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.

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

Timing/Format

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:

Full-day, in-person

Description: School teams will review policy requirements and support 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. Suicide prevention and intervention will also be reviewed.

Staff will be provided with time to work with their grade and divisional teams to prepare for students arrival September 3rd.

Facilitators: Learning will be led by 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

Friday, Oct. 10, 2025 - Provincial Education Priorities

Format:

Full-day, in-person

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. Suicide prevention and intervention will also be reviewed.

Facilitators: School 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

Friday, Nov. 28, 2025 - Student Led Conferences

Format:

Half-Day, in person

Description: Educators will engage in student-led conferences with families based on the work that has occurred in the classroom since the beginning of the 2025 School Year.