Professional Activity Day – November 22, 2024

On November 22, Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) teaching staff, educational assistants, and early childhood educators from all schools across the Board will be participating in professional development in-person, focusing on school improvement planning in alignment with the Ontario Ministry of Education’s Student Achievement Plan. Below is the format that will be taking place throughout the day for each group:

Elementary

Length: Full day
Topic: School improvement planning and PowerSchool Interface Change Training
Entity hosting: TLDSB
Presenter(s)/facilitator(s): School administrators
Description: For half of the day, school teams will focus on sharing school data with staff to develop new goals and strategies that include Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Differentiated Instruction (DI).

Secondary

Length: Full day
Topic: Student Achievement Plan and Board Improvement Plan and PowerSchool Interface Change Training
Entity hosting: TLDSB
Presenter(s)/facilitator(s): School administrators
Description: In the morning, school teams will focus on sharing school data with staff to develop new goals and strategies that include UDL and DI. In the afternoon, departments will develop plans to implement the new goals and strategies.

Secretaries (permanent and casual)

Length: Full day
Topic: Various topics including PowerSchool Interface Change Training
Entity hosting: TLDSB
Presenter(s)/facilitator(s): Central office staff from Business Services, Human Resources Services, and Technology Services, as well as members of the Mental Health Team
Description: Secretaries will participate in two mandatory sessions related to updates for PowerSchool, as well as school banking software. A presentation by the Mental Health Team will be provided to all secretaries before they then break into choice sessions related to role-specific tasks.

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School Schedule
Arrival
8:20 – 8:45 a.m.
Entry to school
8:50 a.m.
Block 1
8:50 – 10:30 a.m.
Recess (K – Gr 3)
10:30 – 10:50 a.m.
Nutrition break (K and Gr 4-8)
10:30 – 10:50 a.m.
Nutrition break (K – Gr 3)
10:50 – 11:10 a.m.
Recess (K and Gr 4-8)
10:50 – 11:10 a.m.
Block 2
11:10 – 1:10 p.m.
Recess (K – Gr 3)
1:10 – 1:30 p.m.
Nutrition break (K – Gr 4-8)
1:10 – 1:30 p.m.
Nutrition break (K – Gr 3)
1:30 – 1:50 p.m.
Recess (K and Gr 4-8)
1:30 – 1:50 p.m.
Block 3
1:50 – 3:10 p.m.
Dismissal
3:10 p.m.

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December 4 inclement weather day – City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, and Muskoka

Due to forecasted inclement weather with poor visibility and road conditions, transportation to schools is not operating in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, and Muskoka today, Wednesday, December 4.

Schools and Board offices are open with the exception of K.P Manson Public School.

Learning opportunities will continue for students who are able to safely attend in-person.

Parents/guardians are responsible for transportation of their student(s) to and from school on inclement weather days. Drop-off and pick-up must occur in alignment with the regular school day start and end times.

If you have any questions, please contact your child’s school.