Our Commitment
Pear Tree School is committed to creating an inclusive, accessible learning environment for all members of our community. We work to identify, remove, and prevent barriers to participation across our programs, facilities, communications, and digital platforms. We follow the principles of adaptability, collaboration, diversity, inclusion, self-determination, and universal design.
Last updated: October 23, 2025
Three-Year Accessibility Plan 2025–2028
Our plan outlines priorities in learning and communication, the physical environment, policy and practice, and digital access. It also explains how we will consult with our community, measure progress, and report annually.
Plan Highlights
- Priority A Learning and Communication with universal design and plain language
- Priority B Physical and architectural improvements including acoustics and low-stim spaces
- Priority C Policies and practices including individualized emergency planning
- Priority D Digital access including website accessibility improvements
Share Accessibility Feedback
We welcome feedback from students, families, staff, and visitors. We acknowledge all feedback within five school days and provide next-step timelines. Alternate formats are available on request.
- Email: jose@peartree.school
- Phone: 604 355 2155
- In person / paper: Ask at reception for a short paper form
Online Accessibility Feedback Form
Your responses help us identify, remove, and prevent barriers. Fields marked with are required.
Accessibility Committee
Our committee advises on identifying, preventing, and removing barriers. Membership includes a diversity of perspectives and, where possible, at least half of members are persons with disabilities or those who support or represent them.
- Chair: Alexis Birner – Principal
- Accessibility Coordinator: Jose Espinoza – Operations Manager
- Learning Resources: Heather Parsons – Teacher representative
- Parents: Two parent representatives, one per campus
- Community: Member with disability advocacy experience
- Indigenous representation: To be confirmed
Names will be posted after appointments are confirmed.
Monitoring and Annual Reporting
Each year we will publish a short progress report on this page. We use a combination of feedback, walk-throughs, and training metrics to evaluate our progress and set next priorities.
- Classrooms meeting universal design “look-fors”
- Staff training completion and assistive technology usage
- Website accessibility checks passed and feedback items resolved
- Acoustic and facility improvements completed
- Family satisfaction with accessibility measures
