PA Day agendas

 Topic: School Improvement Plan for Student Achievement (SIPSA) ​

Format:

• Secondary and Elementary 

• Full-day, ​in person ​

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Description: School teams will focus on School Improvement Plan for Student Achievement (SIPSA) work. The HDSB has district-wide goals that each school develops detailed SIPSA plans for. School teams will focus their attention on district and school data analysis, planning effective strategies (literacy, mathematics, assessment and evaluation, monitoring student achievement and student safety and well-being). They will engage in learning related to the SIPSA goals and identify effective strategies. ​

Facilitators:

• Whole group presentations and small group learning and planning​

Learning/Delivery Method:

• School administrators and school staff​​

Topic: Assessment and Evaluation Activities​

Format:

• Elementary only

• Full-day, in-person or remotely

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Description: Elementary educators will be engaged in assessment and evaluation activities including report card writing. This is time designated by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) collective agreement.​

Facilitators:

• Self-directed day for teachers​

Learning/Delivery Method:

• Individual work time​

Topic: Learning and Growth: Student Literacy, Mathematics, Guidance and Career Education ​

Format:

• ​Full-day, in-person

• Elementary and secondary schools

Description: Elementary school teams will engage in learning related to effective practices and strategies for student literacy and mathematics learning and growth. Educators will engage in learning focused on implementing the revised 2023 Language/Francais Grade 1-8 curriculum. They will learn about principles and requirements for early reading screening as described in PPM 168: Reading Instruction and Early Reading Screening.

Elementary educators will also work collaboratively to develop a greater understanding of high-impact instructional strategies for mathematics as detailed in the curriculum, as well as the HDSB Math Achievement Action Plan​. School teams will also engage in learning related to making connections to skilled trades, transferable skills and apprenticeship, guidance and career education. ​

Elementary Module 1:  Literacy

• Grade 7 and 8 staff will engage in professional learning focused on the implementation of the revised 2023 Language Grades 1-8 curriculum and learning to support the use of diagnostic assessment data to inform responsive literacy instruction.

Elementary Module 2:  Mathematics

• The learning will engage Grade 7 and 8 staff in the collaborative analysis of student work, diving into student work samples from a common task.

Elementary Physical Education & Health Teachers

A review of OPHEA resources to support effective instruction in Physical Education and Health.
Secondary school teams will focus on effective strategies for teaching literacy across the curriculum, teaching in one stream, reviewing effective strategies for the Grade 9 destreamed English program, assessment for learning and monitoring effective student achievement practices across the curriculum.

Secondary school teams will also engage in learning on the following topics:​

• ​Supporting student math achievement with a focus on fidelity of curriculum implementation, knowing the mathematics learner, content knowledge, identifying and collecting key performance indicators to measure improvement in student math performance and high impact instructional practices.

• Mathematics Learning that is aligned with the HDSB Math Achievement Action Plan.

• Making connections to skilled trades, transferable skills and apprenticeship.

• Guidance and career education, making connections between guidance counsellors and local employers/labour market with a focus on high-demand economic sectors.

Facilitators: The learning will be led by school administrators and school-based staff supported with materials and guidance from the School Programs Department.

Learning/Delivery Method: Whole group presentations and small group work.​