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District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC)

Abbotsford's Parent Advisory Councils

In Abbotsford, we believe that parents are partners in education. Each school has a Parent Advisory Council (PAC) and parents are encouraged to participate in school activities. Contact the school administrator to find out about the PAC at your child’s school.

Abbotsford District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) is an organization that welcomes and encourages representation from all PACs in the Abbotsford School District. DPACs purpose is to "support, encourage and improve the quality of education and well-being of children in our schools" while providing parents with information and advising educational partners of parent concerns.

DPAC provides advocacy to parents and encourages you to contact your Parent Information Resource Coordinators should you have concerns. DPAC also encourages and provides parent representation on District committees such as: School Planning Council Steering Committee, Traffic and Safety Committee, Special Education Advisory Committee and many more. Contact a DPAC representative to get a complete list of committees.

DPAC Executive Committee

For June 2024-May 2025

  • DPAC Chair: Shannon Rose 
  • Vice Chair: Michelle Bastien 
  • Treasurer: Tracey Lamoureux
  • Secretary: Winsome Rauch 
  • Director: Kara Dickson 
  • Director: Amy MacKenzie
  • Inclusion Committee: Vacant
  • Special Education Representative: Heidi Vinois
  • Indigenous Representative: Vacant

EMAIL DPAC 

Meetings

DPAC meets the fourth Thursday of the month (except for December, March and June) at 7:00 PM.

  • September 26, In person at School Board Office (2790 Tims Street)
  • October 24, via Zoom
  • November 28, via Zoom
  • January 23, via Zoom
  • February 27, via Zoom
  • April 24, via Zoom
  • May 22 (AGM), In person at School Board Office (2790 Tims Street)

Join the Zoom Meeting

The meetings consist of a guest speaker, committee reports and discussions of issues relating to parents. We gather and share information. All parents are welcome!

Minutes of previous DPAC meetings will be provided below as they become available.

Minutes