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PA Day Agendas

2025-2026 School Year

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.

February 13, 2026  - Assessment and Evaluation Activities

Timing/Format

  • Full day, in person

Facilitators: ​

  • Administration, Sarah Cronin (IPL)

Details/Learning Materials:

  • "Social thinking” or thinking socially refers to a process we all go through in our minds as we try to make sense of our own and others’ thoughts, feelings, and intentions in context, whether we are co-existing, actively interacting, or figuring out what is happening from a distance (e.g., media, literature, etc.). Our ability to think socially is part of social, emotional, and academic learning that begins at birth and evolves across our lifetimes. Social thinking, in this context, is also referred to as social cognition and has a deep and rich base of support in developmental research. 

January 26, 2026  - Assessment and Evaluation Activities

Timing/Format

  • Full day, in person or remotely

Facilitators: ​

  • Self directed

Details/Learning Materials:

  • Elementary educators will be engaged is assessment and evaluation including report card writing
  • this is time designated by the Elementary Teacher's Federation of Ontario (ETFO) collective agreement

November 28, 2025  - Student Growth and Progress Reports

Timing/Format

  • Full day, in person

Facilitators: ​

  • Principal and Vice-Principal

Details/Learning Materials:

  • Elementary school teams will engage in Student Led Conferences focused on Student Growth and Progress Reports

October 10, 2025  - Tackling Racism and Keeping Schools Safe

Timing/Format

  • Full day, in person

Facilitators: ​

  • Principal and Vice-Principal, school based staff

Details/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: bullying prevention and intervention, duty to report children in need of protection to the Children’s Aid Society, information about child sexual abuse prevention and reporting.

September 2, 2025  - Provincial Education Priorities

Timing/Format

  • Full day, in person

Facilitators: ​

  • Principal and Vice-Principal, school based staff (CYC)

Details/Learning Materials:

  • School teams will review effective practices, policies/procedures and resources prepared by central departments to support student and school safety
  • 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