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Le service de prét de ressources Tire-lire, c’est comme une bibliothéque a
votre porte! En plus des jeux, des films et autres ressources, une section com-
pléte est composée de livres destinés aux parents. Une autre section est spé-
cifiquement pour les ducatrices a la petite enfance. De plus, le service est
accessible, peu importe oU vous habitez en Colombie-Britannique. Les frais
d’envoi des ressources chez vous et leur retour au centre sont couverts par la
Fédération des parents. Il n’'en codte que $20 pour un abonnement d'un an.
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e In all, 433 children under the age
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of five currently attend one of
the 21 preschools in the province. Eight-
een of these facilities are located in CSF
schools and 17 are managed by parent
volunteers. Add to this the 408 children
registered in the province's six Franc dé-
part centres, also located in CSF schools,
and the results are most impressive!

Exciting School Elections

The school elections last fall gar-
nered a great deal of interest, with at
least two candidates for most of the vari-
ous positions. Many parents’ associations
demonstrated their interest, inviting local
candidates to meetings with the parents
in their schools in an effort to make an
informed choice.

Following the announcement of
election results in late November, the
seven elected officials, each repre-
senting a region of the province on the
new CSF board of trustees, got right to

work. This is the first term as CSF trustee for
four of the individuals elected.

Secondary on the Hot Seat

In early 2012, the secondary school
issue mobilized the parents of Ecole
André-Piolat in North Vancouver. With
support from the FPFCB, the school par-
ents’ association managed to ensure
that high school instruction would con-
tinue to be offered at the school, thus
preventing the proposed move by the
CSF to transfer the students of grades 10,
1] and 12 to Ecole Jules-Verne in Van-
couver in 2012-2013. This episode proves,
once again, that parents have a voice
and that they are prepared to speak up
on behalf of their children’s education,
even at the secondary level!

Francophone secondary level edu-
cation is a major issue for the FPFCB,
as well as for many local parents’ as-
sociations. Secondary school revitaliza-
tion committees have been established

in several francophone schools and we
encourage all parents to get involved
in committee activities. At the provincial
level, the FPFCB favours that all of the
partners in education work together in
seeking solutions designed to encourage
students to stay in the francophone sec-
ondary school programs.

Thanks fo all of the Parent
Volunteers for their Dedication

As the school year draws fo a close,
the FPFCB would like to take this oppor-
tunity to thank the parent volunteers from
across the province for their commit-
ment to making our schoo! communities
a place where the academic, cultural
and community environment fosters our
children's development, in French, at
every level, from preschool to secondary.
Behind every successful school, are par-
ents who get involved! The entire team
joins me in wishing you and your families

a fabulous summer! ©