The École Crane School Parent
Advisory Council is open to all parents, guardians and interested individuals in
the community. The Advisory council provides an opportunity for parents to
participate with the school in the educational process and to share their
insights and knowledge on school related issues and educational topics. The PAC welcomes you to join them at their regular monthly meetings held on the
third Monday of each month from September to June. Check the school calendar
for exact dates.
Some of the specific functions
of the Crane Parent Advisory Council are to:
- Organize various fundraising events for the various
activities of the Council, and for other specifically identified
needs.
- Set a flat fee which is paid by the students to cover
class field trips and school cultural events such as a French entertainer or a
French theatre group (a separate bank account is administered by the PAC
treasurer for the flat fee.)
- Discuss issues regarding the school and students
- Help arrange for volunteers for school events such as
Vision and Hearing screening, Festival du Voyageur Day, Crane in Motion, Staff
Appreciation, grade 4 Farewell Lunch, etc.
- Work at enhancing the school with the “little” extras
that are not provided for by the general school budget. One of the ways that
this has been done has been to enable the École Crane staff to purchase items
from a "Wish List" when sufficient funds are available in the PAC General
Account.