PA Day Staff Agendas

Timing/Format

• The PA Day will run from 8:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Facilitators: ​

• Trish Clark, Principal

• Jim Mackenzie, Vice Principal (Secondary)

• Torrey Sleeman, Vice Principal (Elementary)

• Secondary Program Leaders & Intermediate Lead Teachers

Learning Materials:

• Learning will take place in large group setting followed by smaller, collaborative break-out groups.

• 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. 

• School Programs - Assessment Practices

• Reviewing behaviour plans, safety plans, IEPs, Student Success Profiles & ELL Profiles

Additional information:

Timing/Format

• The PA Day will take place from 8:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Facilitators: ​

• Trish Clark, Principal

• Jim Mackenzie, Vice Principal

• Torrey Sleeman, Vice Principal

• Members of BCS Staff Learning Team

Learning Materials:

• Learning will be completed in large group setting followed by various collaborative break-out groups.  The whole staff will be together in the morning.  Secondary and intermediate staff will work separately on school goals in the afternoon.

• Topics to be covered:  Supporting students in the classroom with wellbeing and sense of belonging; supporting MLL students, asset-based assessment, department-led discussion of assessment & evaluation practices.

• Intermediate staff will spend the afternoon looking at literacy and numeracy goals for the 2024-2025 school year.

Timing/Format

• Intermediate - Intermediate teachers will be conducting Student-Led Conferences.

• Secondary - The PA Day will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Dr. Frank J. Hayden Secondary School

Facilitators: ​

• Trish Clark, Principal

• Jim Mackenzie, Vice Principal

• Torrey Sleeman, Vice Principal

• Members of BCS Staff Learning Team

• Members of HDSB School Programs

Learning Materials:

• Learning will be completed in large group setting followed by various collaborative break-out groups. 

• Topics to be covered:  Asset-based Assessment Practices to support student achievement.

Timing/Format

• Secondary - The PA Day will take place from 8:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Central.

Facilitators: ​

• Trish Clark, Principal

• Jim Mackenzie, Vice Principal

• Members of BCS Staff Learning Team

• Members of BCS Destreaming & CBYWT Team

Learning Materials:

• Learning will be completed in large group setting followed by various collaborative break-out groups. 

• Topics to be covered:  Introduction of the school's Graduation Coach for Black Students; Asset-based Assessment Practices to support student achievement; Anti-Black Racism and how to combat it in the classroom; Review of IEPs, SSPs, MLL Portfolios and Safety & Behaviour Plans in preparation for Semester Two.

Timing/Format

• Secondary - The PA Day will take place from 8:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Central.

Facilitators: ​

• Trish Clark, Principal

• Jim Mackenzie, Vice Principal

• Torrey Sleeman, Vice Principal

• Members of BCS Staff Learning Team

• Members of BCS Destreaming & CBYWT Team

Learning Materials:

• Learning will be completed in large group setting followed by various collaborative break-out groups. 

• Topics to be covered:  Introduction of the school's Graduation Coach for Black Students; Asset-based Assessment Practices to support student achievement; Anti-Black Racism and how to combat it in the classroom; Review of IEPs, SSPs, MLL Portfolios and Safety & Behaviour Plans in preparation for Semester Two.

Timing/Format

• Secondary - The PA Day will take place from 8:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Central.

Facilitators: ​

• Trish Clark, Principal

• Jim Mackenzie, Vice Principal

• Torrey Sleeman, Vice Principal

• Members of BCS Staff Learning Team

• Members of BCS Destreaming & CBYWT Team

Learning Materials:

• Learning will be completed in large group setting followed by various collaborative break-out groups. 

• Topics to be covered:  Introduction of the school's Graduation Coach for Black Students; Asset-based Assessment Practices to support student achievement; Anti-Black Racism and how to combat it in the classroom; Review of IEPs, SSPs, MLL Portfolios and Safety & Behaviour Plans in preparation for Semester Two.

Timing/Format

• Secondary - The PA Day will take place from 8:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Central.

Facilitators: ​

• Trish Clark, Principal

• Jim Mackenzie, Vice Principal

• Members of BCS Staff Learning Team

• Members of BCS Destreaming & CBYWT Team

Learning Materials:

• Learning will be completed in large group setting followed by various collaborative break-out groups. 

• Topics to be covered:  Introduction of the school's Graduation Coach for Black Students; Asset-based Assessment Practices to support student achievement; Anti-Black Racism and how to combat it in the classroom; Review of IEPs, SSPs, MLL Portfolios and Safety & Behaviour Plans in preparation for Semester Two.