{"id":923,"date":"2017-05-15T11:40:41","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T15:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tewksbury.wpengine.com\/heath-brook\/?page_id=923"},"modified":"2024-11-18T10:16:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T15:16:25","slug":"pac","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tewksbury.k12.ma.us\/heath-brook\/for-parents\/pac\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent Advisory Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-12klwr-377623194549cb6e61dc50a372eeade8\">\n.flex_column.av-12klwr-377623194549cb6e61dc50a372eeade8{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-12klwr-377623194549cb6e61dc50a372eeade8 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-uuwzv-c18cf0276bcbe4293a3379cc8ed7f906'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Welcome!\u00a0 The Heath Brook School Parent Advisory Council, or PAC, is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to enhancing the educational experiences of all Heath Brook students.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What We Do<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Communications<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<ul>\n<li>Host monthly evening meetings<\/li>\n<li>Publish a weekly e-mail newsletter of PAC and school-related activities &#8211; 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It\u2019s for the kids and the school. You can\u2019t go wrong if you keep them first.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">24-25 Heath Brook PAC leadership team:<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Co-Chairs:\u00a0 Missy Ryan, Colleen Marfione, Tracey O&#8217;Brien<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Treasurer &#8211; Shayla Neffendorf\u00a0 <em><span style=\"color: #800080\">(We are looking for someone to serve as an Asst. Treasurer. 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