St. Catherine Catholic School

June 7, 2024 PA Day Plan

Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting

This PA Day is focused on:

• reviewing and analyzing student assessment in preparation for reporting;

• engaging in conversations to understand student learning progress and identify next steps to support student success;

• considering resources that can enhance student assessment practices; and

• preparing for the writing and issuing of student report cards.

Staff will work independently and in small groups, in consultation with school administrators.

April 8th P.A. Day

	Topics
9:00 - 9:15	Prayer Land acknowledgement
9:15 - 9:45	Principal-led session and discussion: Case Studies - Workplace Violence
9:45 - 10:30	Video giving an overview of the new Health & Safety Reporting System followed by a Principal led discussion comparing the current reporting system to the new one
10:30 -10:45	Break
10:45 - 11:45	Principal-led presentation and discussion: Proactive Responses to Supporting Student Behaviour: Knowing yourself and your students Behaviour and Communication Escalated Student Behaviour De-Escalation Strategies Documentation to Support Staff and Students
11:45 - 12:30	Lunch
12:30 - 1:10	2SLGBTQ+ Inclusion includes a video that has built-in pauses for discussion (principal-led).
12:30 - 1:10
1:10 - 1:50	Principal led presentation on suicide prevention
1:50 - 2:05	Break
2:05 - 2:42	Principal led session on accessing Resources to Support Staff and Student Mental Health and Well-Being.
2:42 - 3:30	Planning and Evaluation Time

PA DAY February 16th, 2024 Parent/Guardian-Teacher Conferences

Regular and on-going communication is key to supporting your child’s growth. Discussions will include the student’s progress, what is being taught in class and how parent(s)/guardian(s) can support their child’s learning and ways to differentiate instructional practices.

A communication will be sent home to parents/guardians with details of how to arrange a meeting. These meetings will be planned twice a year, November and February, between the teacher and parent/guardian and may include the child.

Parents will be informed of the time of their meeting, once it is scheduled.

January 19, 2024 PA Day Plan

Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting

This PA Day is focused on:

• reviewing and analyzing student assessment in preparation for reporting;

• engaging in conversations to understand student learning progress and identify next steps to support student success;

• considering resources that can enhance student assessment practices; and

• preparing for the writing and issuing of student report cards.

Staff will work independently and in small groups, in consultation with school administrators.

December 8th, 2023 PA Day Plan

Provincial Priorities

½ Day Literacy and Mathematics
½ Day Curriculum Implementation

All the sessions below will be led by the Principal unless otherwise noted.

Plan for the day:

45 minutes: Liturgy of the Word and reflection
60 minutes: Literacy. Staff will split into two groups:

K to Gr 3 Teachers, Designated Early Childhood Education, Library Technicians and other staff will attend a session on Assessment of Reading. The TCDSB document Early Literacy Formative Assessments will be introduced. This session will be led by Central Early Reading Lead Teachers and Facilitators through a video conference.
Gr 4 to Gr 8 Teachers will participate in a presentation and discuss changes to the Literacy curriculum with specific focus on the Language Conventions for Reading and Writing continuum (Appendix B).

30 minutes: Differentiated Instruction presentation and discussion
30 minutes: Indigenous Education in the Social Studies curriculum presentation and discussion
30 minutes: Anti-semitism and Holocaust Education in the Social Studies curriculum presentation and discussion
30 minutes: Skilled Trades and Apprenticeships presentation and discussion
42 minutes: Tracking Student Achievement and School Goals - a staff discussion

PA DAY November 17, 2023 Parent/Guardian-Teacher Conferences

Parents will be informed of the time of their meeting, once it is scheduled.

St. Catherine Catholic School P.A. Agenda Friday, October 6th, 2023

Time	Topic
9:00 - 9:45	Prayer Land acknowledgement Faith development - Walking with Christ with Minds of Justice and Peace
9:45 - 10:15	School Improvement and Equity Planning (SIEP) - Part 1 Review school’s SIEP goals with the entire staff Brief overview of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) The aim of UDL is to provide access to the curriculum for all students, and to assist educators in designing products and environments to make them accessible to everyone, regardless of age, skills, or situation. (Learning for All, Kindergarten to Grade 12)
10:15 - 10:30	Break
10:30-11:30	Elementary: K-3 teachers: focus on Early Reading will work through a presentation, videos and activities that can be implemented in the classroom. Gr 4-8 teachers: focus on the new Language Curriculum Gr 1-8 will work through a presentation and discussions highlighting what’s the same and what’s new.
11:30 - 12:00	SIEP Part 2 - Supporting Student Needs In small groups teachers will identify focus students who will benefit from additional interventions and strategies to support them (applies to any student with or without an IEP). Addressing the question: How will UDL inform instructional strategies used? Elementary Focus: Numeracy as per school SIEP
12:00-1:00	Lunch
1:00 -2:00	Elementary: Focus on high impact instructional strategies through the lens of the 2020 math curriculum. Staff will choose their focus by engaging through the use of a Choice board and share their learning with the larger group.
1:00 -2:00
2:00 -2:15	Break
2:15- 2:42	SIEP Part 3 - Focus on Assessment Small Group Work Discussion of assessments used to inform math learning. Addressing the questions: How will student learning be tracked? What constitutes success?
2:42 - 3:30	Planning and Prep Time