Professional Activity Day for all elementary and secondary schools (except Bill Crothers S.S.).
All Elementary Schools
Length: Full Day – AM & PM
Topic: Violence Prevention and Inclusive Education
Entity Hosting: All Elementary Schools
Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): School Administration
Description: School teams will engage in learning focused on:
- healthy relationships, positive student behaviour, evidence-based de-escalation approaches, definitions of critical violent Incidents and critical injuries, and de-briefing tools;
- resources to address specific forms of racism, including anti-Black racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, and anti-Indigenous racism and to foster inclusive, affirming, and respectful learning environments; and
- high-impact instructional practices to support student improvement in alignment with the curriculum.
All Secondary Schools
Length: Half Day - AM
Topic: Violence Prevention, Inclusive Education, and School Improvement Planning
Entity Hosting: All Secondary Schools
Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): School Administration
Description:
School teams will engage in learning focused on:
- healthy relationships, positive student behaviour, evidence-based de-escalation approaches, definitions of critical violent Incidents and critical injuries, and de-briefing tools;
- resources to address specific forms of racism, including anti-Black racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, and anti-Indigenous racism and to foster inclusive, affirming, and respectful learning environments; and
- high-impact instructional practices to support student improvement in alignment with the curriculum.
Length: Half Day - PM
Topics: De-escalation Strategies and Improvement Planning
Entity Hosting: All Secondary Schools
Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): School Administration and Leaders
Description:
School teams will engage in learning focused on:
- de-escalation strategies, including categorization of behaviours, identification of responses, preventative strategies, use of verbal and non-verbal communication, and internal and external factors that may contribute to behaviour escalation; and
- high-impact instructional practices to support student improvement.