“Safe, Inclusive, Caring, & Quality Schools”

Served as SD43 District PAC Rep. (2 years), Vice President (4 years), & Treasurer (currently)

Attended every SD43 Board Meeting as DPAC VP advocating for students, parents, and taxpayers

Volunteered on school based Parent Advisory Councils (PAC) (12 years)

Participated on various SD43 committees:

• Pre-budget Partner Group consultation– advocated for more resources for Psychological Educational Assessment and for more Educational Assistants to be hired,

• Report Card Review– provided parental feedback to the Assistant Superintendent,

• Student Achievement Advisory committee– reviewed graduation rates; scrutinized and approved locally developed courses,

• Alternate School Programs Inquiry– focused on how to keep children in school and ensure their graduation,

• Technology Education– helped to upgrade the School’s iPads, laptops and network systems

Worked on the DPAC Multicultural Advocacy & Concerns Committee, & School Outreach Initiative

Group Consultant for rewording of controversial SD43 proposed Policy 22 on how parents interact with school personnel

Experience as a full time Classroom Teacher (5 years), & Teacher on Call (5 years), 1991-2001

Entrepreneur in the computer industry (20 years),and as a Liberty Tax Franchisee (2 years)

With his wife, Paula, has five children who all attended SD43 since 1995, the youngest being in Grade 11

YOUR concerns are MY TOP concerns

>**Lobby** to raise SD43 from its current position as third lowest funded district in B.C.

>**Ensure** equitable and transparent use of the $310million budget within the district and in classrooms.

>**Review** implementation of Supreme Court ruling on class size & composition, to bring back Art & Music programs & Daycare spaces that have been lost.

>**Revise** how capital funds are used to build new schools so our children are not in portables.

>Increase the Mental Health budget for more youth workers and counselors.

Connect with me: 604-588-8290