September 2009 letter to parents - Retsd.mb.ca

September 2009Dear Parents,Along with the new school year, comes a new year with the Collège Pierre ElliottTrudeau Parent Advisory Committee (PAC). On September 16 th , the CPET PACmet and formed a new executive. The 2009-2010 CPET CAP Executive is asfollows:Chair - Patti MullenVice-Chair - Kalina ParentTreasurer - Kim CorlettSecretary - Sandra GouldUNESCO Representative - Naomi KruseVolunteer Coordinator - Cathy SuggittWelcome to Patti Mullen, Kalina Parent and Naomi Kruse our new executivemembers!On behalf of the CPET PAC, I would like to thank Sandy Owczar and Cathy Cookfor their work on the Executive during the 2008-2009 school year (and Sandy formany more years!!). A HUGE thank you goes to Sandra Gould who really keptthe Executive going and organized. Thank you so much Sandra for you hardwork! Thank you to all the other Executive Members for your hard work anddedication. And lastly, thank you to Estelle Lamoureux and Ron Cadieux for theirsupport and commitment to providing the best for our children.The Collège Pierre Elliott Trudeau Parent Advisory Committee is an integral partof the school community. The members of the CPET PAC believe theirparticipation in the PAC enhances their children’s educational, social andemotional experiences at CPET. Unfortunately, the PAC remains a small group ofindividuals. In our attempts to get other parents involved, we have becomeacutely aware that parents are reluctant to join because they believe that theirmembership will result in a “job to do” either as an executive member or as afund raiser. In the past school year, the PAC has been engaging in discussionsabout what the purposes of the parent advisory committee are and what is thatwe really do at our meetings. Most would be surprised to find out that assigningjobs and fund raising are quite low on our priority list.The CPET PAC would like to invite you to join our conversation about what thepurpose(s) of the PAC is and how we can make the PAC serve the schoolcommunity and community at large more effectively. We have begun a process

of identifying what our purposes are as individuals and as a group. Attached is aworking document intended to help guide our conversation. At our next PACmeeting (November 18 th ), we will be discussing global purposes and looking atwhat is working and what is not working; as well as, brainstorming somesuggestions. We invite you to join the conversation in one of three ways:1. Join us at our next PAC meeting on November 18 th .2. Read over and complete as much or as little of the attachedcharts and return them to the school by November 10 th .3. Complete the ballot below and return it to the school byNovember 10 th .ANY FAMILY WHO JOINS THE CONVERSATION (IN ONE OF THE 3 WAYS LISTEDABOVE) WILL BE ENTERED TO WIN A $25.00 SOBEY’S GIFT CERTIFICATE. DRAW TO BEMADE AT THE NOVEMBER 18 TH MEETING.I look forward to meeting some new faces at our meetings this year. Thank youin advance for your feedback to the PAC.Yours truly,Kim CorlettFormer CPET PAC ChairSOBEY`S GIFT CARD BALLOTNAME: _______________________________________________________________________CHILD(REN)’S NAME(S): _______________________________________________________What would you like from the CPET PAC? (How can the PAC enhance yourfamily’s school experience?)