province, of Specialized Intervention and Prevention Drug Abuse Counselors so that they may be regularly and easily approached and thereby address the immediate concerns of our students.
2003.9 Flexibility to Direct PAC Funds
That BCCPAC urge the Minister of Education to ensure that PAC funds are not encumbered by school district policies or collective agreements when purchasing goods or services.
2003.12 Restore Funding for Education in BC to the 2001/2002 Level
That BCCPAC urge the Minister of Education, the Minister of Finance and the Premier to restore funding to allow reinstatement of the full range of education services available in school districts in the 2001/2002 school year.
2003.13 Funding for Legislated Increases in Teacher Salaries and Benefits for 2002/2003 & 2003/2004 School Years
That the BCCPAC appeal to the provincial government to provide the necessary funding to pay for the legislated increases in teacher salaries and benefits for the 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 school years which would otherwise fall to be met by school boards.
2003.14 Joint Strategy to Assess Impact of Underfunding
That BCCPAC will invite all education partner groups and all interested advocacy groups to explore ways in which they can work together to document effects of education under-funding in an objective and credible manner, with the goal of producing a consensus report on the adequacy of current funding levels and formulas.
2003.18 Maintain Current Levels for MCFD School-Based Funding
That BCCPAC will strongly urge the BC government to maintain current (2002-03) funding levels for all School-Based programs that are currently funded by the Ministry of Children and Family Development.
2003.28 Raising Public Awareness of Cuts to Education
That the BCCPAC recognize that the fulfillment of its mandate as the collective voice of parents for the best possible education of children in BC requires that it raise public awareness of cuts in educational funding by the provincial government.
2002.7 DPAC Funding
That BCCPAC lobby the government for separate funding for DPACs.
2002.20 Service Reductions in Rural Communities
That BCCAC urge the Premier to reconsider funding cuts to rural community, social, medical, health, legal and other services that are devastating our communities and compromising the ability of school boards to maintain and improve student achievement.
2002.21 Restoration of Parent Education Funding
That BCCPAC lobby the government to provide targeted funds, equal to the previously received 4.40b funds allocated to PACs as well as an equitable amount allocated to DPACs for providing and promoting parent education, parental awareness and meaningful involvement.
2001.10 Wilderness Funding
That BCCPAC lobby the Ministry of Education to give special funding recognition to wilderness schools by assigning them an independent funding formula designed to recognize their unique needs. Wilderness schools are defined as rural schools that are at least a one-hour bus ride away from the nearest school.
2001.2 Enhancing Involvement of parents of Aboriginal Students
That BCCPAC explore opportunities to work with the Aboriginal Education Branch of the Ministry of Education, First Nations Education Steering Committee and other Aboriginal groups to:
- enhance communication with the aboriginal parent community
- develop additional means of communicating the benefits of parent involvement in education to aboriginal parents
- develop resources, print materials and/or workshops for use by PACs, DPACs and BCCPAC in exploring means of being more inclusive and encouraging the involvement of parents of aboriginal students.
2000.3 Middle School Funding
That BCCPAC lobby the Ministry of Education to adjust the block funding formula for middle schools in recognition of the unique educational needs of the configuration beyond that which is available in the elementary school setting.
2000.12 Funding for All-Day Kindergarten
That BCCPAC request the Minister of Education to amend its policy regarding funding of all-day kindergarten to ensure that wherever 70% of kindergarten students are eligible for all-day kindergarten funding, i.e. First Nations, English as a Second Language or students with special needs, all kindergarten students will be funded for all-day kindergarten classes.
2000.14 Clarifying Education Funding in BC
That BCCPAC suggests that the Ministry of Education needs to provide more information to parents and others to allow them to more clearly understand the distribution of funds for education in BC. Local school districts should provide the opportunity for parents to be involved in the annual budgeting process in their districts, as well as in their schools, so that they gain an understanding of, and are able to provide effective input, into the allocation of resources.
