Date: Feb. 2, 2024
Participating Schools: All elementary and secondary schools
Topic 1: Report Cards
Length: Full Day
Participating: All Teachers
Entity Hosting: PVNCCDSB
Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): n/a
Description/Goal: Teachers are engaged in preparing reports to communicate student learning to students and guardians for semester one.
Topic 2: Secretary Training
Length: ½ day
Participating: All secretaries
Entity Hosting: PVNCCDSB
Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): Central Staff
Description/Goal: The Records and Information Management Department will be leading professional development with respect to implementing the Board’s Classification and Retention Schedule and Ontario Student Record management. The IT department will be training staff for the preparation of Ontario School Information System reporting. The Finance Department will be providing guidance on budgets and school banking.
Topic 3: Behaviour Management Systems Training
Length: Full day
Participating: Special Education Support Staff
Entity Hosting: PVNCCDSB
Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): Central Staff
Description/Goal: Training focuses on the identification and prevention of behaviour that can escalate into crisis and intervention techniques that will enable staff to effectively defuse escalating behaviour.
Topic 4: Prepare, Prevent, Respond
Length: Half day
Participating: Special Education Support Staff
Entity Hosting: PVNCCDSB
Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): Central Staff
Description/Goal: The purpose is to provide information that is designed to equip staff for their important role in supporting a student experiencing thoughts of suicide.
Topic 5: Carousels: Data Tracking, Use of Visuals, Augmentative Alternative Communication Device Review, Prompting and Prompt Dependency, Transitions Planning
Length: Half day
Participating: Special Education Support Staff
Entity Hosting: PVNCCDSB
Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): Central Staff
Description/Goal: Various Professional Development opportunities for Special Education Support Staff to support individualized programming to enhance student achievement and well-being.