PA Day Staff 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 2024-2025.
PA Day Agendas
2024-2025 School Year
2024-2025 School Year
For a detailed description of what our school will be focusing on please see the following information:
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 - Provincial Education Priorities
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Timing/Format
The PA Day will run from 8:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Facilitators:
Trustee Robbie Brydon
Trish Clark, Principal
Blaire Houde, Vice Principal
Crystal Sitzer, School Social Worker
Secondary Program Leaders & Intermediate Lead Teachers
Learning Materials:
Learning will take place in large group setting followed by smaller, collaborative break-out groups.
School Programs - Assessment Practices
Reviewing behaviour plans, safety plans, IEPs, Student Success Profiles & ELL Profiles
Additional information:
Lunch will be a barbecue format with staff from Central Public School to encourage broader community connections between the two schools.
Friday, October 11, 2024 - Provincial Education Priorities
Timing/Format
The PA Day will take place from 8:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Facilitators:
Trish Clark, Principal
Blaire Houde, Vice Principal
Jim Mackenzie, 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.