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, January 27, 2025 - ETFO Assessment and Evaluation Day
Timing/Format
Teachers - Assessment and evaluation activities - full day
Educational Assistants - Professional Learning Around Social Thinking and Trauma Informed Practices - full day
Facilitators
Teachers - Independent
Educational Assistants - Board level staff
Learning Materials
Teachers - Student portfolios, Progress Reports, Assessments and Evaluations from Term 1
Educational Assistants - Our Educational Assistants will engage in meaningful professional development on social thinking and trauma-informed practices. Training in social thinking helps EAs recognize and address challenges in communication, social behaviour, and perspective-taking, while trauma-informed practices enable them to approach students with empathy, patience, and a focus on safety and healing. This PD empowers EAs to foster stronger connections with students, improve behaviour management, and contribute to a positive, nurturing classroom culture that supports all learners, particularly those who face social and emotional challenges.
Friday, November 29th, 2024 - Student Led Conferences
Timing/Format
8:30-2:50
Teachers - Participating in Student Led Conferences
Educational Assistants - Professional Learning - (AM) Occupational Therapy Sensory Processing and Self-Regulation Learning;
(PM) Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Learning
Friday October 11, 2024 - Provincial Education Priorities
Timing/Format
8:30-2:50
8:30 - Reflection on the Progress Made This Year
9:00 - Literacy and Mathematics Learning shared by School Programs
11:30 - Bullying Prevention Protocol Review and Discussion
12:30 - Lunch
1:30 - Progress Report Expectations Discussion
2:00 - Field Trip Discussion - Grade Teams Initial Planning and Organization
Facilitators:
Administrators from Stewarttown with our Mathematics and Literacy Teams.
Learning Materials:
Module 1: Literacy (60 minutes)
In this module, staff will engage in professional learning focused on implementation of the revised 2023 Language Grades 1-8 curriculum. Grade 6 to 8 staff will participate in learning to support the use of diagnostic assessment data to inform responsive literacy instruction.
Module 2: Mathematics (90 minutes)
The learning will engage 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.