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 2025-2026

PA Day Agendas
2025-2026 School Year

For a detailed description of what our school will be focusing on please see the following information.

Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025 - Provincial Education Priorities - Keeping Schools Safe and School Resource Officer Program

Format:

Full-day, in-person
Elementary and secondary schools

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

PREVIOUS YEAR: Friday, Feb. 14, 2025 - Provincial Education Priorities

Timing/Format

FIRST BLOCK: School Improvement Planning (SIPSA), Explore vertical learning
SECOND BLOCK: Life promotion and suicide prevention training
THIRD BLOCK: Self-directed learning, division team meetings, cont. SIPSA planning

Facilitators:

Kerrie Stehr - Principal
Heather Parizeau - Vice-Principal
Lorraine Douglas - Teacher

Learning Materials:

SIPSA data and planning resources.
Resources related to Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics ("Vertical Learning")
HDSB slide deck on life promotion / suicide prevention