October 10 - Professional Activity Day

Ministry Priorities:

• Keeping Our Schools Safe
• Tackling Racism
• Artificial Intelligence

8:00am

Gathering time

8:30am - 8:45am

SESSION ONE

Prayer and Land Acknowledgement

8:45am - 9:00am

SESSION TWO

Keeping our Schools Safe

The principal will lead staff through a presentation  and discussions on the following topics:

• Culturally Responsive Trauma-informed Principles

9:00am - 9:30am

SESSION THREE

Keeping our Schools Safe

The principal will lead staff through a presentation  and discussions on the following topics:

• Gender Based Violence
• Sex-Trafficking

9:30am - 10:00am

SESSION FOUR

Keeping our Schools Safe

The principal will lead staff through a presentation  and discussions on the following topics:

• Violent Incident Reporting

10:00 - 10:15

Break

10:15am -11:15am

SESSION FIVE

Tackling Racism

The principal will lead staff through a presentation and discussion  on the following topics:

• Antisemitism
• Anti-Black Racism
• Racism towards Indigenous Communities

11:15am- 12:15pm

Lunch

12:15pm - 12:45pm

SESSION SIX

The principal will lead staff through a presentation and discussion on Prevalent Medical Conditions

12:45pm -1:30pm

SESSION SEVEN

Artificial Intelligence

The principal will lead staff through a presentation and discussion on:

• Cyber Security
• Cyber Safety
• Using AI for learning

1:30pm - 1:45pm

Break

1:45pm - 2:30pm

SESSION EIGHT

The principal will review School Improvement and Equity Plan goals and strategy implementation with the staff.

2:30pm- 3:00pm

SESSION NINE

The principal will review the Staff Survey with the staff.

September 26 - Professional Activity Day

Ministry Priorities:

Keeping Our Schools Safe

Tackling Racism

8:00am

Gathering Time

8:30am - 9:00am

SESSION ONE

Welcome The principal will lead staff through a presentation on the Pastoral Plan- Growing in Justice (30 Mins)

9:00am - 10:15am

SESSION TWO

The principal will lead staff through a presentation  and discussions on the following topics:

• Code of Conduct
• Progressive Discipline
• Bullying Prevention and Intervention
• Violence Prevention (75 Mins)

10:15am-10:30am

Break

10:30am-11:30am

SESSION THREE

The principal will lead staff through a presentation  and discussions on the following topics:

• Creating Discrimination Free Classrooms
• The Ontario Human Rights and Inclusive Education (60 Mins)

11:30am-12:30pm

Lunch Break

12:30pm-1:00pm

SESSION FOUR

The principal will lead staff through a presentation  and discussion on the the Duty to Report as related to Child Abuse (30 Min)

1:00pm-1:30pm

SESSION FIVE

• During this Period, teachers of K-2 will review a pre-recorded video on early reading screening (EasyCBM). - (30 Min)
• The principal will lead Teachers of Grades 3-8 in reviewing student data (including but not limited to EQAO) in literacy and mathematics in the context of the School Improvement & Equity Plan.
• Staff will discuss observations, trends, strengths, areas of need to determine next steps in instruction. (30 min)

1:30pm-1:45pm

Break

1:45pm-3:00pm

SESSION SIX

• The principal will lead all staff in reviewing student data (including but not limited to EQAO) in literacy and mathematics in the context of the School Improvement & Equity Plan.
• Staff will discuss observations, trends, strengths, areas of need to determine next steps in instruction. (27 Min)