PA Day Agendas

Monday, January 26th, 2026

Timing/Format: 9:15 am to 3:35 pm

To align with Ministry priorities, the January 26th PA Day will focus on report cards for ETFO and DECEs. Educational Assistants will focus on a study of exceptionalities with a reflective discussion on implementing learning into practice.

Facilitators: ​S. Savo

Learning Materials: Sonderly Autism Training

Timing/Format

• Full-day, 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: ​

• Self-directed day for Teachers 

Learning/delivery Method:

• Individual Work Time

Timing/Format

• Full-day, in-person

Facilitators: ​

• Teachers hosting small group conferences with students and parents/guardians  

Learning Materials:

• Teachers will be hosting student led conferences with parents.

Timing/Format

• Full-day, in-person

Facilitators: ​

• Learning will be led by the principal and school-based staff, supported with materials and guidance from central departments including Indigenous Rights and Education and Human Rights, Equity and Inclusive Education departments.  

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: Provincial Code of Conduct, violence prevention, bullying prevention and intervention, duty to report children in need of protection to the Children’s Aid Society, progressive discipline, violent incident reporting, gender-based violence, sex trafficking, the Provincial Model for a local Police/School Board Protocol, information about child sexual abuse prevention and reporting and the School Resource Officer program.

Additional information:  We will be conducting whole group presentations and small group work.​ 

Timing/Format

• Full-day, in-person

Facilitators: ​

• Sarah Clarke, Principal

Learning Materials:

• School teams will review policy requirements and supports for safe schools regarding the Provincial Code of Conduct, violence prevention, violent incident reporting and debriefing, gender-based violence and the Provincial Model for a Local Police/School Board Protocol. The content will include the role of police in providing high-quality, age-appropriate educational public safety presentations to students on subjects such as cybercrime, human trafficking, road safety and more. Information will be provided about the role of police in the school community, to support trust building between educators, policing services, students and parents/guardians. For schools currently in the School Resource Officer (SRO) program, a summary of the program's structure and objectives will be reviewed. Suicide prevention and intervention will also be reviewed. 

Additional information:  We will be conducting whole group presentations.​