September 3, 2026 is a Professional Activity (PA) Day for All Elementary Schools and Regular Start Secondary Schools.
All Elementary Schools
Length: Full Day - AM & PM
Topic: Violence Prevention and Consistent Classroom delivery and new Curriculum updates
Entity Hosting: All Elementary Schools
Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): Online modules developed by board staff and facilitated by 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
- Opportunities to review consistent classroom delivery of the Ontario curriculum
- Learn about new curriculum resources, including changes to the Kindergarten and Grades 7 & 8 History curricula
Regular Start Secondary Schools
Length: Half Day - AM
Topic: Student Well-being, School Safety, Violence Prevention; School Improvement Planning
Entity Hosting: Regular Start Secondary Schools
Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): Online modules developed by board staff and facilitated by school administration.
Description:
School teams will engage in professional learning focused on:
- fostering healthy relationships
- supporting positive student behaviour
- revisiting plans and requirements for activating a risk-reassessment
School teams will engage in school improvement planning facilitated by administrators.
Length: Half Day - PM
Topic: Consistent Classroom Delivery and New Curriculum Updates; School Improvement Planning
Entity Hosting: Regular Start Secondary Schools
Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): Online modules facilitated by school administration
Description:
School teams will focus on consistent classroom instruction and new curriculum updates.
School teams will engage in school improvement planning focusing on:
- high-impact instructional practices to support student improvement in alignment with the curriculum
- curriculum implementation as it connects to instruction, and assessment