{"id":2704,"date":"2023-09-15T09:34:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T16:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/?page_id=2704"},"modified":"2024-10-17T10:41:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T17:41:07","slug":"volunteers-and-parent-involvement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/volunteers-and-parent-involvement\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers and Parent Involvement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-1hfds-ed6c5bcc7acfd8e0cee91cc3ca8900ae av_one_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lmkva4pa-d8947d22d36c19586ca0ac61bf39ebf1\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lmkva4pa-d8947d22d36c19586ca0ac61bf39ebf1 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lmkva4pa-d8947d22d36c19586ca0ac61bf39ebf1 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lmkva4pa-d8947d22d36c19586ca0ac61bf39ebf1 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-194 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-194 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/03\/mom_daughter_hugging.jpg\" alt='' title='Hugging happy smiling mother and teenage daughter together'  height=\"1336\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/03\/mom_daughter_hugging.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/03\/mom_daughter_hugging-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/03\/mom_daughter_hugging-617x1030.jpg 617w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/03\/mom_daughter_hugging-768x1283.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/03\/mom_daughter_hugging-422x705.jpg 422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-31gdxs-c17d4b4603552f524269f009c096d013 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lmkv9yix-d1d4444ad81b914ff16040a43ff74223 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Volunteers and Parent Involvement<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>We welcome the assistance of parents and caregivers in all our school endeavors; for our classroom programs, as field trip supervisors or drivers, to help at sports days, to help with special events, etc. Many of our activities would not be able to happen without the help of volunteers. Thank you for your support!<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in volunteering please fill out this form and the PAC will be in touch: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/79qB9Jdi1nuZYHnp6\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/79qB9Jdi1nuZYHnp6\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Volunteering\u00a0 and Driving at Puntledge Park<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0The School District\u2019s updated volunteer policies require\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">all volunteers<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> with Puntledge Elementary to complete a criminal record check.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">There is no charge to volunteers for the checks and they are valid for 5 years and the results are usually confirmed in 2-4 weeks.\u202f Please keep your proof of submission until results are confirmed.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">*You can not copy and paste the access code.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Please use the\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjustice.gov.bc.ca%2Fcriminalrecordcheck&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cnoah.burdett%40sd71.bc.ca%7C697515274a1c48dd5aee08da92029a7b%7C8a33c0abdc5a486195746c1f01277d1c%7C0%7C0%7C637982837118471329%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=sqmLNXSNHojHoBLbJbhDWbNpT8zK9YbMuZHOsevsJ9A%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">online CRC process here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">access code is: 4HN64GAEQ9.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Please note if you completed a CRC last year please contact the office at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:puntledge@sd71.bc.ca\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">puntledge@sd71.bc.ca<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to confirm we have it on record.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">All Drivers must complete the following:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"> (Please note that CRCs are required for all drivers if transporting other students). Please submit these documents to <a href=\"mailto:puntledge@sd71.bc.ca\">puntledge@sd71.bc.ca<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Drivers Abstract &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.icbc.com%2Fdriver-licensing%2Fgetting-licensed%2FPages%2FYour-driving-record.aspx&amp;data=05%7C01%7CEmily.Cummings%40sd71.bc.ca%7Ca7a283928a9546e75a0408db66b893c1%7C8a33c0abdc5a486195746c1f01277d1c%7C0%7C0%7C638216715158900470%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hZEQDKl4rdVT8XD9X8r5HGXGSGp4CirqzIjG2VZJqHA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/www.icbc.com\/driver-licensing\/getting-licensed\/Pages\/Your-driving-record.aspx<\/a><\/li>\n<li>First 2 pages of insurance is required, showing minimum of $1 million liability.\u00a0 If you have excess insurance, please forward a copy of that as well.<\/li>\n<li>Copy of Driver\u2019s License<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PAC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Parent Advisory Council (PAC) The purpose of the PAC is to encourage parent involvement in the school, and to support programs and education that enhance our students&#8217; learning environment and experience. To communicate with parents and build on the school community At Ecole Puntledge Park Elementary School. All parents and guardians of students registered at Puntledge are voting members. PAC meetings will be held once a month at 6:30 pm in the library. Child minding for young children is usually available and provided by older students. We encourage you to come out and join.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purposes of PAC:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To advise the school principal and staff on the parental views about school programs, policies and activities.<\/p>\n<p>To communicate with parents, and promote co-operation between the home and the school in providing for the education of children.<\/p>\n<p>To assist parents in accessing the system, and to advocate on behalf of parents and students.<\/p>\n<p>To organize activities and events for the school community.<\/p>\n<p>To contribute to the effectiveness of the school by promoting the involvement of parents and other community members.<\/p>\n<p>To support, encourage, and improve the quality of education and the well being of students in Ecole Puntledge Park Elementary School.<\/p>\n<p>To encourage parent involvement in the school, and to support programs that promote parent involvement.<\/p>\n<p>To provide financial support for the goals of the PAC, as determined by the membership.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2704","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-02 13:22:21","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_tag","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2704"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3516,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2704\/revisions\/3516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}