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 2025-2026

PA Day Agendas
2025-2026 School Year

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

Friday, June 5, 2026 - Assessment and Evaluation Activities

June 5, 2026 - Assessment and Evaluation Activities

Timing/Format

Full day, in person or remotely

Facilitators:

Self directed

Details/Learning Materials:

Elementary educators will be engaged is assessment and evaluation including report card writing
this is time designated by the Elementary Teacher's Federation of Ontario (ETFO) collective agreement

Additional information:

Friday, Jan 26, 2026 - Assessment and Evaluation Activities

January 26, 2026 - Assessment and Evaluation Activities

Timing/Format

Full day, in person or remotely

Facilitators:

Self directed

Details/Learning Materials:

Elementary educators will be engaged is assessment and evaluation including report card writing
this is time designated by the Elementary Teacher's Federation of Ontario (ETFO) collective agreement

Additional information:

Friday, Nov. 28, 2025 - Student Growth and Progress Reports

November 28, 2025 - Student Growth and Progress Reports

Timing/Format

Full day, in person

Facilitators:

Principal and Vice-Principal

Details/Learning Materials:

Elementary school teams will engage in Student Led Conferences focused on Student Growth and Progress Reports

Additional information:

Friday, Oct. 10, 2025 - Data Analysis to Support Effective Practice

October 10, 2025 - Tackling Racism and Keeping Schools Safe

Timing/Format

Full day, in person

Facilitators:

Principal and Vice-Principal, school based staff

Details/Learning Materials:

School teams will engage in learning focused on how to create supportive classrooms and schools free from discrimination in any form. There will be a particular focus on antisemitism, anti-Black racism, Islamophobia and racism towards Indigenous communities. Learning will equip educators to uphold human rights, as required by the Ontario Human Rights Code. The Ontario curriculum program planning information on the instruction of Human Rights, Equity and Inclusive Education, which is applicable to all grades and disciplines, will be reviewed.
School teams will review practices, policies/procedures and resources to support Student and School Safety using resources prepared by central departments. The content includes: bullying prevention and intervention, duty to report children in need of protection to the Children’s Aid Society, information about child sexual abuse prevention and reporting.

Additional information:

Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025 - Provincial Education Priorities

September 2, 2025 - Provincial Education Priorities

Timing/Format

Full day, in person

Facilitators:

Principal and Vice-Principal, school based staff (CYC)

Details/Learning Materials:

School teams will review effective practices, policies/procedures and resources prepared by central departments to support student and school safety
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

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