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Professional Learning Day
Professional Learning Day
Friday February 13th, 2026
The morning session will be held at a neighbouring park where we will be joined by staff from Sir Ernest Macmillan. Both schools will develop Outdoor Experiential Education tasks to share with their students when they return to class. This work is facilitated by the OEE teams from both schools as well as the HDSB Programs Department.
The afternoon sessions will be held back at each home school and will focus on learning related to School Improvement Plans for Student Achievement (SIPSA). The Elementary School Programs Department has developed professional learning to support learning and achievement in literacy and math as a continuation from the October 10th learning. This session will be facilitated by Lead Teachers within the school.
Monday, January 26, 2026 - Assessment and Evaluation
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.
Facilitator(s): Self-Directed Day for teachers
Learning/Delivery Method: Individual work time
Friday, November 28, 2025 - Student Growth & 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.
Friday, October 10, 2025 - Provincial Education Priorities
Friday, Oct. 10, 2025
Provincial Education Priorities - Tackling Racism & Keeping Schools Safe
Topic: Provincial Education Priorities - Tackling Racism & Keeping Schools Safe
Format:
Description: 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.
Facilitators: Learning will be led by principals and vice-principals 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/Delivery Method: Whole group presentations and small group work
Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025 - Provincial Education Priorities
Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025
Provincial Education Priorities - Keeping Schools Safe and School Resource Officer Program
Topic: Provincial Education Priorities - Keeping Schools Safe and School Resource Officer Program
Format:
Description: 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.
Facilitators: 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
