The top brass at @VSB39 don't seem to be affected by budget constraints (while lowest-paid workers get wage cuts) and they apparently can't afford to pay living wages to people who drive kids with disabilities. I believe there have been raises since these numbers. #vanpoli #bced

We have been budgeting to be a living wage employer since 2022. As the cost of living increases, so too does our responsibility to pay a living wage.
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Guess what… the Chair of the VSB is blocking my virtual participation on the #VSB budget meeting!

Today is the board budget meeting and I am unable to attend in person. I have spent the last five hours debating discussing and arguing with the board chair about whether or not I can attend this meeting virtually, despite past practice where others are allowed without special permission or vote.👇🏾

I was elected by people in this city and I will stop at nothing to make their voices, and my voice heard.

I have reached out to past trustees, former superintendent, and I see no precident for this.👇🏾

I worry that the culture of this school board is to limit voices both of trustees and members of the public. You’ll note this isn’t the first time I’ve said this.

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ABC’s Trustee showed complete disrespect for the privacy and the rights of children and parents.

The absolute least public servants can do is read and respond to their emails. And take parents’ concerns seriously.
#bced #vsb #vanpoli

Update on the VSB budget process:

At last night’s budget meeting trustees voted on what to include as priorities in next year’s school board budget. Here’s what they voted against 👇🏾

Trustee Chien needs to apologize to parents and DPAC and learn to sincerely listen to parents who are advocating for their children's learning needs to be appropriately supported. And he needs to act on that advocacy. That is the job of a trustee. Do the job or resign #vanpoli #bced

Text of a proposed motion: THAT the Board direct the Chair to write to the Vancouver District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) | Executive to express concerns over disruptions caused by the manner of communications being sent from DPAC to trustees, including the sending of mass form-letters from the administration emails; AND FURTHER THAT the Board direct the Chair to write to the DPAC Executive with respect to the Board's gagement processes with DPAC within the scope of DPAC's statutory mandate; AND FURTHER THAT the matter of developing and/or updating guidelines for respectful and non-sruptive stakeholder communications be referred to the Policy and Governance Committee for consideration.

In April, hundreds of parents wrote to VSB trustees about the lack of funding for inclusive education, as part of a DPAC letter campaign. In response, ABC trustees are trying to shut down DPAC’s ability to communicate with them. No wonder parents in Vancouver are so disheartened. #vsb #bced

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1. After decades of involvement with @VSB39, I’ve tried to tune out. It’s just too disheartening to watch the breakdown in relationships between the board, parents & staff — and the cost to students is enormous. #vanpoli #bced #bcpoli /2

If you take issue with the way this trustee is conducting himself and are offended by the DPAC-limiting motion he has put forward that will be voted on at a board meeting tomorrow evening, please consider making your voice heard by emailing trustees, attending the meeting, and/or sharing this info.

Jaclyn "Cool Gamer Mom™️" Ferreira - 😷 (She/Her) on X: "It's impt for @alfredchien1 and @vote4abc and ALL residents of Vancouver - who helped to elect these people - to understand that behind the 270+ emails complained about in this week's mtg agenda, are at least 270 KIDS being failed by this district. cc @lisabeare @bcndp @Dave_Eby" / X It's impt for @alfredchien1 and @vote4abc and ALL residents of Vancouver - who helped to elect these people - to understand that behind the 270+ emails complained about in this week's mtg agenda, are at least 270 KIDS being failed by this district. cc @lisabeare @bcndp @Dave_Eby

Making a thread here, too.

It's impt for VSB ABC Trustees and ALL residents of Vancouver - who helped to elect these people - to understand that behind the 270+ emails complained about in this week's mtg agenda, are at least 270 KIDS being failed by this district.

OG is here: x.com/jaclynmacrae...

Is this what ABC trustees really think of parents and Vancouver DPAC?

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I hope the people of Vancouver will take care when voting for trustees in the 2026 election. Start preparing now to get rid of the ABC figure heads that sit on the board (literally just sit), and let’s elect some change makers who actually want to do the job. vancouver.ca/guides/votin...

X post that says “Alfred Chien @alfredchien1 Apr 23 As a VSB Trustee, I expect emails — it's part of the job. But getting 160+ identical emails from the same DPAC admin account, just with different names, isn't advocacy — it's spam. Let's raise the standard of communication. Our schools deserve better.” With an accompanying image of his inbox revealing the subject line “Budgeting for Inclusive Education” with some names of people who sent the emails (blacked out in this screenshot for privacy purposes).

What is the job of a school board trustee if not reading emails from interest holders and being responsive to them? One ABC trustee in @vsb39.bsky.social decided to treat advocacy emails from over 200 parents/caregivers as “spam”, and to post his grievance on X, compromising parent privacy.

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Vancouver DPAC's Inclusive Education Working Group has released a draft report on the experiences of students with disabilities in VSB with stories and data on how support levels have been changing over time. Info here (& presentation January 22).Please share #bced: vancouverdpac.org/inclusive-ed...