2000.16 Increased Non-academic Support Services for Students in Grades 6 - 12
That BCCPAC urge the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Attorney General, and Ministry of Children and Families to work together to ensure that every student, especially in grades 6 to 12, has access to nonacademic support services in their school building.
2000.20 Education Funding Review
That BCCPAC urge:
- the Ministry of Education to undertake a comprehensive review of education funding with the goal of providing long term and stable financial support for public schools.
- the Ministry of Education to increase the level of funding for public education to meet the actual costs of delivering the services to our students.
And that BCCPAC support the Provincial government in demanding that Federal “transfer funding” to the province for public school education be substantially increased.
2000.27C GST on Reading Materials
That Canadian Home and School Federation urge the Government of Canada to exclude all reading materials from the Goods and Services Tax (GST); and be it further resolved that Canadian Home and School Federation request the Provincial Federations to write to the Minister of Finance, expressing the intent of the above resolution.
2000.29C Rural Schools
That Canadian Home and School Federation through their provincial federations urge the provincial Ministers of Education to give special consideration to maintaining and encouraging the development of schools in rural areas.
1999.13 BCCPAC Funding
That BCCPAC continue its efforts to lobby the provincial government for continued funding of the operating expenses of BCCPAC, including the Advocacy Project; and that the BCCPAC continue its efforts to broaden its funding base through membership dues and outside funding sources.
1999.7 Adequate Funding for New Curriculum Implementation
That BCCPAC lobby the Ministry of Education to ensure that there are sufficient government funds in place so that schools have the necessary resources and technology in place to allow them to effectively implement new curriculum.
1999.10 Under-Funding of Education
That BCCPAC call on the provincial government to increase the funding for K-12 education to ensure:
- all collective agreements negotiated by the province will be fully-funded;
- the costs of legal and labour relations arising from grievances and arbitrations and implementation of remedies to grievances will be fully-funded;
- each year’s per student funding amount is adjusted for inflation.
1999.12 Funding for All-Day Kindergarten
That BCCPAC call on the provincial government to ensure that in all schools where all-day kindergarten classes are mandated that every kindergarten student in that school will be funded for all-day kindergarten classes.
1999.14 Universal Elementary Music
That BCCPAC urges the Ministry of Education to provide ongoing funds specifically designated to ensure quality, specialized delivery of elementary music programs to all students as a right for every child in the province.
1999.17 Restriction of School Districts to Raise Funds
That BCCPAC recommend that School Districts do not employ personnel for the specific purpose of fundraising.
And that the Canadian Home and School Federation recommend that local PACs and Home and School Federations be informed of this action.
1998.7 Tracking of PAC Contributions Directly into School Budgets Supplementing Compulsory Curriculum
That Parent Advisory Councils should report the amount of funds they have raised, and what the funds were used for when donated to the schools, to the BCCPAC. BCCPAC should then compile the information and present it to the Minister of Education and also be in a position to release it to the public.
1998.11 Small Community-Based Schools
That the BCCPAC actively lobby the BCSTA and the MoE to recognize the importance and encourage the retention of existing small (community) based schools, recognizing that they too provide a significant educational environment.
1997.6 Teacher-Librarian Funding
That the British Columbia Minister of Education, Skills and Training, the Ministry of Education's Treasury Branch, and the Premier of the Province of BC increase funding for education, in the amount required to provide a minimum of .4 FTE Teacher-Librarians in all schools in BC, and that those funds be specifically targeted to Librarian services.
1997.7 Funding to Support Information Technology
That the British Columbia Ministry of Education, Skills and Training provide districts with the funds necessary to properly implement the Information Technology K-7 and 8-12 curricula.
1992.4C Improving the Education System for Native Students
That teachers and counsellors of native descent be recruited and trained with a provision of training in native language to help implement native second language courses;
And that assessment and placement practices sensitive to language, culture and values unique to native student be assured;
And that native languages as second language programs be promoted.
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