| Wednesday, August 30, 2023 |
Full Day |
All Schools
(Hosted by Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board) |
Morning: Faith, Well-being & Equity
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Father Joseph de Viveiros, C.R (NPSC Board Chaplain)
System Staff and School Administrators
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Afternoon: Student Mental Health and Well Being
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Trish Tessier, M.A, RP (School Board Mental Health Lead)
System Staff and School Administrators
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Thursday, August 31, 2023
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Full Day
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All Schools
(Hosted by Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board)
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Morning: Curriculum Implementation; Literacy and Numeracy Overview
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System Curriculum Coordinators Samantha Andrusiek and Tricia Renaud, and NPSC Curriculum Team
System Staff and School Administrators
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Afternoon: School Safety and Violent Incident Prevention
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School Board Administrators & Vector Solutions, Vector Training, K-12 Modules as prepared by Michelle Ricco, NPSC Health and Safety Manager
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Please note: Behaviour Management Systems (BMS) re-certification training for Educational Assistants (EAs), Social Workers (SW’s), Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), Communication Disorders Assistants (CDAs), Indigenous Graduation Coach, & Behaviour Management Consultant (BMC) will be held on September 1st, 2023. Full day BMS certification training will take place for all new EA’s. Further details will be provided for these individuals through board email. Staff will also engage in School Safety and Violent Incident Prevention (Vector Solutions) training in the areas of Worker Health and Safety Awareness Training in Four Steps, Student Safety and Violent Incident Reporting, Anti Sex Trafficking, and Cyber Security.
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Friday, September 29, 2023
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Full Day |
All Schools
(Hosted by Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board) |
Elementary: Professional learning in Literacy & Numeracy, and Skilled Trades
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Renée Bourgoin, Associate Professor, St. Thomas University
Callie Mady, Professor, Schulich School of Education, Nipissing University
System Staff |
Secondary: De-streaming: Effective Classroom Practices to Support Students in De-Streamed Classrooms
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St. Joseph-Scollard Hall CSS Staff |
Friday, November 24, 2023
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Full Day |
All Elementary Schools
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Reporting to Parents (Elementary Schools)
Each school year, the Board shall allocate one professional activity day for elementary parent-teacher interviews to address student progress. Elementary parent-teacher interviews have been scheduled to occur on November 24th, 2023
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N/A
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St. Joseph-Scollard Hall Catholic Secondary School
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De-streaming
Secondary teachers will continue to deepen their knowledge and understanding around the core principles of de-streaming with a focus on assessment and evaluation. Teachers will work collaboratively on the development of effective, transparent, and equitable assessment and evaluation practices that are connected to Growing Success and support all students to reach their full potential. Through this professional learning day, teachers will also have the opportunity to deepening their understanding around curriculum expectations and how this supports the assessment and evaluation process.
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St. Joseph-Scollard Hall CSS Staff |
Friday, February 2, 2024
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Full Day |
All Elementary Schools, Secondary School
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Reporting to Parents (Elementary Schools)
Each school year, the board shall allocate one professional activity day for the purpose of assessment, evaluation of student achievement in relation to the expectations in the Ontario Curriculum. This day will provide educators the opportunity to reflect on successes, challenges, next steps and reporting this to families
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N/A |
Educational Assistants
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Educational Assistants
Our Educational Assistants will participate in a day of professional learning with a focus on Autism. Learning sessions topics include, Overcoming Communication Barriers in ASD, Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders, Challenging Behaviours, Supporting Students with Autism, Introduction to ABA, and Using ABA to Support Students.
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System Staff, One Kid's Place (OKP) |
Monday, April 8, 2024
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Full Day |
All Elementary Schools
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Elementary:
School communities will gather to learn, discuss, and plan collaboratively to support student learning through their School Achievement Plans, which will include a focus on literacy and numeracy. Teacher professional learning will also focus on the revised Family Life Education curriculum. This professional activity day will be school-based and co-facilitated by school administrators and members of the NPSC curriculum team. |
Co-facilitated by school administrators and members of the NPSC curriculum team. |
St. Joseph-Scollard Hall Catholic Secondary School
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Secondary:
The St. Joseph-Scollard Hall school community will gather to learn, discuss, and plan collaboratively to support student learning through their School Achievement Plan, which will include a focus on de-streaming, assessment and evaluation, and equity and inclusive education for all. This professional activity day will be school-based and co-facilitated by school administration and curriculum leads.
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Co-facilitated by school administration and curriculum leads. |
Monday, June 10, 2024
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Full Day |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |