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.
Agendas Through the Year:
September 3, 2024:
Topic: Provincial Education Priorities
Format: Full day, in person
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.
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
October 11, 2024:
Topic: Permission to Feel, Honouring the Land, Review of Special Education Process and Pathways, Numeracy & Literacy
Format: Full day, in person
Description: School teams will review effective practices, policies, procedures and resources prepared by school administrators and board staff to support our school work with Permission to Feel. We will also dive deeper into our work with the Indigenous Treaty partners, and working to help our undertsanding of why we honour the land. Our Special Education Resource Team will lead us through the Special Education Process and Problem Solving Pathway.
Facilitators: The learning will be led by principals and vice-principals and school-based staff, supported with materials and guidance from various educators.
Learning/Delivery Method: Whole group presentations and small group work
November 29, 2024
Topic: Student Growth and Progress Reports
Format: Full day, in person or remotely
Description: Elementary school teams will engage in Student/Parent/Guardian/Teacher
conferences focused on Student Growth and Progress Reports.
Facilitators: Elementary programming will be led by teachers.
Learning/Delivery Method: Small group conferences with students and parents.
January 27, 2025
Topic: Assessment and Evaluation Activities
Length: Full-day
Format: In-person or remotely
Description: Elementary educators will be engaged in assessment and evaluation activities including report card writing. This is time designated by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) collective agreement.
Facilitators(s): Self-Directed Day for teachers
Learning/Delivery Method: Individual work time
February 14, 2025 - TBD
April 4, 2025 - TBD
June 6, 2025
Topic: Assessment and Evaluation Activities
Length: Full-day
Format: In-person or remotely
Description: Elementary educators will be engaged in assessment and evaluation activities including report card writing. This is time designated by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) collective agreement.
Facilitators(s): Self-Directed Day for teachers
Learning/Delivery Method: Individual work time