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
2024-2025 School Year
For a detailed description of what our school will be focusing on please see the following information.
Friday, November 29, 2024 - Student-Led Conferences
Timing/Format
Full day, in-person conferences.
Facilitators:
Teachers will support and guide students to lead their individual conferences.
Structure:
Teaching teams will be engaging in discussions with students and their parents/guardians with a focus on student learning and growth.
Friday, October 11, 2024 - Provincial Education Priorities
Timing/Format
Full day - 8:45 am to 3:15 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.
Our French educators will engage in learning to support literacy instruction in French.
Facilitators:
D. Van Hees, Principal; Lead Teachers for Literacy and Mathematics.
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
Literacy
Grades 2-8 staff will engage in professional learning focused on the implementation of the revised 2023 Language Curriculum.
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 Grades 2-8 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.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 - Provincial Education Priorities
Timing/Format
The timing and format of the activities and the name of the entity hosting the activities
Facilitators:
The names and titles of persons presenting or delivering the material
Learning Materials:
A description of the material to be covered
A description of the methods by which material is to be presented and the methods of learning that are to be engaged.
The titles of any resources that will be used as part of the activities and publication information in respect of those resources
Additional information: