Date: November 17th, 2023
Length: Full Day
Topic 1: Supporting Student Mental Health and Well-being
Topic 2: Health & Safety
Entity Hosting: Elementary (K-8)
Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): School board staff
Description: Educators ( teachers and ECEs) will focus on consent, confidentiality and trauma-informed principles. Time will be provided for educators to explore Consolidating the Learning resources for professional development. Mandatory Health and Safety will be completed. Student Support Persons will attend a virtual session, Emotional Health in our Schools and will complete training about ADHD.
Date: October 27, 2023
Length: Full Day
Topic 1: Building a Community of Learners with a Focus on Literacy and Mathematics
Entity Hosting: Elementary (K-8)
Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): School board staff
Description: School teams will be unpacking the new Ontario Curriculum: Using Assessment for Learning to Guide Classroom Practice, Structured Literacy in the Junior and Intermediate Classrooms and Understanding the Junior Mathematician.
Date: October 27, 2023
Length: Full Day
Topic 1: Health and Safety, Mental Health and Well-being
Entity Hosting: Secondary (9-12)
Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): School Board Staff, Ministry of Labour – Education Sector Audit – Doug Cettina, Matt Mills, Liz Woodside, Stantec – Industrial Hygiene and Schools – Jacquie Elvish and Layla Miller.
Description: Secondary staff will focus on the topics of health and safety along with student mental health and well-being. Modules will be completed on site at their home schools and presentations on industrial hygiene, Ministry of Education sector audit, consent/confidentiality and trauma informed topics will be delivered at St. Patrick High School.
Date: September 22, 2023
Length: Full Day
Topic 1: Equity, Anti-racism, Human Rights and Truth and Reconciliation
Entity Hosting: All (Kindergarten – 12)
Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): Patricia DeGuire Chief Commissioner of Ontario Human Rights, School Board Staff, Secondary Students (Student Panel), various community leaders (carousel sessions).
Description: Chief Commissioner Patricia DeGuire from the Ontario Human Rights Commission will be the Keynote speaker for the day, with staff later participating in a rotation of carousel sessions – with topics ranging from equity, inclusion, anti-racism and truth and reconciliation.
Date – Sept. 5, 2023
Length – Full Day
Topics – Health and Safety Training, Emergency Protocol Training, Violence in the Workplace Training., Online Incident Reporting Tool, Administrative Meetings
Entity Hosting – School Board Staff
Description – School faculties and staff will and/or be trained in matters relating to Occupational Health and Safety, Violence in the Workplace, reporting incidents Emergency Protocols, and Prevalent Medical Conditions Policies. Schools will hold staff meetings.
