Yale PAC

DPAC 2026-2026 Year in Review

PARENT LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT

This year, we focused the majority of our Parent Learning budget on topics identified by parents as their highest priorities:

-Feel Better: Mental and Emotional Health (Ranked #1)
-Bullying: Boundaries and Support (Ranked #2)
-Study Smarter (Ranked #5)

We also hosted guest speakers on va**ng prevention, district trades programs, and post-secondary planning. While these topics were not among the top-ranked survey responses, they were offered at no cost to DPAC and generated significant parent interest.

In addition, DPAC hosted:

-An All-Candidates Meeting for the School Trustee By-Election
-Two PAC 101 sessions
-Abbotsford's first PAC Networking Night

SUPPORTING PACS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

Beyond our events, DPAC also:

-Built a new website
-Made significant updates to our Constitution and Bylaws
-Launched a monthly newsletter
-Streamlined social media communications
-Started a WhatsApp group to connect PAC leaders across Abbotsford
-Assisted PACs and families with dozens of questions and concerns
-Met regularly with district leadership
-Hosted Zoom meetings for PACs throughout the district
-Assisted 37 PACs with renewing their BCCPAC memberships
-Represented Abbotsford PACs at both the August 2025 BCCPAC Extraordinary General Meeting and the April 2026 BCCPAC Annual General Meeting

BCCPAC AGM
For the AGM, we collected proxy votes from 21 schools, while 4 additional schools sent their own delegate. As a result, Abbotsford was represented by 25 voting members out of approximately 159 delegates in attendance—about 16% of the total voting power at the AGM. We also surveyed local parents on the resolutions being debated so that our votes would reflect the priorities of Abbotsford families.

LOOKING AHEAD
As we plan for next year, we see opportunities to:

-Improve our website and email systems
-Create more opportunities for PAC networking and collaboration
-Explore literacy and numeracy-focused parent learning events
-Continue responding to parent suggestions for topics and speakers

Thank you to every parent, PAC executive, and DPAC representative who helped make this work possible.

Grand March & Prom June 20th:
Parent/Guest Parking
We will have limited parking available at William A. Fraser Middle School, and of course, you can find parking on the streets. The parking stalls out front of the school will be reserved for Grad vehicle parking after they have been dropped off at the red carpet. Parents should plan on arriving in advance of the red carpet arrival which will begin
at 3:45 pm.
Red Carpet Arrival- 3:45 pm
Students walk the red carpet as they arrive at 3:45 pm
Please note:
Entry of cars will be off of McMillan Rd by the Curling Rink. Cars will proceed behind ARC and Yale and will loop around to the front of the school. See photo of new route below.
If grads are driving themselves, they should arrange to have a driver depart with the vehicle so Grads can walk the
red carpet.
Mingle & Take Photos-3:45-4:40 pm
Feel free to wander and take your own photos with family & friends in and around the school.
Grads Assemble for our Grand March-4:45 pm
Students will assemble in line near the Main Street Cafe entrance to the gym. The Grand March begins at 4:45 pm.
You will enter the large gym walking in a S-like pattern. You, your friends, and any Prom guests will walk this route once as your family and friends watch with pride from the gym bleachers. After the second walk, you can take a quick bathroom break in the B wing washrooms, and then make your way to your assigned bus that is waiting for you at the front of the school.
Load Buses for Prom 5:15 pm
Load buses at the front of the school. Make sure you know your bus number ahead of time. Bus Lists will be posted in advance.
Busses Arrive from Prom at Yale 10:45 pm

June news

The PAC supports all aspects of our school.

A HUGE thank you to our new 2026-27 PAC executive team for accepting their nominations!
Chair: Michelle
Vice Chair: Lola
Secretary: Dee
Treasurer: Saranna
DPAC rep: Revalyn

Congratulations to Tawnie Hildebrandt, Helping Teacher, on being recognized as one of Abbotsford’s Heroes in Education, honoured by the Abbotsford News. Through district-wide mentorship and numeracy support, she is helping students build confidence in math across Abbotsford schools.

Read more about Abbotsford’s Heroes in Education: https://www.abbyschools.ca/news/2026-heroes-education-honoured-abbotsford-community