HDSB PA Day Agendas

On Professional Activity (PA) days, staff engage in professional development. Our school, along with all schools in the Halton District School Board (HDSB) have several Professional Activity (PA) Days throughout the school year. The purpose of these days is to enhance student success. Staff focus on professional development activities, participate in training or planning sessions. There are no classes for students on these days. ​ ​

To learn about what schools across the HDSB are focusing on during each PA Day, visit HDSB PA Days 2024-2025

PA Day Agendas
2024-2025 School Year

For a detailed description of what our school will be focusing on please see the following information.

Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 - Provincial Education Priorities

Topic: Provincial Education Priorities​


Format​:​ 


Description: School teams will review effective practices, policies/procedures and resources prepared by central departments to support student and school safety. The content includes violent incident prevention, bullying prevention and intervention strategies, prevalent medical conditions, vaping resources, cellphone use and PPM128. Emergency safe schools procedures, safe schools incident reporting, accident reporting and special education health and safety procedures will be reviewed. In elementary schools, Acadience screening will also be a topic of focus.​​


Facilitators: The learning will be led by principals and vice-principals and school-based staff, supported with materials and guidance from central departments including Student Mental Health and Well-Being, Safe Schools and Special Education

Learning/Delivery Method: ​Whole group presentations and small group work ​

Learning/Delivery Method: Whole group presentations and small group work 

Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 - Learning and Growth: Student Literacy, Mathematics, Guidance and Career Education​

Topic: Learning and Growth: Student Literacy, Mathematics, Guidance and Career Education ​


Format:

Description:  Secondary school teams will focus on effective strategies for teaching literacy across the curriculum, teaching in one stream, reviewing effective strategies for the Grade 9 destreamed English program, assessment for learning and monitoring effective student achievement practices across the curriculum.

Secondary school teams will also engage in learning on the following topics:​


Facilitators: The learning will be led by school administrators and school-based staff supported with materials and guidance from the School Programs Department.


Learning/Delivery Method: Whole group presentations and small group work.​