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

Timing/Format

2.5 hours - Emergency Responses, Student Health and Medical, SIPSA Goals, Safe Schools, Progressive Discipline
2 hour - PPM's Training & Review
1.5 hours - Life Promotion Protocol, Special Education Supports

Facilitators:

School Admin
Staff Leads
CYC + School Social Worker

Learning Materials:

Health and Safety Section #16
SSIR
PPM 144
PPM 161
PPM 128

Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 - Provincial Education Priorities

Timing/Format: 8:40 am to 3:00 pm

To align with Ministry priorities, the October 11th PA Day will focus on learning to support the implementation of the 2023 revised Language curriculum, and High Impact Practices for the Teaching of Mathematics. French Immersion educators will engage in learning to support literacy instruction in French

Literacy

Kindergarten to Grade 8 staff will engage in professional learning focused on implementation of the revised 2023 Language Grades 1-8 curriculum. Kindergarten to Grade 2 staff will engage in learning related to using information from early reading screening to inform literacy instruction. Grade 3 to 8 staff will participate in learning to support the use of diagnostic assessment data to inform responsive literacy instruction.

Mathematics

The learning will engage Kindergarten to Grade 8 staff in the collaborative analysis of student work, diving into student work samples from the suggested common task. This session will facilitate key monitoring strategies, reflections, and guiding questions to support the collaborative analysis process and considerations for intentionally planning responsive instruction based on student data.

Facilitators:

Principal Marks, VP Lazerte, VP Finkbeiner
Junior Math Leads
Core Literacy Team Leads

Learning Materials:

Revised 2023 Language/Francais, Grades 1-8 Curriculum
Principles and requirements related to early reading screening as described in PPM 168
HDSB Math Achievement Action Plan
Acadience Screener

Additional information:

Friday, November 29, 2024 - Student Led Conferences & EA PD

AVPS PD Day 8:40 am to 3:00 pm

Student led conferences with teachers and families

Acadience Screener Information Session for families from 8:30 to 9:30 am

Educational Assistant Professional Development

EA PD Day

8:40 to 10:00 am: Work on updating learner profiles and supply plans.
10:00 am to 12:00 pm: A guest speaker from the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (https://www.opwsa.com/) in Ontario will be leading a discussion
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm: Lunch and break as per collective agreement
1:00 pm to 1:45 pm: Meeting with VP Lazerte about learner profiles and schedule
1:45 pm to 3:00 pm: Work on creation of learner resources.

Facilitators: