Welcome!
The Cliff Drive Elementary Parent Advisory Council (PAC) would like to welcome you to the Cliff Drive community. We have a thriving PAC at Cliff Drive, and it shows!
If you have a child at Cliff Drive, you are already a member of the PAC! Active PAC members come together to discuss matters affecting the school and their children’s education. The PAC fosters a healthy school community by working collaboratively with school staff and facilitating open dialogue between parents and administration. At Cliff Drive, the PAC is always working to promote opportunities for student enjoyment and achievement.
Much of the PAC’s time is spent fundraising. Sadly, district funding falls far short of what schools actually need to provide students with an engaging learning environment, so our PAC fills in the gaps. Our most lucrative fundraiser by far is also our biggest community building event of the year: Spookfest! This Halloween themed fair features games, prizes, food, and a silent auction and has raised up to $8000 in past years. Spookfest also provides an opportunity for kids and families to get to know each other in an evening of festive fun. To learn about our PAC fundraisers, visit the Fundraising tab or Hot Lunch tab on our Cliff Drive School website.
Funds raised by the PAC are allocated in consultation with school staff. In 2021, staff noted a lack of technology in the classrooms, so the PAC purchased 30 new Chromebooks. In 2020, the PAC built a new, natural playground. Projects like these are major undertakings, but the benefits to students are immeasurable. The PAC distributes Classroom Funds (for classroom materials), a Library Fund (for books), and a Hardship Fund (for students unable to afford school activities).
Schools with active PACs are eligible for the provincial government’s Gaming Grant. The school receives $20 per child for school-wide enrichment programs, such as STEM activities, sexual education speakers, and sports programs like tennis, gymnastics, and martial arts. Without this grant, students wouldn’t receive such a wide variety of exploratory opportunities at school.
The PAC consists of four executive members (President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer) as well as numerous supporting positions that head up initiatives such as fundraising and hot lunch programs. There are frequent opportunities throughout the year to support the PAC by contributing your time or expertise. Your participation will strengthen your family’s ties to the school community and create a better learning environment for years to come.
Get involved by:
- Learning more about Cliff Drive’s PAC: cliffdrivepac@gmail.com
- Joining our Facebook page: CliffDrivePAC.
- Receiving weekly emails about upcoming events at Cliff Drive: cliffdrivepac@gmail.com
- Joining us at our next PAC meeting!
PAC Executive for 2023/2024 (Voted on)
Parent Advisory Council Executive: President: Cheri B, Vice-President: Edina B, DPAC: vacant, Secretary: Chelsea J and Breanne L, Treasurer: Brandon T
PAC Committee Heads:
Communications Manager: Ackerley C, Hot Lunch Coordinator: Jennifer B, Munchalunch Coordinator: Jenny B, Playground and Fundraising Coordinator: Sandra P, Spookfest Coordinator: Edina B, Emergency Coordinator: Rich C, Late French Immersion Parent Coordinator: Lorraine L
THANK YOU ALL! ALL PARENTS ARE MEMBERS OF THE PAC.
If you would like to contact CD PAC, please send us an email at cliffdrivepac@gmail.com
The revised June 2017 Constitution and Bylaws are posted below.